Towing with 2008 Honda Civic
My son has a 2008 Honda Civic sedan, and wants to tow an 825 lb Pop Up camper. The Civic manual says it will tow 1000 lbs, and the trailer is under on the hitch weight too. Anyone have any real world ...
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An interesting topic, what can you tow safely with a low horsepower, low tow capacity vehicle.
I have never seen a Model A ford owners manual and I have no idea what the horse power/torque ratings are, much less the tongue weight allowable is but they have been used to tow a variety of trailers.
To be completely political, we here in the USA have been regulated (read that as baby sat) by the federal government and the courts for so long that we now accept their regulations in many areas without question.
So my question to you is, would you build and tow a 8 to 10 foot teardrop trailer from let's say Kentucky to Fairbanks and back to Kentucky, using a fully restored to original specifications Model A Ford Two door sedan or coupe? And could you do it safely, abet slowly?
We were returning from spending the Summer Solstice at the BLM campground about a half mile past the Arctic Circle on the Haul Road when we stopped to top off at the Yukon River Crossing and saw one of each of those Model A Fords sitting in the line for gas there. The next day at Rivers Edge we had a down day due to the DGD not feeling well and across the loop road from us sat those two Model A's and their respectful trailers. As it turns out one of the guys was the President of the Kentucky Model A Ford Restorers Association.
I agree with 73guna and horton333, there's a lot more to towing than in the USA, CYA specifications in todays owners manuals.
I have never seen a Model A ford owners manual and I have no idea what the horse power/torque ratings are, much less the tongue weight allowable is but they have been used to tow a variety of trailers.
To be completely political, we here in the USA have been regulated (read that as baby sat) by the federal government and the courts for so long that we now accept their regulations in many areas without question.
So my question to you is, would you build and tow a 8 to 10 foot teardrop trailer from let's say Kentucky to Fairbanks and back to Kentucky, using a fully restored to original specifications Model A Ford Two door sedan or coupe? And could you do it safely, abet slowly?
We were returning from spending the Summer Solstice at the BLM campground about a half mile past the Arctic Circle on the Haul Road when we stopped to top off at the Yukon River Crossing and saw one of each of those Model A Fords sitting in the line for gas there. The next day at Rivers Edge we had a down day due to the DGD not feeling well and across the loop road from us sat those two Model A's and their respectful trailers. As it turns out one of the guys was the President of the Kentucky Model A Ford Restorers Association.
I agree with 73guna and horton333, there's a lot more to towing than in the USA, CYA specifications in todays owners manuals.
