Towing with a VW

I tow a 1,300 lb (590 lbs Austria, 610 lbs tube) trailer with a 2006
Jetta TDI. Due to the chord of the wing - 48" - the trailer has a
53"diameter, so a lot of frontal load. Tow capacity is 2,000 lbs,
they recommend trailer brakes for over 1,000 lbs (my trailer has
hydraulic surge brakes). I have no problems towing or stopping
(braking is as important as the torque for getting going. I have a 5
speed manual transmission; I've read on the TDI club (http://
www.tdiclub.com/) that the automatic transmission might be a problem,
for the Jetta anyway. There is a TDI Beetle forum on the site
previously mentioned, where I'm betting there is a lot of info on
hitches, towing generally... there sure was for the Jetta TDI on
there. I bought a hitch and electrics for towing based on the
recommendations there.

Dan

On Dec 2, 12:11 pm, Dan wrote:
I tow a 1,300 lb (590 lbs Austria, 610 lbs tube) trailer with a 2006
Jetta TDI. Due to the chord of the wing - 48" - the trailer has a
53"diameter, so a lot of frontal load. Tow capacity is 2,000 lbs,
they recommend trailer brakes for over 1,000 lbs (my trailer has
hydraulic surge brakes). I have no problems towing or stopping
(braking is as important as the torque for getting going. I have a 5
speed manual transmission; I've read on the TDI club (http://www.tdiclub.com/) that the automatic transmission might be a problem,
for the Jetta anyway. There is a TDI Beetle forum on the site
previously mentioned, where I'm betting there is a lot of info on
hitches, towing generally... there sure was for the Jetta TDI on
there. I bought a hitch and electrics for towing based on the
recommendations there.

Dan

And the other 100 lbs is wing stands, cleaning stuff, etc...

On Dec 2, 12:12 pm, Dan wrote:
On Dec 2, 12:11 pm, Dan wrote:

I tow a 1,300 lb (590 lbs Austria, 610 lbs tube) trailer with a 2006
Jetta TDI. Due to the chord of the wing - 48" - the trailer has a
53"diameter, so a lot of frontal load. Tow capacity is 2,000 lbs,
they recommend trailer brakes for over 1,000 lbs (my trailer has
hydraulic surge brakes). I have no problems towing or stopping
(braking is as important as the torque for getting going. I have a 5
speed manual transmission; I've read on the TDI club (http://www.tdiclub.com/) that the automatic transmission might be a problem,
for the Jetta anyway. There is a TDI Beetle forum on the site
previously mentioned, where I'm betting there is a lot of info on
hitches, towing generally... there sure was for the Jetta TDI on
there. I bought a hitch and electrics for towing based on the
recommendations there.

Dan

And the other 100 lbs is wing stands, cleaning stuff, etc...

Hmmm a thread about the optimal tow vehicle and only 8 replies over a
few days? this should be up to at least 50 or 100 by now

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Hmmm a thread about the optimal tow vehicle and only 8 replies over a
few days? this should be up to at least 50 or 100 by now

Would it help if I claim that you need one of these to tow with?

http://69.20.127.42/StaticFiles/internationalTrucks/Documents/Truck%20Detail/INT_103_RXT_SellSheet_Back_v5.pdf

It does have a diesel like the OP wanted...

:-)

Just kidding. Really.

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On Dec 4, 5:50 pm, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way
d0t com wrote:
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Hmmm a thread about the optimal tow vehicle and only 8 replies over a
few days? this should be up to at least 50 or 100 by now

Would it help if I claim that you need one of these to tow with?

http://69.20.127.42/StaticFiles/internationalTrucks/Documents/Truck%2...

It does have a diesel like the OP wanted...

:-)

Just kidding. Really.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

Dunno, at a curb weight of 10,500 lbs and "only" 230 hp and 540 ft lbs
of torque, it looks positively wimpy in comparison to the BMW 335D at
3800 lbs with 282hp and 428 ft lbs of torque. And yes... :-)

One word:

Unimog.

On Dec 4, 9:00 pm, rlovinggood wrote:
One word:

Unimog.

Now we're talkin!

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

Would it help if I claim that you need one of these to tow with?

http://69.20.127.42/StaticFiles/internationalTrucks/Documents/Truck%20Detail/INT_103_RXT_SellSheet_Back_v5.pdf

Ok, I'll bite.

http://www.wlm-modellbau.de/kurioses...gtransport.gif

On Dec 6, 5:26 pm, José Jiménez nospam@please wrote:
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
Would it help if I claim that you need one of these to tow with?

http://69.20.127.42/StaticFiles/internationalTrucks/Documents/Truck%2....

Ok, I'll bite.

http://www.wlm-modellbau.de/kurioses...gtransport.gif

Oh,that's top notch! But shouldn't it be a bike-for-two? When the
"crew" comes to pluck the pilot from some field, looks like somebody's
got to walk back!

Ray

It is good to see that not everybody is fooled by Al Gore

Paul

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
wrote in message
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Hmmm a thread about the optimal tow vehicle and only 8 replies over a
few days? this should be up to at least 50 or 100 by now

Would it help if I claim that you need one of these to tow with?

http://69.20.127.42/StaticFiles/internationalTrucks/Documents/Truck%20Detail/INT_103_RXT_SellSheet_Back_v5.pdf

It does have a diesel like the OP wanted...

:-)

Just kidding. Really.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.