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11-21-2007, 03:31 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2005 25' Safari
North East
, Texas
Join Date: May 2007
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Rav4 Tow Vehicle?
I think not. I saw this guy on I-30 east of Dallas,TX. He was going about 60 mph when I took the picture. The tongue of the trailer was literally 3-5" from hitting the ground. He had of course no weight distribution hitch. The vehicle had a gross amount of sway in the 20-30 mph cross winds we were experiencing in NE Texas today.
Very Scary!!! Be careful out there.
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11-21-2007, 03:35 PM
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Rivet Master 
1956 22' Flying Cloud
Venice
, California
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 672
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to think he had the nerve to also be in the passing lane with a setup like that! 
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11-21-2007, 03:50 PM
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1 Rivet Short
1989 25' Excella
By The Bay
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,620
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If it's a Toyota-doesn't that mean he could tow a 34" Classic uphill at 80 mph with a 40 knot headwind in a blizzard?
Am I missing something?
This Toyota set up looks perfectly reasonable...
to some Folks!
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11-21-2007, 05:30 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2005 25' Safari
North East
, Texas
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 44
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The Truth Indeed
Bill,
Your right, a Toyota Corolla is perfectly suited to tow a Safari 25 SS!
I am going to lay and wait for the Toyota crowd to pick apart the critique of this post.
Have a good Thanksgiving,
Ty
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11-21-2007, 05:35 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
1970 23' Safari
1956 26' Cruiser Overlander
Lambertville
, Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,174
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Thank God it is not an AS!!! Seems like the perfect vehicle for a SOB. I just hope there were no kids in the car and no kids in any of the cars this guy encountered! It really reminds me of a Forest Gump Quote!
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11-21-2007, 05:38 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
St. Catharines
, South Western Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,367
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Wow, that is one scary setup. Reminds me of the one we saw a few years ago.... A Ford Ranger and the gear..lol
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11-21-2007, 06:33 PM
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Rivet Master 
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,627
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I admit it...I love Toyotas...but this is just plain old stupid. What are they thinking?? Stay out of his way!
TB
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11-21-2007, 06:48 PM
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Rivet Master Commercial Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Naples
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,508
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Probably listened to the advice of 2 very important people:
the Toyota salesman and then the RV salesman. 
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11-21-2007, 06:53 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,618
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Hey, you don't need a trailer to be stupid!
The quotes on the picture are not mine...
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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11-21-2007, 07:21 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
1970 23' Safari
1956 26' Cruiser Overlander
Lambertville
, Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,174
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Now that's hillarious!! I am sure the driver is not American by birth! I got fifty bux and 2 AS that says he would not make it 2 miles w/o incident or arrest. But hey, read the NY Times they love foriegn cars and will tell how superior they are to the polluting unsafe monster carbon footprinted overwrought beasts of the American Pick-up trucks.
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TAC# MI-1
Operation "Save Rudy" Strike Team (charter member)
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11-21-2007, 07:26 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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Be sure that your spring bars aren't heavier duty than the load.
I would never tow an Airstream with a RAV4. By comparison the Smart car has done much more to move the axles to opposite ends to increase the wheelbase.
Don't forget how Jack LaLanne towed a 747 airliner with a Hensley!
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11-21-2007, 08:09 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 25' Classic
Hydes
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 713
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This is what I've been using with great success. My 1996 Mini Cooper.
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11-21-2007, 08:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Cumberland
, RI
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 506
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Originally Posted by BillTex
If it's a Toyota-doesn't that mean he could tow a 34" Classic uphill at 80 mph with a 40 knot headwind in a blizzard?
Am I missing something?
This Toyota set up looks perfectly reasonable...
to some Folks!
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HaHa good one Bill!!
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11-21-2007, 08:16 PM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,159
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I'm always entertained and amazed by stupid people tricks.
If I had seen that rig, I would switch to another road.
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11-22-2007, 06:11 AM
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Incorrigible
1976 Argosy 24
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by CanoeStream
Don't forget how Jack LaLanne towed a 747 airliner with a Hensley!
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I didn't know Hensley made dentures. Those dentures must be complicated to use but you get 4-dimensional chewing action, I am sure.
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1976 24' Argosy 
1973 International Harvester Travelette 1210 4x4 'Bernard' 164" WB 
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11-22-2007, 06:38 AM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Originally Posted by moosetags
I'm always entertained and amazed by stupid people tricks.
If I had seen that rig, I would switch to another road.
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And I wouldn't have gotten that close...that is what telephoto lenses are for 
I have seen similar rigs. The last was a Geo Tracker (the old convertible style one!) towing a 16' Sunline SOB, but I will have to give him credit he was only doing 45 mph when the posted was 70 mph It was along a busy stretch of I-95 in SC. He was not very popular from the CB chatter.
Aaron 
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