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unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from
a couple towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn wagon(without incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people urged me to forget even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I want to get a trailer hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, short distance hauling, via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have recommendations as to who's trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? Thanks for any info in advance.... |
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....S Series are rated at about 1,000 lbs IIRC - what did you wrap the tow
straps or chains around since you mention you're interested in looking for a hitch? (just curious) > wrote in message ... > unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from a couple > towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn wagon(without > incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people urged me to forget > even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I want to get a trailer > hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, short distance hauling, > via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have recommendations as to who's > trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? Thanks for any info in > advance.... |
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cool, the 1.9 shows it's strength again!
A friend bragged once to me that he towed his broken down F150 with a SL1 (at slow speeds Im sure). 1.9L is capable of towing 1000lbs. The retailer installed hitch is the way to go for that car. marx404 |
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unbelievable
wrapped a tow rope around the whole rear axle. Went real slow
and easy and picked roads where there were no serious hills, little traffic, and few stops. Once we got out of the main town, it was pretty much cutting through a bunch of back roads. Feel sorry for the guy who was in a hurry back there, he got impatient with our speed and decided to pass us on a double solid line just before a slight incline ahead of us and got caught by a state trooper coming the other way and he got nailed for it. I thought we were going to get it - a big whew and sigh of relief when the the state boy u-turned and passed us by to go for the other guy who passed us. Couldn't believe that one either. Definitely do not want to do this again, at least not without a proper hitch. Too nerve wracking. Jonnie Santos wrote: > ...S Series are rated at about 1,000 lbs IIRC - what did you wrap the tow > straps or chains around since you mention you're interested in looking for a > hitch? (just curious) > > > wrote in message > ... > >>unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from a couple >>towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn wagon(without >>incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people urged me to forget >>even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I want to get a trailer >>hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, short distance hauling, >>via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have recommendations as to who's >>trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? Thanks for any info in >>advance.... > > > |
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Any idea of what a dealer would charge for the one they install?
Just curious.... marx404 wrote: > cool, the 1.9 shows it's strength again! > > A friend bragged once to me that he towed his broken down F150 with a SL1 > (at slow speeds Im sure). > > 1.9L is capable of towing 1000lbs. The retailer installed hitch is the way > to go for that car. > > marx404 > > |
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Its dealer specific, whatever the cost of parts and labor. Call the parts
dept, theyll be able to tell you. marx404 |
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....you guys had some angels watching over you this day - I'm guessing
because the other vehicle was rolling there was less stress on your wagon. If it was stuck in the mud, etc, I get a visual of you pulling the whole rear suspension right off of the car. When I looked into a hitch (when I had a 97SL2) it looks like it bolts to the trunk floor. You could probably call your local U-Haul and ask what they charge for the hitch and install. My old Saturn dealer was my fave for service for anything - but service quality seems to vary between dealers quite a bit based on posts I've read over the years... PS: Did you crawl back under the wagon and look for bent or loose parts? (just curious) > wrote in message ... > wrapped a tow rope around the whole rear axle. Went real slow and easy and > picked roads where there were no serious hills, little traffic, and few > stops. Once we got out of the main town, it was pretty much cutting > through a bunch of back roads. Feel sorry for the guy who was in a hurry > back there, he got impatient with our speed and decided to pass us on a > double solid line just before a slight incline ahead of us and got caught > by a state trooper coming the other way and he got nailed for it. I > thought we were going to get it - a big whew and sigh of relief when the > the state boy u-turned and passed us by to go for the other guy who passed > us. Couldn't believe that one either. Definitely do not want to do this > again, at least not without a proper hitch. Too nerve wracking. > > Jonnie Santos wrote: >> ...S Series are rated at about 1,000 lbs IIRC - what did you wrap the tow >> straps or chains around since you mention you're interested in looking >> for a hitch? (just curious) >> >> > wrote in message >> ... >> >>>unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from a couple >>>towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn wagon(without >>>incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people urged me to forget >>>even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I want to get a >>>trailer hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, short distance >>>hauling, via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have recommendations as >>>to who's trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? Thanks for any info >>>in advance.... >> >> |
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unbelievable
We were lucky and also the guy steering his truck, being towed,
