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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Air Cooled Volkswagen Cars / August 2005

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Pulling a Chasis with a Bug Tow?

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Noice87 - 28 Aug 2005 13:53 GMT
The only Bug I have towed with my Bug Tow was a 66 with no Engine.  My
friend doing the driving said it did ok but would have been better with
a engine.  I want to remove my Engine out of my 68 to look at it and to
remove the body to prerpair the floor pans.  But will need to tow the
chasis a little ways to where they will be welded on and a littler
farther to a friends house who has a Car Stand.  That way I can get to
the rear rubber hoses on the brakes. Having a hard time with the car
just on jack stands.  Am I going to have any toruble towing just the
Chasis 10 minutes away or should I leave the engine and Body on while
towing?

Thanks Steven
Speedy Jim - 28 Aug 2005 14:31 GMT
> The only Bug I have towed with my Bug Tow was a 66 with no Engine.  My
> friend doing the driving said it did ok but would have been better with
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> Thanks Steven

  It will be a little bouncy due to no weight but at reasonable
  speeds I don't see a problem.   See how the steering (on the pan)
  reacts going around a corner and whether it straightens itself.

  Just hope you don't get stopped by gendarmes...

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PHILLIP COYLE - 28 Aug 2005 21:37 GMT
Heck I would tow a bug almost anywhere. When I got mine I towed it home with
my riding mower, about half a mile, and I had to keep looking back just to
make sure that it was still there. I just bolted a couple of bars to the
front bumper and ran a bolt through the hitch on the mower. Had no trouble
at all.

> > The only Bug I have towed with my Bug Tow was a 66 with no Engine.  My
> > friend doing the driving said it did ok but would have been better with
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>    Just hope you don't get stopped by gendarmes...
Lantrip - 30 Aug 2005 06:11 GMT
> > The only Bug I have towed with my Bug Tow was a 66 with no Engine.  My
> > friend doing the driving said it did ok but would have been better with
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>    Just hope you don't get stopped by gendarmes...

The chassis (or rolling pan) will tow just fine. I turned one of my rolling
pans into a trailer to haul some 6x8 fence panels & the front wheels tracked
the tow vehicle normally. Got a lot of looks, too.

J Lantrip
 
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