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beetle tug
beetle tug
Sep 7, 2017 11:07 PM
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beetle tug
stiligFox
*every single piece of dishware inside falls out of cabinets during wild swing*
BuffyTheManBoobSlayer
etopsirhc
i want one!
KanackyBiznasty
5P4C3M4N
Still that's really fucking cool
Janusha
Yeah I wonder why this never caught on...
sleavejob
"Lemme drive this so I can't fuckin' see where I'm going."
HoboStabWound
How do you see pushing the trailer?
nonickname23
I want dis.
EadEchiC
Reminds me of the Transformer Hot Rod. He was the lamest ever. Til I saw this.
xtraa
They never sold these trailers (US-manufactor). Brillant idea but it turned out to be not strong enough to hold the trailer securely.
Herffmanzata
It would be nice to get one that had a hitch and this contraption. For maneuvering detach the regular hitch and use the top hitch.
stormegedendarklordofall
That's a smart isea
frustwrited
If you look closely, you can see the driver is actually holding it with one hand, much like rednecks do when transporting mattresses.
ThatOneGuyFromKYinND
You need to watch closer.
WellThatsOriginal
Yeah the passenger is holding with two hands.
cringeandpurge
MagicBaconBits
I'm no whale biologists but would you be better reversing and using the side mirrors? You're not going to see more going forwards
Therealyiannopoulos
And?just give it hell!
MagicBaconBits
#nosurvivors
Gearwe
beetle tug
NotWBRecords
Bug tug
37bushelsofpotatoesx2
beetle tug
PascalCasedUserName
beetle tug
formerlyhobojoe
Fun fact there is maybe two in existence that are original you could probably get one custom made however
Fivegoldentoques
That was fun!
Therealyiannopoulos
I so want one of these
dohcohv
Beetles struggled under their own power, I can't imagine towing a trailer with an air cooled flat four originally designed in the 30's
Sticklebrickk
You forget when these were designed people didn't need to worry about "hills", "curves", or "women".
pangea33
With a rear mounted engine
0101010101101110
My 1972 VW Camper has a 1600CC pancake motor and it can tow over a ton with trailer brakes.
PatrickRob82
Duh, you just use the Herbie engine.
Jonmbram
My super beetle had a pretty tough little engine. And it was stock. You can draw a lot of power out of those boxer engines.
dohcohv
The most powerful engine in the beetle made 60hp, double it and it's still less than a compact pickup, and those tow about 2,000lbs.
dohcohv
Which is maybe a tent trailer or a small teardrop trailer.
railgap
Yeah, I saw this and thought, "what's the trailer made out of, balsa wood and prayer?!?"
dohcohv
The windows look painted on.
SamArt53
Yeah, I can't believe a 1973 VW bug with 46 hp is going to tow anything that big - at least not over 30 mph. Besides, funky trailer hitch.
mistersaIvage
It looks like it might fuck with the center of gravity
SamArt53
I thought that same thought also!
dohcohv
I'm pretty sure hitting the brakes will cause a whole lot of brake dive. Imagine hitting the brakes on a curve, it would roll.
dohcohv
It's basically a gooseneck, but the extra reinforcement has to add more weight to an already overstressed car. Drum brakes don't help either
DonteHaversham
Also adds alot of inertia to the top of the car. Anyone familiar with the triangular diagrams they show forklift operators would see a prob
malikcarr
There's probably a reason this trailer design never caught on.
DonteHaversham
fgooseneck trailers are quite useful for heavy loads. In apickup, they distribute the load over the rear axle. Still made, and work fine
TVNewsIsBadForYou
What if it's running a modern flat four made by a certain Japanese car manufacturer? I have a friend that converts old Beatles and buses...
Communistdoggo
I tow 750lb boat/trailer 40 plus miles in my Toyota Camry 4 cylinder
Communistdoggo
It's within its manufacture towing capacity. Also, I was able to pull my 14 alumium boat out of the water on a 30° boat ramp
TVNewsIsBadForYou
To run on modern Subaru Engines
SamArt53
Nice!
ooooweeee
Yeah I saw on jay Leno garage someone did this with an Porsche 356 and I fell in love.
dohcohv
Then they need to upgrade the brakes, suspension, unibody to handle it. It also needs weight to keep trailer sway to a minimum
TVNewsIsBadForYou
that's what he does with the conversions. When he's done they're more Subaru than VW
guntbagmunkball
I want to see these monsters in action.
Wacked
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