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Subject:Flat 4 towing 85 GL
From:David J. Bohannan
Date:Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:01:58 -0600

I plan on using my vanagon as a toad behind our motorhome.

A couple questions..We used to pull it on a tow dolly and it tracked
quite well, however there were no auxiliary brakes.I have since
purchased a Braking system that sits in the cab of the Vanagon and
applies the brakes according to a pendulum (Brake Buddy).

The part that isn't completely solidified is the tow bar.I had a Valley
Industries tow bar I used to pull my Jeep around with and was
considering mounting it up and going, but I was wondering if anyone else
had any other brilliant ideas.tow bars get pretty spendy (up over 1K)
and the old ones for Beetles look very attractive :-) Anyone???

Also, it looks as though I can leave the key in the ignition after
keying on and off and the steering column doesn't lock until you pull
the key out.so I won't have to worry about pulling the fuel pump fuse.

Any help is appreciated.

Dave

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