Mike,
How wet did you get pulling your 55 second from Newfoundland to Nova
Scotia. We were up in that part of the world this past summer and the only
way that we found to get from ns to nf and back was by using a ferry. :>)
Jim V.
At 11:15 AM 02/17/2003 Monday, laurieandmike wrote
>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
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
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