In article <20040218103949.19644.00000886@mb-m22.aol.com>,
rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx (Robert Bills) writes:

>>Nope, you missed it. He said "flat tow". You can knock the 1600 lb
>>trailer out of the computations.
>
>You can also knock out the trailer brakes. I've flat towed for years - long
>descents down a grade can easily heat up the tow rig's brakes to and past the
>point of fade, and even of flat ground panic stops with an unbraked towed
>load
>are with a capital "P."
>

This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

Yes, flat towing can be an E ticket ride, we have Banner Grade out
here on Hwy. 78 full of hair pin turns with thousand foot drops that my
Jeep works very hard to push my rear end off. Fortunately no one has
pulled out in front of me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Robert Bills wrote:
>
> You can also knock out the trailer brakes. I've flat towed for years - long
> descents down a grade can easily heat up the tow rig's brakes to and past the
> point of fade, and even of flat ground panic stops with an unbraked towed load
> are with a capital "P."
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com

 

Yes, flat towing can be an E ticket ride, we have Banner Grade out
here on Hwy. 78 full of hair pin turns with thousand foot drops that my
Jeep works very hard to push my rear end off. Fortunately no one has
pulled out in front of me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Robert Bills wrote:
>
> You can also knock out the trailer brakes. I've flat towed for years - long
> descents down a grade can easily heat up the tow rig's brakes to and past the
> point of fade, and even of flat ground panic stops with an unbraked towed load
> are with a capital "P."
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com

 

Yes, flat towing can be an E ticket ride, we have Banner Grade out
here on Hwy. 78 full of hair pin turns with thousand foot drops that my
Jeep works very hard to push my rear end off. Fortunately no one has
pulled out in front of me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Robert Bills wrote:
>
> You can also knock out the trailer brakes. I've flat towed for years - long
> descents down a grade can easily heat up the tow rig's brakes to and past the
> point of fade, and even of flat ground panic stops with an unbraked towed load
> are with a capital "P."
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com

 

I'm jealous.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.
> * * *
> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

I'm jealous.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.
> * * *
> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

I'm jealous.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.
> * * *
> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

Well, my wife got it for me for Xmas...Bill, I asked her if she could get one
for you and she declined, saying something about "real jeeps don't need
trailers" or something like that.

;-)

In article <4033CCAD.FD086007@***.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
III <----------@***.net> writes:

> I'm jealous.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.


* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

Well, my wife got it for me for Xmas...Bill, I asked her if she could get one
for you and she declined, saying something about "real jeeps don't need
trailers" or something like that.

;-)

In article <4033CCAD.FD086007@***.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
III <----------@***.net> writes:

> I'm jealous.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.


* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

Well, my wife got it for me for Xmas...Bill, I asked her if she could get one
for you and she declined, saying something about "real jeeps don't need
trailers" or something like that.

;-)

In article <4033CCAD.FD086007@***.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
III <----------@***.net> writes:

> I'm jealous.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> This is the exact reason why I got a trailer to tow my TJ.


* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html