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Re: [RC] Towing Vehicle - marybenstover

My old '65 F100 short bed would pull anything.  I used to pull a four horse up Donner Summit (that's Tevis for you non Californians --- 0 to over 8,000 feet) and it would pull anything.  The problem with small truck and a lot of load is the clutch----which I replaced 3 times...........mb

 

 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Lewis" <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Michelle Aquilino" <michelle.antoinette@xxxxxxxxx>, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:45:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [RC] Towing Vehicle

I towed with an F-150 for several years and had no trouble other than that the engines were underpowered (should NOT be a problem for most folks--I had a base V6 on one, a '98 model, and an EFI 302 in the older one).  The old truck was slightly more competent than the '98 but needed add-a-leaf springs for even the small 2-horse bumper pull trailer I pulled back then.
 
The newer trucks should do just fine with similarly sized trailers, even *small* goosenecks that are within the payload rating.
 
 
Mike
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Towing Vehicle

I've read a couple mentions against the F-150, which is the vehicle I tow with.  Are you saying it's not even ok with just a 2-horse bumper pull?  My trailer is about 3000 lbs empty, and I have yet to put two horses in it.  I'd love to have bigger truck, and I'm sure it would provide a lot more security, but there's just no way I could afford to keep two vehicles for towing and commuting separate...  I do drive incredibly cautiously though when I'm towing, so hopefully luck will continue following me :-/

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