Who tows what with their Tig?

[Creniac]

epilot, I watched a guy in a DSG tiggy try pulling a boat out of the water the other day and it was painful...... the boat was a 18.5ft Bayliner so around 1300kg on trailer.... he was trying to pull away slowly but the DSG was trying to engage first gear fully, he couldn't get the revs up and the DSG disengages itself. He ended up having to have someone pull him out.... he was not happy. If towing boats out on incline ramps at slow speed, either manual or conventional Auto is the way to go.

[jcubed]

Offroad Trailer at 2041m ASL

From way back when, pre-lift days.



Note the nose-up/squatting attitude of the car.

Being a rented trailer I thought these things were balanced, but with the (full) fridge in the nose section, it was heavy to the point where it took two people to lift. This we only realized once breaking up camp for the return journey, as the nose wheel had sunk into the grass.

The fridge was then removed and transported home in the boot of the car, with the spare wheel moved to the back of the trailer for counter-balance, which made it much better.

[jimbomort]

Great looking country there JJJ and yes that does look a nose heavy trailer.....and two to lift, wow that was heavy!

[Creniac]

I towed my boat for the first time today and the Tig did it with ease, my rig on the trailer is 1000kg all up.
Some vehicles get thrown around and you can definately feel the weight when towing but this was not the case today with the Tig.
One learning though......... the autohold does not hold the car and boat as you go to start off..... you need to apply park brake, ease the clutch out until it begins to grab, give it a few revs (around 1500), tap the park brake and away you go..... no problem at all.