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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)
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> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Steve Schwenk <steve@syncro.org> wrote:
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>> 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
>>
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> Karl
> 1981 VW Westy "Jenny"
> 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6
> Wilmington, DE
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