[MR2] [Fwd: Re: OT: custom drawbars]

[Donald Chalfant]

I'm guessing you're meaning up the hill?  8)
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From: "Andy Champ" <andy.champ at tesco.net>
To: "'mr2.com'" <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 4:46 PM
Subject: [MR2] [Fwd: Re: OT: custom drawbars]


>
> Over here the towing weights are set by the ability to do starts on a
> hill - which on most cars is traction limited.
>
> Andy
>
> Scott Lelievre wrote:
>> I can't suggest a place but do keep in mind towing capacity goes down as
>> hitch offset goes up. The bigger the offset the larger the twisting force 
>> on
>> the hitch on the car. I can't find a "handy" calculator quickly though.
>>
>>
>
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