I tow a 16 foot enclosed trailer that weighs about 6000 pounds loaded
with a 1999 Dodge diesel 1 ton quad cab truck With 215 horsepower 420
lb/ft torque and 4.10 differentials. I know this is over kill but it
gets 12.7 to 13.6 towing at 65 to 70 mph and will do it all day long.
The mileage empty is around 18.7. The ambient temperature has to be
quite high before the fan even kicks in. With 80,000 mostly towing miles
the only problems I have had are, replaced the front rotors at 75000
miles and a rear seal leak on the transmission. No transmission problems
yet. Ask Tom Strange how it tows.
Jerry Barr
#59 Red GT6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Sohl
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 8:50 PM
To: WEmery7451@aol.com; s.janzen@comcast.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tow Vehicle Recommendations?
----- Original Message -----
From: <WEmery7451@aol.com>
To: <billsohl@mindspring.com>; <s.janzen@comcast.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Tow Vehicle Recommendations?
> In a message dated 10/10/05 6:24:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> billsohl@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Have you considered a light truck? I pull a 24
> foot travel trailer (weighs about 5000#) with a
> Chevy Silverado 1500, Extended Cab with a
> 5.3L gas engine. >>
>
> I think that the tow vehicle requirements vary as to whether you are
> towing
> across flat areas of Ohio and the Midwest, or the hills and mountains
of
> Pennsylvania and West Virginia. My 1987 Ford Econoline 250 Grunt
Wagon
> recently
> started to over heat with hills and mountains. Of course, the junk
that I
> am
> carrying and the trailer grew heavier over the years.
I agree, and will add that I have pulled up and down many a PA hill...as
well
as other in NY with my truck.
Most recent trip was NJ to Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) by way of
Watkins Glen.
Cheers,
Bill Sohl
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