learning to tow
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Topic: learning to tow
Posted By: 21grandma
Subject: learning to tow
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 4:04pm
 Any hope for a 70 year old female who has never ever towed anything,learning to tow an r-pod? I really want to be able to go places with it by myself. ------------- 21grandma |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 4:34pm
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No reason at all not to. Plenty of older people pull. I don't see gender as an issue. Or as they say.. Just Do It!! ------------- |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 5:24pm
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If it helps, I'm a scant two years behind you, and the last "towing" experience was as a teenager in the marina I worked in during the summer. (Actually, we never "towed"- we "pushed" with a front-mounted trailer ball.) If backing seems a challenge, seek out campgrounds with pull-through's. ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 6:19pm
This would be my recommendation as well. Towing it is not difficult at all, especially if you take it slow and easy. Backing it up is the most difficult thing to do, followed (in my mind at least) by hooking it up to a TV, and unhooking it from a TV. ------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 8:19pm
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Use your side mirrors when making a turn, especially when pulling into a gasoline station. The trailer will turn sooner than your tow vehicle. There has been some who have had problems with this including myself when we first started towing our rpod. Its not that difficult you can do it just use caution. David and Danette
------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 10:31pm
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Everyone else has given good advice. Just take it easy and look carefully when changing lanes and turning, especially into tight areas. You can avoid a lot of backing, and you should when you can. It can be scary but you'll have to do it occasionally. Practice in an empty parking lot. Be careful not to turn too much when backing. Jackknifing when backing is easier than you think. (I'm taking about hitting your bumper against the rpod or the tongue, while backing slowly.) There is no shame in stopping to get out and see what's happening and how things are lining up. I've seen tenured tractor trailer drivers stop, get out, walk back and assess the situation. It's just smart if you have an doubts. TT |