2,900 Mile Maiden Voyage?
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I'll make a better attempt. Run the chain through, let's say, a 10' pipe. Attach the chain to both vehicles and then bolt the chain together at each vehicle with the pipe as close as possible. If or when the toad moves forward, it stops after moving the pipe tight against both vehicles' chain. BTW, it doesn't need to be a chain. PVC might even work instead of pipe. With any luck at all, the toad shouldn't need to do anything but steer.
Well, I have searched the internet for almost an hour and have not found anything about the pipe and chain. My brother and I have used this method for years. The last time, I towed his F250 pickup for 80 miles at night on interstate and two-lane hi ways at 50+mph without any problems.
I've done this as well, it's more fun to be in the lead vehicle, very stressful to the one being towed lol
So you are connecting the single chain on both ends probably looped around a bumper brace ahd held togetheer with a bolt. No one is in the rear vehicle steering or braking. Am I correct? Sorry yo be so dense.
Someone is in the toad steering, but with any luck, they should not need to brake.
There would be a driver in both vehicles. The towed vehicle's driver needs to try to keep the pipe straight into the pull vehicle. If the pipe is at an angle and the pull vehicle hits the brake, it tends to push the towed vehicle off to the side thereby losing all the pull vehicle's braking ability rather quickly! It definitely has a high 'pucker' factor
It's actually easier than it comes across in conversation. All the toad needs to do is stay in line behind the puller, and it really isn't that difficult. Yes, if the toad was to be quite a bit offline and not correct and at the same time the puller applied brakes, depending on speed and severity of braking, you could develop a problem.
The technique is very handy for a short distance, slow pull when the toad driver is very reluctant in regard to braking (hitting the puller).
Something like this
We ran the generator and used a lab vacuum pump to provide vacuum to the booster for the drive home (200+ miles) at 45 mph.
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THAT'S IT!Something like this
We ran the generator and used a lab vacuum pump to provide vacuum to the booster for the drive home (200+ miles) at 45 mph.
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Do tell. Best wishes!
