Towing another vehicle
02-23-2015, 11:50 AM
#21
Official Bass Slapper
+1 for rear glass breaking. I'm guilty of loading a 2003 grand caravan backwards on the trailer and the glass broke in the first 100km. Wasn't even that big of a rock, maybe 4cm wide. The back glass is tempered, but not nearly as thick as the front windshield. If you end up needing to load backwards for any reason, shield the back window with a couple heavy moving blankets or something similar.
02-24-2015, 02:55 PM
#22
Seen several units rolled over due to loading backwards. If your trailer isnt long enough and the majority of the weight (Engine/Transmission) is after the trailer axles it will create excessive trailer sway.
Also the rear glass isn't designed to take rocks. It will beak instead of chip. When new cars are transported and the leading one is facing backwards it will always have a protective film over the glass.
Also the rear glass isn't designed to take rocks. It will beak instead of chip. When new cars are transported and the leading one is facing backwards it will always have a protective film over the glass.
02-24-2015, 03:32 PM
#23
I believe you are thinking sway bar and not WDH.
02-24-2015, 05:37 PM
#24
^No....when I was a newbie tower, I needed to pull a 20'×9' enclosed trailer to Oregon from AZ. Had my Titan at the time. The company I rented the trailer from says...hook it up, plug it in and your good to go. Ok, it seemed fine until I hit the freeway....crap! That trailer was all over the road and the truck was level....had air bag, (probably could have been loaded way better). It was white knuckles until I pulled into a Uhaul. They put a WDH, Reese I think....with the bars and chain setup. Needless to say I was able to pull the rest of the way with the load under control. Shortly after the trip I invested in a sway bar slider to hook to it...and that worked even better. Again I know their are way better units, but this one saved my a**.