Do you put the transmission, in neutral? We were following this guy, out of St. Louis. He had all 4 tires to the ground.
Well, we’re doing it! Tow dolly wheels up
We’ve given this a test run and all appears to be fine. 2011 Smart Fortwo Passion, automatic trans.
We bought a tow dolly that has disc brakes. $1600. We do the exact same procedure you would to to flat tow, from the manual. Manual battery disconnect switch.
We’re towing front wheels up. Our mechanic could find no reason why we couldn’t tow this way as long as we followed flat tow procedure and disconnected battery while towing.
We’ve test it over 60 miles and so far no issue. We are using an Acme Ezee Tow dolly and no issues with clearance loading or unloading.
We did have to work on where the strap tie downs best worked on the small tires. Turns out 10, 12 and 3 suggested strap placement left the 3 o’clock strap too loose. The final placement so far is 10:00, 11:30 and 1-ish worked!
Pulled like a dream. Didn’t ever feel it and it was a windy day.
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We bought a tow dolly that has disc brakes. $1600. We do the exact same procedure you would to to flat tow, from the manual. Manual battery disconnect switch.
We’re towing front wheels up. Our mechanic could find no reason why we couldn’t tow this way as long as we followed flat tow procedure and disconnected battery while towing.
We’ve test it over 60 miles and so far no issue. We are using an Acme Ezee Tow dolly and no issues with clearance loading or unloading.
We did have to work on where the strap tie downs best worked on the small tires. Turns out 10, 12 and 3 suggested strap placement left the 3 o’clock strap too loose. The final placement so far is 10:00, 11:30 and 1-ish worked!
Pulled like a dream. Didn’t ever feel it and it was a windy day.
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Towing Question
I tow a 2008 Smart Car behind a trailer, with all four wheels down. It seems to tow great at highway speeds on straight roads. However,when turning sharp corners at low speed, the car tends to want to wobble from side to side. Could this be caused by the Electronic Stability Program (ESP)...
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Here is the quote from the Smart Car forum: I use a bungee that's maybe 26" to 36" long or so. Push the seat back all the way. There holes at the front
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corner of the front seat rail mounting blocks on each side. I just put one hook in each rail block hole and run the cord one wrap around the bottom center of the wheel. This is all it needs and is secure. This setup keeps the front wheels from oscillating back and forth after turning a corner while towing.
This is a photo of how I attach the bungee cords but do not use the braking system in photo. I use 2 cords instead of one, one for each side of seat and crise cross the cords on each side of the 2 downward arms of the steering wheel.
This is a photo of how I attach the bungee cords but do not use the braking system in photo. I use 2 cords instead of one, one for each side of seat and crise cross the cords on each side of the 2 downward arms of the steering wheel.
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