

| Subject: | Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:33:07 -0500 |
Thats the way mine looked - truck and all - all the way from Clinton OK to Birmingham, AL. No worries. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Karl Ploessl wrote: > I guess your rig would look like that: > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/DixieontheTrailer.jpg/DixieontheTrailer-full;init:.jpg > (found the pic on Jake de Villiers' page) > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Steve Schwenk <steve@syncro.org> wrote: > >> Has anyone ever towed a syncro westy on one of those rental car carriers? >> I'm looking at Budget Truck rental using a 16 foot truck >> and their rental car carrier (full trailer, not a dolly). >> >> Their guide gives the "ok" for using it to tow a vanagon, but there is no >> choice in using their on-line thing for checkion a syncro >> westy. The extra weight is the issue. The trailer specs state a max vehicle >> weight of 4100 lbs. I think my van beats that by 500 >> pounds or so. >> >> Too risky? >> >> I'm only moving it from coast to coast! >> >> Steve >> >> > > > > -- > Karl > 1981 VW Westy "Jenny" > 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6 > Wilmington, DE > > >
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