Posted: 27 December 2007 at 9:56pm | IP Logged

There was a guy around here who pulled a kayak with a moped using a hand truck for a trailer.  I haven't seen him for a while.  I wish I had taken a photo. 

Posted: 29 December 2007 at 8:44am | IP Logged

And here's what the MicroBus was trying to replace, the original 'Kombi' as it was called in the mid 1950's

The Volkswagen Type 2 was the second automotive line introduced by VW. It was a van introduced in 1950, initially based on VW first model, the Type 1, also known as the "Beetle".

MOJITO
More than a boat....a way of life

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Posted: 29 December 2007 at 8:21pm | IP Logged

Skipper Sandi wrote: Hi, If it is 1.9 TDI with 130 HP you can tow without any problems up to 1.600kg (hmm, imperial units = 3.500 lb). That means all bowriders up to 20'... Regards

I would never attempt to tow a 20' bowrider with a Beetle. Even if the trailer had brakes. The jetski thing or a 14 ft. aluminum jon boat would be my limit. The engine may have the torque to pull it, but the physical size of the vehicle isn't what is needed to keep control in a dangerous situation or in a hilly environment.

Posted: 30 December 2007 at 8:00pm | IP Logged

Unless you live in the country. Depending on the community you live in, I have seen some trailers practically rusted in two, trailers with no lights much less brakes, no plates, non registered trailers, tow vehicles without brakes, ect...

Hence the following sayings:

1. Here hold my beer while I do this.

2. Hey man, watch this sh!t.

3. You are gonna love this, watch me.

4. I have been doing this for years.

5. I saw my neighbor do it and he/she survived.

6. Ain't skert.

Posted: 30 December 2007 at 8:26pm | IP Logged

Hehehe....3000 pounds...75 miles an hour...pulled by a Volkswagen....

...priceless.....

Posted: 31 December 2007 at 1:12pm | IP Logged

How about an S-10 Blazer as a tow vehicle?

Posted: 31 December 2007 at 5:32pm | IP Logged

In SC and a couple other states trailers are not required to be registered.  My trailer was in MD when I moved to SC and I let the MD registration expire so I needed plates to move the trailer to SC (through MD, VA and NC).  When I went to the DMV they didn't know what to do and had a conference before issuing me a "permanent" registration and plates for $110.00 or so.  

Posted: 31 December 2007 at 6:23pm | IP Logged

hogan wrote: If Ted Kennedy drove a Beetle, he could have been President.

Now there's a scary thought!!

Posted: 05 April 2008 at 2:22am | IP Logged

SwampNut wrote: Most states require trailer brakes at 3,000 pounds.  Some are 2,000 and only one is 10,000 (crazy!).  Speed limits vary by state; in Arizona it is 75 with or without a trailer, while California has a 55 limit for trailers and 70 for everyone else (one reason I go there less often than I'd like to).

When I was stationed in Cali, I bought a jet ski in El Cajun and I was coming back from Mission bay on I5 one Sat evening and a Blazer hauling two jet skis blew by me like I was standing still and I was doing 60.  That 55 MPH law is kind of retarded, especially if you have a small one axle trailer.  In NC there is no seperate law for speed with your trailer.  However you do need to renew your registration yearly there.  Was 10 dollars, then it jumped straight to 19 dollars.

Posted: 05 April 2008 at 2:25am | IP Logged

That photo looks untouched, I'm going to assume that is real.  How is that even possible?  I know there is no way he tows like that going down the highway?  Do you know this guy? Did you take this pic? Did you ask him what he was thinking?  Totally uncool right there.

Posted: 09 April 2008 at 6:03pm | IP Logged

I really know nothing about it. Personally having been the owner an S-10 I don't think he could have ever got it moving in the forward direction on that incline. Well maybe if he had it in low range.

Spanky

Posted: 28 July 2009 at 1:24am | IP Logged

That Shi& is impossible. He couldnt possible turn that heap. Look at the top of the two vehicles where they meet. No possible way to turn it without the tow vehicle slamming into the side of the Blazer. He can only go straight. God help him if he tries to go backwards.