Hola Henry
Gee, I hope no one thinks towing is an folly. I just want to say that
an AS is capable of stopping its owe set of wheels. As we all know some
would not know how to hook up to and operate a new Dodge 2500 to pull a jet
ski trailer, let alone an 1960 sumthin Imperial to tow it with.
I have always felt this site is to inform and to educate any of us who may
not fully understand or know what is "the rest of the story". That is one
of the reasons why I read every post.
Uncle Rodger and Aunt Gabby
COS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:54
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Towing RV trailer with
An 1968 Crown...
I have towed all my life with both trailers with brakes and those
without. Trailer brakes are good as far as they go, but if you think
that takes all the pressure off of the towing vehicle's brakes, you are sadly
mistaken. The towing vehicles brakes still are severely stressed when
towing a trailer, particularly with a load distributing hitch. To think
that a car with brakes approaching 40 years old does not need some attention
paid to the braking system is folly.
Henry
On 1/24/07, RODGER D.
REDDISH <FltSgt@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hola all
As we know the car is an 1968 Imperial and on pg 7-6 of the 1968 FSM it
shows with fig.6 a drawing of the transmission oil flow- transmission
coolers with trailer tow-Imperial. This does mean ( again ) there is
an Tow Package for the Imperials too.
I just saw an email asking about brakes and the challenge of
towing. To me that one is an easy no brainer. The AirStream is
not an lawn mower towing trailer. They all have their own
brakes. The 1965 Towing Test by Motorcade Magazine does state the test
Dodge stopped in an shorter distance with the RV Trailer than with no
trailer.
The newest AirStreams with the same length of trailer do weigh more
than an vintage trailer of the same lenght, but they do have there own set
of brakes. http://www.airstreamforums.com/forums/
All RV Trailers with the seven point trailer to tow vehicle plug have
brakes. Sooo an Imperial of any year may handle the trailer.
Uncle Rodger & Aunt Gabby
COS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
7:39 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Towing travel
trailer with 1968 Crown Convertible...
You did not mention brakes, your major challenge.
Henry
On 1/24/07, Javier,
Bay Adventures <
javier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Everyone!
The
1968 IMP Imperial is going in for engine and transmission rebuild
in
a week or so and I'm starting the planning work for a 6-12 month
cross
country road trip to begin in June. I hope to see a
good many Imperial
folks on my (mid-life crisis)
adventure!
The situation:
The 1968 owner's manual says
*loaded trailer weight must not exceed
4,000 lbs* and that just feels
way too low to me. Is that tow weight
rating because of
the unit body construction?
My initial thought is to pull an
Airstream travel trailer and the one I
am considering is 19' with a
*dry* weight of 3,575lbs+/- including a
*hitch* weight of
510lbs. If the 4,000lbs is a hard limit, I would have
to
completely empty holding tanks, etc. every time I moved the rig
or
consider going the tent route. Or worse yet, I'd have
to consider
changing tow vehicles.
Has anyone with a 67-68
set it up to pull a travel trailer of any size?
If so, to what
result? I'm afraid of putting too much stress on the
unit
body and don't want to do something inherently unsafe on mountain
roads.
Are there viable alternatives/adjustments I can make
to either vehicle
(without damaging the Imperial's collectibility) or
the trailer (weight
distribution hitches) that would make pulling a
small travel trailer
safe?
I just find it odd that a six
cylinder suv can pull a 6,000 trailer but
my Imperial
can't.
Warm regards,
(A very perplexed) Javier Reynaldos,
Miami Shores, FL.
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