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Originally Posted by prydey
statistically, the percentage of caravans that come unstuck compared to the number of vans on the road, is very small.
you have to get a licence to drive a car/truck/motorbike etc yet people crash them every day. a licence is not a solution. its just more red tape and expense.
Perhaps what people really want is some form of mandatory training. I believe these facilities already exist but are voluntary.
I still don't see the need. These opinions are often put forward by generations who had very little in the way of training for any licence aquired back in those days. Rather ironic really.
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Over the years I have seen many towing with the nose of what they are driving way up in the air and the tail way down, mainly more so back before the 1990's.
I worked at a servo in the late 70's and they had no idea, pump up shocks were what was pushed mainly, but I would say up grad your springs, well that did not go down well, but pump ups did with most.
On the road I would see cars with the nose up the front with tyres positive camber come waving towards you like a boat.
I bought a HQ Kingswood 202 3sp manual the owner used it to tow and the owner before him came up to me and said he towed a van with it as well, it had GT130 shocks all round and std springs.
The next car I got was the same used for towing a van, a HG 253 Premier lowered in the front and ute springs rear and on front a K Mac sway bar, spot on for towing.
Dad had a 1971 Galaxie towed a fully loaded 4 wheeled trailer he would like to sit on 90mph a lot and did not feel the trailer behind you, it had pump ups and Koni on the front stock springs tho. he had a trailer of sand say 1 ton and she the came off the tow ball coming around a bend, the chains were to long and he lost it and snapped a power pole. next he put mums HJ 202 Kingswood on it's roof into a ditch because that trailer came off again and never shortened the chains.
If you keep the chains short they will not toss you around so much if it comes off the ball, I believe.
I do not believe that towing will shorten the life of a engine or the drive line really, for autos I always use a extra cooler regardless. people who do not service their cars correctly or abuse them are much worse by far.