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Anybody want to comment on the craziness of trying to tow one of these with a Model S?
( Yes I know Tesla says dont do it )
My hypothetical scenario is to get the thing about 260 miles from my house to the Oregon coast ( with a supercharger at the ~100 mile mark ). Once on the coast, short hops from one oceanside RV park to another with long lazy 40 amp recharges is fine.
It's crazy because there's no trailer hitch on the Model S!Anybody want to comment on the craziness of trying to tow one of these with a Model S?
( Yes I know Tesla says dont do it )
I have the Torklift hitch on my MS. However, I use it for my bike rack only and have not towed anything with it.
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Several Model S's have been fitted with trailer hitches. There are a few threads here detailing the process.
Tesla posted a picture last week of a MS mowing a field towing a field harvester.
It was on their Facebook page. John Glenney in Kentucky is the owner.
Have you considered: if it's a small motorcycle, you might just be able to put it in the trunk.I have been considering installing a TorkLift EcoHitch setup and using it to tow my motorcycle.
I would be very very worried about dynamic forces on my hitch towing a trailer. Sure your static tongue weight is ~150# or so. But what about as you decelerate, or go over a bump, or rise. You could easily put more than 1000# of force on that hitch. Not to mention lateral forces that are probably not designed into that hitch.
I am not saying you can't do it, or shouldn't do it. But be very careful, and expect failure, and hope for success. The picture of the lawn mower might not mean they actually pulled the trailer. And that hitch attachment wouldn't add any tongue weight (but would lateral weight) like a trailer would.
Think about this. You could probably pickup the trailer tongue by hand. But could you hold onto it while towing? Probably not. There are a lot of dynamic forces that will go into pulling a trailer. Make sure you evaluate them.
Have you considered: if it's a small motorcycle, you might just be able to put it in the trunk.