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Tuck-04 (64.53.32.69)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 10:39 am: | |
I am looking at getting a small pickup to tow so I can haul my golfcart in it.
Chev S-10
Ford Ranger
Dodge Dakota
2 wheel drive or 4 wheel drive?
Manual or Automatic?
I want to tow it with 4 wheels down
I've heard you can tow a manual with it just in neautral.
I've heard you can tow an automatic if its 4 wheel drive just by putting the trans and tranfer case in neutral.
Some of you guys that have already figured it out please let me know something.
Tuck-04 |
FAST FRED (65.58.226.121)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 1:49 pm: | |
The Easiest is any 2 WD and stick.
ONLY some 4WD can use the transfer case in Neutral.
FAST FRED |
CoryDaneRTSIIIL (4.17.253.209)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 4:25 pm: | |
I have a 96 GMC Jimmy, auto 4wd, and up to now, I have learned that I have to keep the 4wd on 2wd and have to add a REMCO device that disconnects the drive shaft from the rear end, OR I have to put the rear end on a tow dolly and pull her backwords. Hope that helps - cd |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.224.197.10)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 4:57 pm: | |
Would your golf cart fit into a VW Rabbit pickup? If soosss, then maybe think about a VW Rabbit diesel pickup.
Kinda like the sedan, only the headroom was a little bit less. Had a pickup box in the back.
Can be towed wheels down no problemo. Ask Fast Fred more about VW Rabbit Diesels in general. Good luck. |
Darryl (68.114.35.92)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 6:58 pm: | |
Possibly just as important is which pickup will a golf cart fit into. You may have already scoped this out, but thought I'd mention it. A friend of mine was going to use his older toyota for the same purpose. It wouldn't fit with the tail gate closed. |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.224.197.10)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 7:31 pm: | |
Yea, are golf carts all pretty much the same size? A VW Rabbit Diesel Pickup has a pretty small rear box.
May actually be a little smaller than a Toy bed, thus a standard sized cart may not fit. Somewhere I have....
A VW Rabbit manual that covers the pickup truck version and I will try to find it and get the bed dimensions.
Or there are a couple of VW pickups running around town and maybe I can ask to measure them for you.
The neat thing about the Rabbit Pickup diesel is that they are pretty inexpensive ($1000-$2500) compared to a newer S-10.
Plus the diesel burns diesel like the coach, thus in effect you always have a spare fuel tank. The VW pickup holds around 18 gallons or sooss. |
Jim Ashworth (Jimnh) (172.130.22.98)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 9:19 pm: | |
Golf carts seem to all be 4 ft x 8 ft. Should fit in a standard pickup bed. Only problem is getting it up there! They will also fit in a Prevost bay with steering column modifications so the column folds down.
Jim |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (64.114.233.94)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 1:12 am: | |
I haven't seen anyone mention what happens to the towing characteristics of the pickup when there is a golf cart in it.
What came to mind was the weight of the motor and batteries. I have no idea what the carts weigh.
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.164.175.35)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 4:22 pm: | |
Good point!----I had not even thought about how much a golf cart weighs. Got to be fairly heavy with at least 6 batts and stuff. Best guess 600 to 900 pounds?
Yea, not sure at all now if that would affect a VW Rabbit diesel pickup's handling/towing characteristics goin down the road.
Plus add the fact that a VW's pickup box is not that big---a 4x8 golf cart would not even physically fit. At any rate that is a LOT of top weight. |
Johnny (63.20.60.138)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 27, 2002 - 8:20 am: | |
Most 2WD/sticks can be flat-towed. Most 4WD's with a T-case lever on the floor can also be towed.
NO compact has an 8' box--the Dak does, but it's really not a compact. Compact shortboxes are generally 6'; longbeds are 7' long (Daks are 6.5' & 8', respectively, as are most fullsizes).
Also, will the smaller trucks handle the weight of a golf cart safely? My friend's 1980 VW pickup (gas/4-speed) struggles with a quad or 3 dirtbikes in the box.
Don't overlook the Jeep Commanche, either: straight front axle, potent engine (4.0 I-6), generally 4WD, 4x4's can be flat-towed. |