Another option to consider is a lighter enclosed trailer... I didn't
want to buy a huge tow vehicle so I got the smallest, lightest enclosed
trailer I could find that a TR4 would fit into. It's not as convenient
as the bigger trailers, in that I can't carry spare engines, trannys,
etc. like Henry does, but my '99 Tahoe (350 with factory towing package)
pulls it very easily and it's way more convenient than an open trailer.
I bought a Featherlite 16' all aluminum (I probably should have bought
the 20' but the concept is the same) with an empty weight of about 1800
pounds, not much more than some of the steel open trailers I looked at.
Cost was about double a comparable steel enclosed trailer but I think it
probably saved me that much on the cost of the tow vehicle and I might
even get most of it back when/if I sell it. Don
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From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:34 AM
To: Joe Curry
Cc: 'John Herrera'; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Chevy 5.3 Litre Powered Tow Vehicle
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Joe Curry wrote:
> I use an 2002 Avalanche with a 5.3 V8 and I can't even feel the
trailer
> behind. I get about 18 mpg towing.
I'll take a wild guess that you have an open trailer. The difference
between an open trailer and an enclosed trailer is quite substantial. I
just bought a Pace 20 foot enclosed trailer and the empty weight is a
tad
over 3000 pounds. That empty weight is equivalent my old open trailer
with
the car on it.
I'm with the previous poster - more is more betterer when you pull an
enclosed trailer. 5.3 liters is marginal, the 6.0 is better. Diesel is
the
best (if you can lay out the cash.) Also note that gears will help a lot
(go for 3.73 or 4.10 on the GM products). The 4.10 gears will move your
GCWR up a couple of thousand pounds.
> Joe (C)
Regards,
rml
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