VX Towing

[johnnyapollo]

I had a tandom axel trailer behind my VX with about 4K lbs in books - didn't have any issues pulling but stopping was a huge issue. First time I came to a stop sign I ended up in the middle of the intersection. I then learned to do gradual braking when approaching a stop and all was well.

-- John

[thedutchguy]

I had a tandom axel trailer behind my VX with about 4K lbs in books - didn't have any issues pulling but stopping was a huge issue. First time I came to a stop sign I ended up in the middle of the intersection. I then learned to do gradual braking when approaching a stop and all was well.

-- John

Don't you guys have trailerbrakes?

[nfpgasmask]

Only very expensive trailers have brakes on them....for us little guys towing a quad or wave runner, most of the trailers are just simple pull trailers with wiring for brake lights.

If I were to tow a small trailer with say, a Polaris Rzr or a quad, would I need a tranny cooler?

Bart

Don't you guys have trailerbrakes?

[tom4bren]

"Did you get an auxillary tranny cooler yet?"

Naw, I only tow it about 30-40 miles at a stretch & Tranny heat didn't seem to be an issue. If I ever decide to tow it down to Tennessee (Watauga Lake) I might look into it.

"Don't you guys have trailerbrakes?"

I'd love to have surge brakes on it, but it wasn't offered & I have too many other "honey do's" on the list to tackle something like that right now. I've been thinking about getting a trailer for a 21 foot boat & modifying it to hold the boat & both jetskis but so far it's just a concept in my head. I also thought about putting a receiver on the back of the jetski trailer & towing the boat behind that but was told it's slightly illegal (even though I've seen a couple of other people doing it this year). In either of those cases, I'd definitely add surge brakes (P.S. I hate electric brakes and would never go that route).

"If I were to tow a small trailer with say, a Polaris Rzr or a quad, would I need a tranny cooler?"

It's never a bad idea to add the Tranny cooler but I don't think that it would be necessary in your application. Basically, you need to decide based upon: the maximum load you'll be hauling, terrain (lots of hill climbing will certainly bring up the tranny temps), and environment (if you're running through Death Valley in the summer, you may want the tranny cooler even if you aren't towing anything).

Johnny - How long did it take before you started breathing normally again after that? I did that once with a heavy load of firewood in the back of my ol' Dodge.

[bigkoala1]

i tow a 21ft apache with my vx. like you all said "you can feel it there" ...no problems going up the ramp, but it has a hard time backing into the driveway. did anyone else notice that?

[psychos2]

i tow a 21ft apache with my vx. like you all said "you can feel it there" ...no problems going up the ramp, but it has a hard time backing into the driveway. did anyone else notice that?

Whenever I am backing up a hill with a trailer I use 4 LO. shawn

[bigkoala1]

[Ascinder]

If I were to tow a small trailer with say, a Polaris Rzr or a quad, would I need a tranny cooler?

Need, probably not, but......you do live in Nevada and tranny coolers are super affordable insurance(like $50)vs. a new tranny($$$$$$$$$). Also when doing research for a prop speed reduction unit(airplane tranny) I am designing, I talked to quite a few transmission guru guys and they all said that the cooler you keep the xmsn fluid, the longer your transmission will last. The benefits were really staggering. The temperature affects the transmissions life on an exponential level. I have thinking about this mod myself, but I currently have some seriously epic projects on the horizon that would negate the effects. They are however easy as hell to install(think brackets to hold the cooler and a hose connection). A good idea would be to either rig up some active cooling(fan) or build up a well designed air intake/exhaust shroud to help cool it. Otherwise you are just adding surface area to your trans. which while it does work, really only works very little.

[johnnyapollo]

There wasn't any traffic so I didn't get too excited - it was more of a "daaaaayum" moment than anything. Mike Pate (who used to be on the forums back when he had a Proton) was in the truck with me and he gave me one of those raised eyebrow looks, as you could probably imagine.

-- John

[tom4bren]

"did anyone else notice that?"

Never noticed anything while backing up ('cept can't see). Then again, my driveway is flat so haven't tried backing up hill.

[bigkoala1]

i noticed in a earlier post you (tom4bren) said you tow with the power button on.. do you leave it on while you are backing. or does it make a difference?