Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:06:10 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
What the heck, give it try. Worst case is it won't work and you'll be out
the ccost of te hitch.... unless you can put it to use towing a small
utility trailer full of leaves.

Butch
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
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Jim, wrote:
I have a 23' Chapperalle. and double axle trailer (total weight est 5000
pounds.) I'd like to tow it up a ramp and into a storage yard then
launch once/year. Ramp is about 20% and maybe 20' long, the yard is less
than 100 yards away.

My vehicle is a Chevy Malibu with a wheezy 4, and the trailer has an
electric winch.

Think if I stayed in Low, and went slow I could do it?
I would look for a friend with a pick up truck or rent a pickup truck
twice a year.

I would be concerned about damage to the transmission, even if towing a
short distance. As Eisboch pointed out, if the tow bar is not attached
to the frame, you can end up ripping the tow bar off the car. A Malibu
4 banger is not built to tow 5000 lbs.

Yeah, but it will make for one hell of a story. :)

The best stories are always expensive mistakes.