Can I tow with my Accord?

The author's anecdote about tying the tongue of the a boat trailer to the bumper of the car reminds me that we were all young and stupid once. When I was a kid I needed to tow an ancient Toyota Corona with my Mazda pickup about 30 miles. I found a rusted old tow bar, pulled off the Toyota's front bumper, drilled holes in the ends of the mounting brackets, mounted the tow bar using 1/2" bolts, hooked it up and away I went. No baseplate, no lights, no braking system, no problem. :)

Fordlover wrote:

Fast Mopar wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
Good thing the boat launch surface wasn't wet and with an incline...might of been fun to watch the lightweight FWD Accord spin it's way into oblivion...trying to pull the boat and trailer out of the water.

It depends on the situation. In the early 90's a friend who was an avid fisherman had a small fishing boat that he towed with his early 90's front drive Olds Cutlass. He said it worked well on the ramps because he could keep his front wheels on the solid surface away from the slime.

Yep. I've seen more than a few videos of RWD pickups in serious predicaments at the boat ramp. For me, I'll take 4WD on the boat ramp.

Me too. But isn't easier to get about 5 of your 200 lb. + buddies to add weight ballast over the 2WD pickup's rear drive wheels, by getting into the pickup bed....than having those same 200 pounders sit on the hood of your FWD Omni....in order to add weight to the front drive wheels ?



:) Les

Fast Mopar wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
Good thing the boat launch surface wasn't wet and with an incline...might of been fun to watch the lightweight FWD Accord spin it's way into oblivion...trying to pull the boat and trailer out of the water.

It depends on the situation. In the early 90's a friend who was an avid fisherman had a small fishing boat that he towed with his early 90's front drive Olds Cutlass. He said it worked well on the ramps because he could keep his front wheels on the solid surface away from the slime.

Yep. I've seen more than a few videos of RWD pickups in serious predicaments at the boat ramp. For me, I'll take 4WD on the boat ramp.

I've towed with front wheel drives for years... Never ever had a problem.

Fast Mopar wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
Good thing the boat launch surface wasn't wet and with an incline...might of been fun to watch the lightweight FWD Accord spin it's way into oblivion...trying to pull the boat and trailer out of the water.

It depends on the situation. In the early 90's a friend who was an avid fisherman had a small fishing boat that he towed with his early 90's front drive Olds Cutlass. He said it worked well on the ramps because he could keep his front wheels on the solid surface away from the slime.

A buddy had a 4WD Explorer, he used to tow his boat. He launched his boat at a dock and was parking Explorer and trailer, when a gu y with a FWD Plymouth Omni came up to him and asked him if he would mind, hitching up to his boat trailer and haul his boat out of the water, up the ramp and park it on flat ground. The Omni could launch and pull the boat/trailer on the flats...but he couldn't make it up the ramp. :B

Another guy I know had a FWD Buick Century. He used to hitch it to a guy's 4WD pickup...when it came time to hauling boat, trailer and car up the ramp. THis was a bigger boat.

Les

John & Angela wrote:
You can tow with anything. Just a matter of staying within safe limits. Its all relative. :)

That's exactly right.

We have a trailer for our 16.5 HP lawn mower. We recently put about 1,000 pounds of stone in the trailer and "towed" it about 1/2 an acre. :C

Many unusual combinations that can be safe with reasonable restrictions:

Lessmore wrote:
Good thing the boat launch surface wasn't wet and with an incline...might of been fun to watch the lightweight FWD Accord spin it's way into oblivion...trying to pull the boat and trailer out of the water.

It depends on the situation. In the early 90's a friend who was an avid fisherman had a small fishing boat that he towed with his early 90's front drive Olds Cutlass. He said it worked well on the ramps because he could keep his front wheels on the solid surface away from the slime.

You can tow with anything. Just a matter of staying within safe limits. Its all relative. :)

We tow this routinely. Sometimes with a Kayak.

Make sure you upgrade your mirrors and tires:

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