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walter m. drew

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I still need recommendations on how to tow my 88 Suzuki Samuri. Do I
need a brake unit? What brand, where to buy, how to install to front of
Samuri?

I also need a cover plate for the circuit board on an Onan 6KW genset.

Thanks,
Walter 78 Royale
Santa Fe 36* and clear
 
On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 14:15:14 +0000 "Walter M. Drew"
writes:
>I still need recommendations on how to tow my 88 Suzuki Samuri. Do I
>need a brake unit? What brand, where to buy, how to install to front
>of
>Samuri?
>
>I also need a cover plate for the circuit board on an Onan 6KW
>genset.
>
>Thanks,
>Walter 78 Royale
>Santa Fe 36* and clear
>
Walter, try P&E Industries for info on tow equipt. You can reach them in
several ways:

www.rvtowing.com/ Tel: 561/395-3100
p&e Fax; 395-3044

They should be a lot of help. In my opinion you probably don't need a
brake kit since the Suzuki is so light. That is unless you climb any of
Colorado's hills!

I bought a tow bar from them that stays on the back of the MH as opposed
to staying on the car. You will need brackets that connect the Toad to
the tow bar. These are basically to adapt many different car
configurations to a single design tow bar.

If you already have a 2" receiver thru or under your bumper then you can
add the tow equipt to that via a square connector or a ball connector.

Anyway, check out P&E's web site. A picture is worth a thousand words!

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 MacFarlane Dr PH4N
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829
561/243-0402
 
Thanks Jerry,

That was just the help that I was looking for.

Walter
78 Royale

ps Put Santa Fe on your list for this summer. No farm but an acre. I've
got two sets of cleanouts and planning for a third.
 
Arch,

Dug a little deeper, ie I read the owner's manual Weight is 2094 lbs or
950 kg. Hope this helps. I paid $1600 137,000 miles, third owner,
good rubber, 3 tops, It is a baby jeep. My wife and two little kids fit
fine. Need help with golden retiever. Um maybe a small trailer like
they use for racing dogs. During hunting season we often see multiple
tows. 4whd pick up pulling a jeep pulling a trailer with ATV's.
Usually from Texas.

Walter 78 Royale Couldn't sleep, up at 5 am
 
Arch,

I'm still a virgen. Ed Osburn has an even newer Suzuki Sidekick. "Yeah
the manual says,but I just went up to Idaho and back and only started it
when I drove it." The manual says put it in second, the transfer case
in nuetral and turn on the ignition to allow the wheels to turn. I am
not wild about having the ignition on, but maybe there is an
intermediate position.

Sounds like you got a good deal. What color?

Walter 78 Royale
 
>They had the 5250 listed at $575 Canadian. The 5000 was $475
>Canadian.
>Darren you figure out how much that is in US funds.
>

Not much :-)

[ couldn't resists ]

Heinz
WestCoast Canuck
 
I too use the P&E setup to tow & brake my Mazda Protoge.

There are some pics at www.bytedesigns.com/gmc

FWIW, the brake system is only a minor inconvenience to hook up.
The towbar would be nicer if it was self-locking. It can be a real b..ch to
hook up by yourself at times.

It's definately nice to just unhook and leave the towbar on the GMC.

Heinz
'76 Transmode

>DAVE
>
>You have found a beauty in P&E. They have a site for first timers 5
>pages of information for newbies. http://www.rvtowing.com/bulletin.htm
>Check it out. Arch, I think you will like the objective approach. Many
>thanks.
>
>Walter 78 Royale, Sante Fe NM cold and threatning
>
 
>Dave
>
>How much does your toad weigh?
>
>Take Care
>Arch 76 GB IL
>>
The new Saturn wagon weighs in at 2,362 about 10 lbs heavier than the '97
same model I just traded in.

I add another 100# of tools and other junk.

David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 MacFarlane Dr PH4N
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829
561/243-0402
 
Sorry Heinz. Don't get it. I deal in Canadian funds. Still don't get
it.. Darren

>
> >They had the 5250 listed at $575 Canadian. The 5000 was $475
> >Canadian.
> >Darren you figure out how much that is in US funds.
> >
>
> Not much :-)
>
> [ couldn't resists ]
>
> Heinz
> WestCoast Canuck
 
>
>> They had the 5250 listed at $575 Canadian. The 5000 was $475
>> >Canadian.
>> >Darren you figure out how much that is in US funds.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Not much :-)
>>
>> [ couldn't resists ]
>>
>> Heinz
>> WestCoast Canuck
>
>Glad to see you finally dragged your butt out of bed....
>
>Does that mean you are not awake enough to make the correct computation?

It changes with the weather... a guesstimate is approx. US$ 370.00

>
>Freeeeezing in Ohio

It's about time you get off the golf course :-)

We just keep getting one windstorm after another, but at least the lights
have been staying on.

Heinz
Langley, BC
 
We towed a '90 Geo Tracker (same as Suzuki Sidekick) for several years.
Ours was a 4X4 w/ auto trans., To tow with 4 down, we had to change to
manual hubs since the auto hubs could engage if we backed up. We fired it
up and ran it thru the gears every 200 to 300 miles because we were told
that some parts were spinning even though we towed with the transfer case
in neutral and the tranny in park. We may not have needed to stop that
often, but we believe in stopping every 4 or 5 hours anyway to take a
break, and it usually coincided with a fuel stop.

And we had to leave the key in it and turned on (or to ACC, I can't
remember which) to unlock the steering column. Leaving it locked, even if
you're lucky enough to leave it pointed exactly straight ahead, causes lots
of tire wear on the front tires when towed (dragged) around corners. We
weren't concerned with security, because it was locked onto the (SOB)
motorhome.

HTH

Dave Lowry, '76 Royale, Santa Barbara
 
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