Thoughts on ACME Electric Tow Dolly?
I have been thinking about purchasing a tow dolly to take our 2013 VW GTI with us during road trips (actual car in the picture). I went to a local camping world yesterday and found a parked RV with th...
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Since I am also interested in a tow dolly, I have made a few observations about American tow dolly and ACME.
ACME claims to have removed the articulating pans several years ago. This is a pan where wheels would sit and rotate during turns . The change was made, according to ACME, in response to most car makers eliminating locking steering wheels as part of the vehicle's security system. Not sure about that claim, as my newer cars, 2012 and and 2016, both have locking steering wheels.
The inverted language refers to......instead of turning the steering wheel to make the front wheels turn, the car is turned (with front wheels strapped in straight position) causing the front wheels/steering wheel to turn as seen in video.
My simple brain looked at it this way.....take a car that is sitting on flat level ground. If the front wheels/tires are glued down to the ground and I place a floor jack under center of rear axle, jack rear of car up off ground a few inches, and the slide jack and car to the right or left. The steering wheel will rotate in the same direction that the car is slide across the ground.
American: They claim to use a swivel table for front wheels (this is what ACME has removed from their dollies several years ago). No video on their website so no way to how it actually works. With a swiveling table. I would assume the front steering wheel is left in a locked position. There website makes no mention of this so I am not completely sure about this point.
Anyways, I am still looking for information related to swivel table vs non swivel table models.
ACME claims to have removed the articulating pans several years ago. This is a pan where wheels would sit and rotate during turns . The change was made, according to ACME, in response to most car makers eliminating locking steering wheels as part of the vehicle's security system. Not sure about that claim, as my newer cars, 2012 and and 2016, both have locking steering wheels.
The inverted language refers to......instead of turning the steering wheel to make the front wheels turn, the car is turned (with front wheels strapped in straight position) causing the front wheels/steering wheel to turn as seen in video.
My simple brain looked at it this way.....take a car that is sitting on flat level ground. If the front wheels/tires are glued down to the ground and I place a floor jack under center of rear axle, jack rear of car up off ground a few inches, and the slide jack and car to the right or left. The steering wheel will rotate in the same direction that the car is slide across the ground.
American: They claim to use a swivel table for front wheels (this is what ACME has removed from their dollies several years ago). No video on their website so no way to how it actually works. With a swiveling table. I would assume the front steering wheel is left in a locked position. There website makes no mention of this so I am not completely sure about this point.
Anyways, I am still looking for information related to swivel table vs non swivel table models.
