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01-23-2007, 09:12 AM
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Towing with a Geo Metro.
The manual says not to but is there a good way to connect a hitch and ball to tow a lightweight trailer? I saw some cop on TV's Lunkerville that was towing a small 2-man bass boat with an electric trolling motor. Good for me.
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#2
01-23-2007, 11:31 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
There's a company called Curt Manufacturing, www.curtmfg.com, that makes a hitch for the metro. I looked into it a while back, and it looks like a pretty good system. It's limited to 1000 lb trailer weight and 100 lb tongue weight, but for me it would be perfect for towing around dirtbikes.
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01-23-2007, 10:33 PM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
Randy, I am a Millwright in a factory so I happen to have access to welders and drills and scrap metal. I have fabricated several different hitches for the small cars I've owned so that I can use my two wheel flat bed utility trailer with them. I've had a hitch on a VW Rabbit (diesel), a Honda Civic wagon and two different Metros. I won't try to tell you how to do it since they are often different between models and years. You just have to use a combination of common sense and imagination to create a hitch that will suit your needs. Also the use of the hitch has to be coupled with common sense regarding the type of load you put on it. I just wanted to let you know that it can be done.... Steve
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01-25-2007, 12:17 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
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01-30-2007, 03:07 PM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
Why not...?
I've seen small trailers being towed by motorcycles! Motorcycles can have sidecars which are in effect trailers. And isn't the Geo Metro 3 cylinder engine originally a Suzuki motorcycle engine made water cooled for the Metro? Just don't be stupid and try towing a load of gravel! DoctorBill
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#8
01-31-2007, 09:52 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
Doc.,
Ha-ha-ha. Sounds like you've seen me tow stuff before. No, I won't be stupid (Let's hope). I want to tow my little trolling motor powered 12 foot aluminum jon boat on a little Sunfish sailboat trailer that I modified for it to some nearby fishin' holes in the national forest. Total weight has to be less than 500 lbs. I'd like to also raise the suspension so I can get better clearance on those back road trails. Any ideas?
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01-31-2007, 10:36 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
hey GR......I was just thinking how about going to junkyard and buying a set of rims then finding the tallest tires that will fit. You could also buy mud tires and get better traction. Just change out regular tires when you need to have more clearance. It would probably be cheaper than changing your suspension. I'd bet you could get it done for around $200. Might try this http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...003419/c-10101 beteewn the the two might get 3 more inches for a little over $200
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02-01-2007, 02:14 PM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
GEORANDY.....
Towing 500 lbs might be like carrying around two big FAT PEOPLE in your Geo - except that Fat People don't have wind resistance inside like the trailer does outside... Would you do that...? My Metro drives differently with just my 150 lb 5'11" teenaged daughter in it! I hope you like fixing the prematurely worn out engine... Makes me think of sombody making Marilyn Monroe pull a plow....! Why not buy a cheap used Jeep Cherokee for towing ANYTHING around? $500 easily! Jeeps are work-horses! The straight six 4.0 liter will last forever - if you take care of it! Buying used Jeeps are like buying used lawn mowers - CHEAP and Abundant! DoctorBill
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02-01-2007, 08:23 PM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
i put one on a friends 91 metro wagon, only had to drill 2 holes in body to mount it and it seems to tow his little harbor freight trailer around ok. all he carries in it are a garbage can or two to the dumps so its not like there is any weight
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#12
02-03-2007, 12:58 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
I bought one of those little HARBOR-FREIGHT Trailers, too.
I'm building a Fiberglass covered plywood lock-box to bolt on it for traveling - to carry luggage and food on trips to Montana or Canada - just to leave the inside of the car for people. It is small enough that a person could tow it around behind a bicycle! But even a 500 lb trailer with a boat makes me feel compassion for any Geo Metro pulling that load..... Just doesn't feel right way down in my soul. Guess it is 'cause I like The Phoenix so much, I could not bring myself to "abuse" it like that. They were made to cart one or two people around as a transporter...not for towing something... Get an old used Jeep straight-six "Banger" made for such slavery. DoctorBill
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#13
02-03-2007, 09:44 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
Keep in mind also the increased weight on the rear will most likely reduce the traction in the front drive wheels. That might be something to think about on a boat ramp.
On the plus side, if the trailer load is heavy enough, you can spend a romantic night stargazing. And unless you have an automatic, you will most likely burn out your clutch pretty quick or at least quicker than normal. This all being said, I am thinking of using one for those odd times I buy things that won't fit inside the car. But it wouldn't be any more substantial than this:  http://www.uhaul.com/trailers/
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#14
05-10-2007, 01:46 PM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
DOCTORBILL,
What's up. Your first response was positive then you sent two negative responses. What's up with that? I'm not going to hurt my little Metro. I really appreciate my Metro. Hurt's you down in your soul? What? Ha-ha-ha. You're too funny! Premature clutch and engine replacement? What?? No way. I'm not going to go long-haul on the interstates for a living. Ho-ho-ho. Like I said, maybe 5 miles to the lake and back. I also said it will be less than 500 lbs. In fact, with the trailer hooked up I can lift the trailer with the boat on it completely off the ground by myself. I turned fifty last week (maybe I'm bragging, no, it's just not that heavy) so it must not be too heavy. Say what you want, I'd still take you fishing with me and let you drive. I'll ride shotgun while my Metro pulls us along. Oh, I almost forgot, there is no boat ramp. I just pick up the boat to off-load it from the trailer and drag it down to the water. Loading is the same way, drag and lift. No hernias here. DOC., I only worry about the weight of all the fish I catch being too much. Lighten up!
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#15
05-11-2007, 10:27 AM
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Re: Towing with a Geo Metro.
LOL right now I got my 8x4 trailer from Harbor Freight Tools and I was planing to use it with my 2000 Cevy Metro 1.3l automatic and I was busting my head how to attach the hitch.
I was taking a look at the web page somebody sugested in an earlyer post but I don t want to spend over $200 for a hitch, I paid $250 for the entire trailer. Did somebody adapted one with succes?
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