Towing with a Jeep
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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
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
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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
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
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LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
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LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
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LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
but the motorhome is a little scary.
KH
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4033CC7A.19BA3F16@***.net...
> 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
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Especially when you meat an over weight, oversized hay hauler
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH
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Especially when you meat an over weight, oversized hay hauler
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH
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Especially when you meat an over weight, oversized hay hauler
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH
avoiding the scales. The last time I had to stop and backup fifty feet
as their trailers cheated.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>
> LOL that road has scared me a few times. The expedition holds the jeep fine,
> but the motorhome is a little scary.
> KH


