wbwood wrote:
mowermech wrote:
So, you are saying that having the car loaded on a dolly with the wheels firmly strapped in place is the same as jacking it up so the wheels will steer freely?
Sorry, I still do not believe it!
The front wheels of a car can not help steer the dolly that they are firmly strapped to, whether the steering is unlocked or not. The tires of a non-steerable dolly will skid sideways when turning. Unlocking the steering of the car that is loaded on the dolly will not change that.
Again, I have watched the Acme video of their dolly in a 90 degree turn. The wheels of the car do not move!
Again I ask, exactly what damage to the car will occur if it is towed on an Acme dolly with the steering locked?
Email ACME and call their bluff and let us know what they say.
Why would they tell you to unlock the column if it wasn't necessary? Wouldn't it make it even all more the easier to do?
In the video you will see the steering will moving. No the front wheels do not move on the dolly, but the rest of the vehicle does.
OK, they have created a new video since the last time I looked at it.
Yes, it does show the steering wheel moving. That, to me, is just a little worrisome. Exactly what is moving in the steering linkage that allows the steering wheel to move when the front wheels do not move? The front wheels are firmly tied down, and the car is twisting enough that the steering wheel rotates? Something in the steering system is being twisted in a way that it was not designed to do, IMO, based on over 40 years working as a mechanic.
I admit, it seems to work. I don't care, I don't like it, and I would never purchase one. I have a dolly that steers, and that's what I will want now and forever. Watching their new video has firmly convinced me that my old, nearly antique, Demco Kar Kaddy is a much better unit. For me, definitely better!
No, I will not contact Acme for an explanation, because I really don't care. Some people are very happy with the thing, and are willing to accept the fact that something is moving that probably should not move. That's fine.
I am not in the market for a new dolly, and it I were it would be the American unit built in Colorado and delivered to my door, for only slightly higher cost than the Acme. It steers.
