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I agree with David.  I tow very large trailers with many horses in them and 
my date of choice is a Dodge 3500 Cummins Dually with a 6-speed manual 
transmission and a jake brake.  I think I have died and gone to heaven every 
time I pull with my truck!!!!!!

Julie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David LeBlanc" <dleblanc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Diane Day'" <FourDays@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:35 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] truck and trailers


> Diane asked:
>
> > My question concerns whether to use the tow haul option on my
> > truck when I am pulling.  It seems that when I do, I use a
> > lot more fuel.  I have a 2002 Chevy 2500 Duramax Diesel.  I
> > did not know that I needed to include the weight of the truck
> > - if I do that means I would have to use that tow option all
> > the time.  Is it really necessary to use that?
>
> I don't know - have to ask the dealer. I hear good things about the newer
> automatic transmissions, but I'd rather have a stick shift any day. I'm
> smarter about when to shift than any transmission I've ever seen.
>
> What I was talking about is that the vehicle will have a GCVW rating, 
> which
> is the max you can tow (once you add in the truck and passengers), and
> that's the best way to judge how much truck you need.
>
>
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