VX tows 49 Ford 2 ton flatbed!

[Dino]

Yep. I towed our ol Mamas Fish House 49 Ford about two miles today. Fuel filter got clogged and it quit. I happened to be passing by so I pulled over to see what was up. I used the VX to tow it to where you see it here... :p

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/49_ford_and_VX.jpg

It had stalled on a slight hill. The extra fuel demand combined with a clogged fuel filter made it quit. Wouldn't restart.
We hooked up a tow strap to Zuzu, took out the slack and I fired her up. I put it in 4 low, selected first gear and as I let my foot off the brake we began to move at idle!!! :eek: I then shifted to drive and off we went like a charm. I kept it under 20 mph because we were on pavement. (Don't worry, all my tires are the same. :rolleyes: )

It pulled it like it wasn't even there. Impressive. Everyone at work was pretty amazed how "that little thing towed the 49???"

I love my Zuzu VX!!

[nocturnalVX]

Way to go! I love stories that have the VX blowing away people's ideas of what "that little thing" can do...

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Gotta love the VX! It can do anything!!!
Yay! for an awesome VX story! Good job!!!

[tom4bren]

It's amazing what little beasties can do. I towed a broke down full size Ford P'up down the interstate one time (years ago) with a Suzuki Samurai. That really took notice.

On the other hand though, I used to have a picture of me towing the Samurai across the yard using a John Deere lawn tractor. It was a cool pic but I lost all those old photos in the divorce (along with the house & my sanity).

[WormGod]

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/49_ford_and_VX.jpg

It pulled it like it wasn't even there. Impressive. Everyone at work was pretty amazed how "that little thing towed the 49???"

Get some fat meat under them fenders and they wont call it "that little thing" anymore. ;)

[Dino]

What the mpg with fat meat mounted????

[circmand]

I love the look of Monster Mudders on a VX that is 4 wheeling but can you really accuse the stock 245x60x18 tires as being little?

[SkidPlate]

What the mpg with fat meat mounted????

LOL, you realize he means tires, right? Not fatty meat from the `ol Mamas Fish House. :)

Wouldn't imagine you'd have time to figure out the mileage.

As far as meat goes try those 285/60-18 Nitto Grapplers. Since I've put them on my comment quota has increased considerably!

Edit: just caught the mpg reference..lol.

[Dino]

Well comments are nice...

but, I really would like to hear about the MPG when bigger than stock tires are mounted on a Vehicross.

Figures... anyone with big tires know their MPG?????


Thanks! :cool:

[Ldub]

I'm getting around 16-17 hwy. & 10-12 in town...my tire/wheel combination tips the scales at 100 lb. per.
I'd no doubt get better mileage around town if I didn't have a horrible addiction to the forces of acceleration.
Also supercharged, K&N cone filter & Borla muffler with 3+" of lift. :cool:

[Dino]

Thank you. I think I'll just leave my tires/rims as is for now. :rolleyes:

[Ldub]

Thank you. I think I'll just leave my tires/rims as is for now. :rolleyes:

I don't want you to think I am suggesting you do anything one way or the other, but as a point of reference, I did get my best mileage ever(22.92) last year going over Vail pass (filled up about 100 mi. before the summit) with 265/70x16" tires on stock rims. (no lift)
And yes, I did compensate for odo error. ;)

[circmand]

How much of that was downhill?

[Ldub]

How much of that was downhill?

About half.