ya will in newfoundland where i am from and nova scotia where i live now is
alot of very steep hills
some trucks are not alowed to go down the grade etc
and i pulled my 55 second from nf to port hawkesbury ns in a 99 dakota 4x4
standard
it was a hard haul but time and care worked great
i also tow a 22 foot boat with it all the time
just my 2 cents
mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "AKBurke" <akburke@cableone.net>
To: <BLUCHEETAH@aol.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Trailering advice
> I managed to trailer my '49 Panel from Monterey to Boise with my '98
> Exploder (5.0 V8). It was 7 hours going down there (the adrenaline was
> running)...and 16 hour back home (it was a long slow haul over Donner Pass
> and across the high desert). A few years back I pulled a '65 Mustang
> Fastback out of Sacramento with the same vehicle. I wouldn't suggest
making
> a living towing with an Explorer but if you take it slow and easy and let
> the transmisison do it's job what's the issue??
>
> ...and looking at my map....Colorado to Texas is all downhill so you
should
> have no problems (and Texas may be big but, be serious, 'Texas hill
country'
> is a mere speed bump ;-)
>
> -A
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of BLUCHEETAH@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 1:44 AM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Trailering advice
>
>
> Hey Everyone,
> I've located a '53 Chevrolet 1/2 ton in Colorado (I'm on the Texas Coast).
> I've given the guy a deposit to hold it until I can drive up there and
check
> it out. I don't have a trailer, but the plan was to check it out, if I
like
> it, rent a u-haul dolly trailer and drive it back to Texas. My questions
are
> these: Is there any reason you guys think I shouldn't drag this back on a
> dolly trailer? Apparently the guy who is selling this feels it's in good
> enough shape (drivable) and doesn't think it's a problem. Any foreseeable
> problems you can think of? Do you think my 1994 Ford Explorer can handle
the
> load?
> Thanks for the first of a lot of advice.
> Susan B.
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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