[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] transporting a beam,

[wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com]

Vic, George,

Good advice on the ball weight. Any lighter and the tail of the trailer will wag. My friend, Craig, and I tried to haul two cars to Portland, OR in 2006. My Austin and his Wolseley Hornet. We never could get the trailer to hold both cars so that the hitch weight would be adaquate, so ended up hauling the 1100. See http://rides.webshots.com/album/553869782RmNbWt?vhost=rides for some interesting pictures.

I'm figuring on two ratchet tie down for the front, but my question centered around where to attach them to the car. Its been suggested the the A-arms be used, perhaps employing axle straps through the openings?

Thanks,
Wes
fate, TX

>Our car club has its own trailer that we members borrow - a twin axle job.
>After positioning the car on the trailer so that there is a slight downforce
>(100 pounds sounds fine) on the towball, and then ensuring the parking brake
>is on and car in gear,  I use a heavy duty chain around the rear axle to
>secure the car to the back of the trailer (greatest force is encountered
>when braking).  Then I use two ratchet tiedowns at the front to 'tension up'
>the load.  My last tow was 400 miles and the car didn't shift an inch -
>relative to the trailer.  It did make the 400 miles home :-).
>
>Cheers, Vic
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George Simpson - Forums" <george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr>
>To: <wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com>
>Cc: <staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:50 PM
>Subject: Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] transporting a beam,
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>> My last tow was over 500 miles in a day and I tow on a flat bed trailer
>> with twin axles under the platform. I don't even have the bolt-down
>> chocks for the wheels and just use two ratcheted tie downs for the front
>> wheels. I pass the tie-down heavy canvas band behind the top of the
>> wheel and then cross it over at the front so that at  the front of the
>> wheel it looks like a  big X with about 8 feet between the tie-down
>> attachment points on each side. With my wing (fender) mirrors, I can
>> check constantly that the rear wheels have not moved and, of course,
>> check about every 200 miles that all tie downs etc are in place and tight.
>>
>> Your set up seems more than adequate. As always, look for about 100 lbs
>> on the tow ball.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> George
>>
>> wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com wrote:
>> > When I go to Galveston to collect "the beam", I will be taking my 22ft
>car hauler trailer so as to flat tow the car back home. I have tie-down
>rings at front and rear, and an adjustable wheel stop (4x4) that straps down
>to push the front wheels against. I tow my Austin 1100 and Riley Elf with
>ease and use 4 ratcheted tie-downs: one for each corner.
>> >
>> > Are there any particularly good or bad tie-down points on the car. With
>a nice heavy-duty frame it would seem pretty much anything goes, but I
>thought I would check with the "experience" pool.
>> >
>> > WES
>> >
>> > Fate, TX
>> >
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