Don't Do This!!!!
Check that toad again before heading down the road, or you could end up like this unfortunate fellow... Here is the story that goes with the picture... Car front end damaged after dragged in ‘park’...
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I once pulled out and the front wheels on the CRV were turned all the way to one side causing the front tires to drag. Lucky for me I heard it right off and suffered no damage. But, I didn't feel any drag at all. I can imagine that with a DP there would be no feeling wheels on a toad that weren't spinning. My old 7.4L Gasser would have dragged that thing till it was some blue tin and a greasy spot.
How it happened: I was parked on the curb, the toad hooked up and ready to go. I cut the wheel hard to the left and then back hard to the right. The toad went hard to the right, wheels turned hard right. Then it was pulled rapidly forward before the steering could catch up so the wheels locked right and I was dragging it. So, lesson is, when low speed opposite hard turns occur the toad steering may not keep up. Anticipate that and check on it so the toad doesn't get damaged.
How it happened: I was parked on the curb, the toad hooked up and ready to go. I cut the wheel hard to the left and then back hard to the right. The toad went hard to the right, wheels turned hard right. Then it was pulled rapidly forward before the steering could catch up so the wheels locked right and I was dragging it. So, lesson is, when low speed opposite hard turns occur the toad steering may not keep up. Anticipate that and check on it so the toad doesn't get damaged.
