There's a really cool little tool we use on whitewater rivers when a boat
gets wrapped around a rock.  It's called a Z-Drag and consists of a long
rope(we tend to use the rope in our rescue throw bags, but any good
climbing type rope should do.  Add  to that a couple of homemade 5-6mm
prussick loops and a few caribeeners and you can have up to 6:1 mechanical
advantage if you set up a triple Z-drag.  Most whitewater guide books show
the set up.  I know the AWA folks had a nifty laminated card with the
instructions and diagrams.  CMI pulleys reduce the friction, but do add to
the cost.  Us river rats prefer stuffthat is lightweight and compact.
Totingthat come a long in a kayak doesn't get it these days!!

Then again, finding a couple of the local high school defensive linemen to
push it up there might work too, but then you loose the ability to learn the
Z-drag.

DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Beth and Chris Geiser" <geiser@EXECPC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: Renting a tow-dolly for vanagon core-HELP!

> I would use a come-a-long hooked to your hitch somehow (maybe $30 if you
> don't have one).  If you're on level ground, shouldn't be much work.  How
it
> pulls depends a lot on the van condition/wheel bearings condition.
>
> Chris
> '82 Diesel Vanagon
> '91 Jetta Ecodiesel
> '74 Westy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of phil stanhope
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:41 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Renting a tow-dolly for vanagon core-HELP!
>
>
> Im renting a tow-dolly to pick up a Westy core(manual
> tranny)  and towing 200 miles using a toyota tundra
> v-8
>
> Has anyone from the list ever towed a vanagon using
> one of these little tow-dollys? Any tips on how to
> mount a non-running Vanagon to one of these? (Im
> clueless)
>
> I think its going to be a bear trying to push the
> westy on to the dolly, hopefully theres a wench to
> help pull it up.
>
> Phil 84' all white westy
> "millenium flacon"
> Adventurewagen wanted
> (vanagon years)
>
>
>
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