Re: [RC] 4Runners and horse trailers - Barbara McCrary
I used to pull a 2-horse straight load
trailer with my Chevy S-10. I began to realize that the tail was wagging the
dog. That's when I announced that I was selling it and buying something
with a bit more heft. I now have a Dodge Dakota with 5-speed stick shift,
and IT is just barely adequate, but definitely better than the
S-10.
As the wise people on ridecamp have said time
and time again.....
"Its not what you can pull, its
what you can STOP!"
Who cares if you can pull it. Can you stop it?
Go pull once with your 4-runner or SUV. Then go pull that same trailer
with a REAL truck designed to tow. Go out in traffic, hills, you name it and
stop that trailer behind you. You will then make the right decision and
never look back. You will realize how scary that SUV was to pull. Those are
your "babies" back there and your life up in front. Do you really want to take
that kind of big risk?
