Why tow? Well, I guess I'd like to get home at a reasonable hour. To drive
to the trail head I am going to next week (Saturday only, no camping) means
driving interstate through Atlanta, GA.
Ron Ward
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alden John" <JAlden@spaceimaging.com>
To: "'lro@land-rover.team.net'" <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:51 PM
Subject: [lro] Wheeling a 109
>
> <snip>Hey all,
>
> Anyone wheel their 109 and take digital pix? I know Bill Rice has and
look
> forward to his comments. I have just gotten my 109 3-door ex-military and
> want to know what real limitations I am going to experience over a 100"
> Disco
> or RR. I know the rear is much longer, but does the height of the 2"
> military
> shackle extensions amount to anything?
>
> Planning to tow her up to the mountains in a couple of weekends. Flat
tow,
> that is, without front and rear prop shafts connected. By the way,
anything
> I
> should be wary of when flat towing like this?<snip>
>
> I wheel her, not as much as I would like but I am getting there. I do not
> have any pictures but Keith Tanner, and Jim "Foo" Hall (Hi Keith and Jim)
> have some shots of her from our trip to Moab.
> Yes the rear overhang is a concern but if you rememer that it is there and
> plan accordingly (take the dips at a diagonal instead of straight on) you
> will not hit/ drap much. After I broke one tank (rear SW location, is
yours
> there?) the replacement had a "second skin" armor on it and I have thought
> about building further protection for it. I also removed the drop ball
tow
> hitch that I had and put the ball back on upside down as a "low point" for
> departure.
> As you can see by compairing the shots of Bills vs mine hardened sills are
> quite desireable (I beat mine up pretty badly in Moab last fall :( ). I
> would also like to get a locker in the rear.
> The only problems that I had (other than operator stupidity) was when
> successive obsticles were 109" apart and I then got a wheel on each axle
> spinning (this is where the locker is needed).
> The longer shackles probably help and you should do parabollics if
possible
> to improve the travel of the wheels (that is a whole other subject there)
> Why tow it? Drive it, that is why they are built that way :), the trailer
> queen disease is as bad in wheeling as it is in classic cars (no offense
> intended just ranting). I have never done a flat tow.
>
> Cheers
> John, Mehetabel, & Priscilla
> '73 109" 6 cyl County Land Rover
> '03 Mini Cooper S BRG with Checkerboard Roof
>
>
>
>
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