Bill,
I used to pull a 34' Fireball fifth-wheel Camp Trailer a few years ago.
I used a '69 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup with a 454 & TH400 Auto-trans. I
replaced that with a 1 ton mainly to get better brakes. The drums just
weren't quite enough to reliably drag 10,000 to a quick stop. The engine
was way more than adequate--550hp at the ground. A stock 454 is still
good for somewhere in the order of 300hp+. A big-block Chevy, Ford or
even one of those new V-10 Dodges would be nice...:^)
'later,
Gary Goodlund garyg@crl.com
Sebastopol,CA
On Sat, 3 Feb 1996 wsachse@ncinter.net wrote:
> My buddy and I are involved in designing a fifth wheel trailer to be used
> as a mobile classroom for new and used heavy equipment mechanics (that's
> new and used mechanics as well as equipment). We are looking at a 36'
> trailer to be laid out for classroom and some hands on stuff also. Anyone
> out there have any experience with something like this? Are there other
> spots on the net that would be beneficial to check out? We are open to
> suggestions but need to move fairly quickly. Finally, what is it going too
> take to drag this thing across the Pa. state without tying up traffic too
> much? Bill and I appreciate any comments on this subject. Give me a
> holler!
> Bill
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