# Rated for towing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765 "2020-09-09T18:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/1 "2020-09-09T18:21:02Z")
Where I live the streets and highways are filled with “Landscaping Service” vehicles – usually a pickup truck or small stake-body towing a trailer full of big ol’ lawnmowers, trimmers, etc. They range from well-established companies with lots of laborer employees to guys just trying to get a business going. I admire this fellow’s attempt at entrepreneurship, but I think his automotive engineering skills make him a high risk. This is an over-the-shoulder shot while we were stopped at a traffic light. The trailer is a bit longer than the car. ![Landscaping Service](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/6/56e96400f635dca3a100e4526f422996745062f6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/2 "2020-09-09T18:29:22Z")
The trailer is worth more than the car My bet on the failures in order are 1)rusted frame/unibody/hitch coming apart 1. transmission failing 3)engine roaching But they are trying to make a go of it, hopefully they get enough money to upgrade their ride ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/3 "2020-09-09T18:30:15Z")
Not rated to tow that much. The rear is overloaded. The car likely has a 90 degree Buick V6 in there with 300K on it. Maybe a 3.0 liter, maybe a 3.8. Doesn’t matter, they should not be doing that. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/4 "2020-09-09T18:42:56Z")
Desperate people do desperate things. Not much to loose. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/5 "2020-09-09T18:54:58Z")
A few decades ago when I lived in Central NY…front page news showed the Staties had pulled over a Ford Pinto towing a Cabin Cruiser. They refused to let him go any further. It was amazing that he got that far. It had PA plates on it (about 100 miles south). ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/6 "2020-09-09T19:02:23Z")
Believe it or not, there are worse examples out there. 😉 ![towing_overloaded](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/1/5159c9a7c9137ee643d260c60ca80801f2fa184d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/7 "2020-09-09T19:14:03Z")
Once I saw a Corvette pulling a boat on a trailer down the highway. It was surreal. Why you’d even want to put a trailer hitch on a Corvette is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/8 "2020-09-09T19:17:54Z")
> [@ledhed75](#): > > Why you’d even want to put a trailer hitch on a Corvette is beyond me Well, I know of at least one good reason. I know a number of people who’ve put class 1 hitches on performance cars to haul small utility trailers. These people do Autocross racing (parking lot racing) and tow their race tires and tools on those trailers. Typical are Harbor Freight kit trailers modified with a big plastic toolbox and a tire rack. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/9 "2020-09-09T19:19:38Z")
> [@ledhed75](#): > > Once I saw a Corvette pulling a boat on a trailer down the highway. It was surreal. But at least the Corvette was capable of doing it. > [@ledhed75](#): > > Why you’d even want to put a trailer hitch on a Corvette is beyond me. They sell them… > **[Reese-Hitches.com | Trailer Hitches & Towing Accessories | 877-507-0711](https://www.reese-hitches.com/vehicleselectorresults?year=2010&make=Chevrolet&model=Corvette&skipStyleCheck=1&style=Coupe%2Band%2BConvertible&product_type_id=2)** > > Trailer Hitches from Reese and most popular brands. Search tool to find trailer hitches for any make / model. All trailer hitches and accessories in stock and ship same day. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/10 "2020-09-09T21:00:51Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > Desperate people do desperate things +1 More than likely, the guy with the inappropriate tow vehicle is in dire financial straits. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rated-for-towing/169765/11 "2020-09-10T01:37:42Z")
I knew a carpenter/contractor friend of my son who decided to move from Buffalo to Florida. Moving trucks were too expensive so he built his own trailer with 4x4s and 2x4s and plywood and a junkyard rear axle and springs to tow behind his pickup. The then loaded a house full of furniture and appliances on it. He made 20 miles before it hopelessly broke.