was really good about handling that part of it, quite skillfully actually. Most of the trip was just rolling along as the route picked allowed us to take it pretty easy. I still do not intend to do this again, at least like that, and will at least get a proper hitch in the near future. Everything underneath looks OK and it just passed inspection this last week, after the tow episode. I looked at the wagon while up on the lift. Looks OK with no damage done. It was all clear and dry pavement, no mud. If the dealer hitch just bolts to the floor of the trunk, I can do that myself. I'll have to stop at the dealer to look into it further. Jonnie Santos wrote: > ...you guys had some angels watching over you this day - I'm guessing > because the other vehicle was rolling there was less stress on your wagon. > If it was stuck in the mud, etc, I get a visual of you pulling the whole > rear suspension right off of the car. When I looked into a hitch (when I > had a 97SL2) it looks like it bolts to the trunk floor. You could probably > call your local U-Haul and ask what they charge for the hitch and install. > My old Saturn dealer was my fave for service for anything - but service > quality seems to vary between dealers quite a bit based on posts I've read > over the years... > > PS: Did you crawl back under the wagon and look for bent or loose parts? > (just curious) > > > wrote in message > ... > >>wrapped a tow rope around the whole rear axle. Went real slow and easy and >>picked roads where there were no serious hills, little traffic, and few >>stops. Once we got out of the main town, it was pretty much cutting >>through a bunch of back roads. Feel sorry for the guy who was in a hurry >>back there, he got impatient with our speed and decided to pass us on a >>double solid line just before a slight incline ahead of us and got caught >>by a state trooper coming the other way and he got nailed for it. I >>thought we were going to get it - a big whew and sigh of relief when the >>the state boy u-turned and passed us by to go for the other guy who passed >>us. Couldn't believe that one either. Definitely do not want to do this >>again, at least not without a proper hitch. Too nerve wracking. >> >>Jonnie Santos wrote: >> >>>...S Series are rated at about 1,000 lbs IIRC - what did you wrap the tow >>>straps or chains around since you mention you're interested in looking >>>for a hitch? (just curious) >>> > wrote in message ... >>> >>> >>>>unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from a couple >>>>towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn wagon(without >>>>incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people urged me to forget >>>>even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I want to get a >>>>trailer hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, short distance >>>>hauling, via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have recommendations as >>>>to who's trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? Thanks for any info >>>>in advance.... >>> >>> > |
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unbelievable
....at http://www.hitchesonline.com/ I found under Saturn and model Series
found a flat-bar receiver hitch. It says 2000 lbs towing with a 200 lb tongue weight (I thought it would pull more like 1000). This one is $99. I've never used the site above or know anything about them - just a quickie look on the web... Other than the visuals, I don't know the pros and cons of a flat-bar versus the square receivers - maybe someone else can comment... > wrote in message ... > We were lucky and also the guy steering his truck, being towed, was really > good about handling that part of it, quite skillfully actually. Most of > the trip was just rolling along as the route picked allowed us to take it > pretty easy. I still do not intend to do this again, at least like that, > and will at least get a proper hitch in the near future. Everything > underneath looks OK and it just passed inspection this last week, after > the tow episode. I looked at the wagon while up on the lift. Looks OK with > no damage done. It was all clear and dry pavement, no mud. > > If the dealer hitch just bolts to the floor of the trunk, I can do that > myself. I'll have to stop at the dealer to look into it further. > > Jonnie Santos wrote: >> ...you guys had some angels watching over you this day - I'm guessing >> because the other vehicle was rolling there was less stress on your >> wagon. If it was stuck in the mud, etc, I get a visual of you pulling the >> whole rear suspension right off of the car. When I looked into a hitch >> (when I had a 97SL2) it looks like it bolts to the trunk floor. You >> could probably call your local U-Haul and ask what they charge for the >> hitch and install. My old Saturn dealer was my fave for service for >> anything - but service quality seems to vary between dealers quite a bit >> based on posts I've read over the years... >> >> PS: Did you crawl back under the wagon and look for bent or loose parts? >> (just curious) >> >> > wrote in message >> ... >> >>>wrapped a tow rope around the whole rear axle. Went real slow and easy >>>and picked roads where there were no serious hills, little traffic, and >>>few stops. Once we got out of the main town, it was pretty much cutting >>>through a bunch of back roads. Feel sorry for the guy who was in a hurry >>>back there, he got impatient with our speed and decided to pass us on a >>>double solid line just before a slight incline ahead of us and got caught >>>by a state trooper coming the other way and he got nailed for it. I >>>thought we were going to get it - a big whew and sigh of relief when the >>>the state boy u-turned and passed us by to go for the other guy who >>>passed us. Couldn't believe that one either. Definitely do not want to do >>>this again, at least not without a proper hitch. Too nerve wracking. >>> >>>Jonnie Santos wrote: >>> >>>>...S Series are rated at about 1,000 lbs IIRC - what did you wrap the >>>>tow straps or chains around since you mention you're interested in >>>>looking for a hitch? (just curious) >>>> > wrote in message ... >>>> >>>> >>>>>unbelievable! I just towed a friends disabled old 4.3L S10 from a >>>>>couple towns away to his relatives barn with my old '93 Saturn >>>>>wagon(without incident thank God!). Can't get over it. Some people >>>>>urged me to forget even trying it. Said it would wreck my tranny. Now I >>>>>want to get a trailer hitch for this car, just for light, occasional, >>>>>short distance hauling, via a small light weight trailer. Anyone have >>>>>recommendations as to who's trailer hitches are best for Saturn wagons? >>>>>Thanks for any info in advance.... >>>> >>>> >> |
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