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Cool Towing images
Some cool Towing images:
Car Towed
Image by drbrain
This car got towed because it was parked in front of the fire hydrant. Its owner’s friend got in a verbal dispute later that afternoon, but I don’t know if it was about the car or not.
illegal tow 3
Image by rkimpeljr
Jet Wrecker illegally towing somebody’s car. They illegally towed mine the day before, so I went to take photos, and whaddya know, they were towing somebody else’s! Turns out they towed about 600 cars from this lot last year. See where this photo was taken at maps.yuan.cc.
Willard Towing
Image by jtl308
one of the smaller of Willard’s Towing wreckers
what is the towing capacity of a 1998 windstar?
Question by LOUIS C: what is the towing capacity of a 1998 windstar?
I have not got a towing package. The engine is a 3.8. What do I need to pull a travel trailer, or can I pull anything?
Best answer:
Answer by Jennypurr
Depends on the size of the travel trailer you wish to tow and where you’ll do most of your towing. You could use the Windstar to tow many of the smaller lightweight trailers like the Chalet, Teardrop, or an A-Liner, possibly even some of the fiberglass “eggs” and 8′ box popups. Anything larger would burn out your transmission.
I should know – we had a Dodge Grand Caravan with the same size engine to tow our 10′ box popup and even though we had a transmission cooler installed, we burned up 2 transmissions before buying a full-size van to tow our trailer.
But, we live in east Tennessee where there are lots of hills. If you live somewhere along a coastal plain or in the Midwest where it’s relatively flat, you could tow up to a lightweight 17′ TT. But I sure wouldn’t try towing it up into the mountains!
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Latest Towing auctions
Towing eBay auctions you should keep an eye on:
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