I feel like this needs a repost...

"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94) 09/20/2016 at 11:00 • Filed to: None

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/tow-me-down-16…

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/20/2016 at 11:16

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There’s great info in there and I assume you’re referencing the Fusion towing a boat. I would LOVE to have that article re-evaluated with the added effort of pulling something out of water. I guessed from the beginning at slow speeds on a slow trip that Fusion would be fine even though the boat is obviously over rating (rating is about 2000 if he has the V6) but up a boat ramp with the added resistance of water to pull out of seems to be more than that car should be doing.

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/20/2016 at 11:36

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it terms of power...it doesn’t take much to pull a lot.

But if you want to be able to not die at any kind of speed, its a different matter.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/20/2016 at 11:45

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Exactly. Came up a couple times about Euro towing vs NA towing so I figured it was time to dig into the HammerheadFistpunch file...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 11:56

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Yep I wasn’t concerned about being able to move it, except for trying to get it out of the water, I think he’s going to have a hard time with that.

Obviously his transmission wasn’t built with towing in mind either though.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 12:06

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Pulling it isn’t that hard. Stopping it is something else entirely. That Tundra is fucked the moment it tries to stop that thing at any speed over a light jog.

HammerheadFistpunch > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/20/2016 at 12:10

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Did you ever see a show called Worlds Toughest Fixes ? amazing show about a professional rigger who goes around helping people do huge jobs. It’s like Dirty Work with Mike Rowe except he’s a pro that actually knows what he’s doing. Anyway, there is a lot of really good practical explanations of mass and inertia in there and it puts it all into perspective - i.e. 500 tons moving slowing is just as dangerous as 1 ton moving quickly. Cool show

HammerheadFistpunch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/20/2016 at 12:21

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FYI - Working on a condensed version of this that includes the J2807 towing standards. Hoping to get to talk to some truck engineers soon on the matter for extra legit points.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 12:29

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Looking forward to that.