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I SWEAR! IT WAS MY WIFE!
I recently discovered something interesting about backing up a motor home; It is a bad idea to back said motor home into your Chev. Equinox.:S The Equinox faired worst but the motor home also suffered some damage. I now need to find a part for my R-vision, Trail-lite, B+. I need the large plastic trim that runs up both rear sides of the coach and across the top. A lot of smaller buses and ambulances have this part but I can't find a place to order a new one. Anyone have any ideas?:h1.5KViews0likes3CommentsRe: EZE TOW DOLLY PROBLEM - HELP!
Sorry guys. I went away on holiday ( with the dolly) and forgot to post the happy ending. I took and applied all the good advice posted here and went one step further. I had two 20" pieces of two inch angle iron welded ( with the point up) to the dolly, to form a physical obstruction to prevent the tires from rolling. Coupled with the straps and chains, I have managed to eliminate the tire movement altogether. The angle iron forms an 'indentation' that the tire sits in and 'voilà!' the problem is gone. In fact I am presently on holiday, towing the car on the dolly through the winding mountain roads of New Hampshire. The scenery is absolutely breath taking, the people very friendly and the car is still with us. ( as an aside, New Hampshire is highly recommended). Thanks to one and all for all the suggestions and help. And now I can sleep at night too.715Views0likes0CommentsRe: EZE TOW DOLLY PROBLEM - HELP!
Well, I gave 'it' a try and sadly, there was no difference. The tires still wanted to move back toward the rear of the dolly. It is almost like the manufacturer should have provided some kind of wedge or ramp BEHIND the wheels to give them a physical barrier to overcome. With a week and a half before we leave for a tour of the New England states time is running out for my ACME TOW DOLLY! Any other suggestions?715Views0likes0CommentsRe: EZE TOW DOLLY PROBLEM - HELP!
Well, after spending the afternoon staring at it I have come up with a theory . . .... . ... . . If you are looking at the tire of the towed car, the EZE-TOW instructions call for placing the basket straps at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions. It appears that as the car tries to move away from the front basket strap ( 2 o'clock position) it allows that strap to move as the strain comes off and that introduces play into the strap system which allows the tire to move even more etc etc etc. So I am thinking that if the basket straps were moved to the 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock position it would supply more support to the tire to resist rearward movement and the 12 o'clock strap would not be able to move and introduce more slack into the system. Is this making any sense to anyone? :?715Views0likes0CommentsRe: EZE TOW DOLLY PROBLEM - HELP!
The car is front wheel drive ( 2013 Chev Equinox )so the front wheels are on the dolly secured with straps ( I hoped ). The car pivots on the dolly using the steering rather than having a centre pivot and swash plate. So the trans is in park and the steering is left unlocked.94Views0likes0Comments
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