----- Original Message -----
> From: KingsCreekTrees@aol.com
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 8:04:21 PM
> Subject: [TR] Off topic:Delete if you do not tow a trailer
>
> Hi all;
>
> For those who tow their Triumph, or indeed anything, on/in a trailer,
> I
> wondered if anyone has graduated from an open trailer to an enclosed
> one? I am
> about to order an enclosed one, mostly for my business, but am a bit
>
> constricted by the towing capacity of my half ton van (6200 lbs
> towing
> capacity). To tow the TR3A, I don't need much space, but to tow my
> compact tractor
> with bush hog, or to haul Christmas trees, perennials, etc. etc.,
> then it's
> a different story. So, I'm planning to order a cargo trailer that is
> 8 ft
> wide, 8 ft tall (6 ft 6ins headroom for my tall height), 20 feet long
> and
> weighs 2800 lbs unladen. It seems to me that I'll be towing a great
> big sail
> down the road with the frontal area of the trailer, although my van
> is 6 ft
> 6 inches tall and probably 6 ft 6 inches wide.
>
> Wondering if anyone's tried towing such a trailer with something
> that's
> only moderately powerful (5.2L V8) and how they found it towed?
> Currently I
> have a 20 ft open landscaping trailer that I tow quite happily, but
> it has
> hardly any wind resistance. Is this a mistake? No dealer will let me
> tow a
> trailer to try it.
>
> Tim
I had a half-ton 5.0 Suburban and a Pace American 20-foot car hauler. The Burb
had 200,000 on it, so it might not have had full power. In any case, I often
found my foot flat on the floor due to hills and/or wind, sometimes struggling
to maintain 55 MPH.
Now I have a three-quarter-ton 8.1 Suburban. I think it would tow at speed
limit anywhere under cruise control.
A dealer who won't let you test a trailer is a dealer who does not want to sell
a trailer.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
pethier [at] comcast [dot] net
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier
http://www.triumphtransamerica.org
http://www.mnautox.com
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