[Shop-talk] Hauling a big planer

[pethier at comcast.net]

Forget the trailer, its just more weight to drag.  Your pickup should be up to it.

Tranny, brakes, and tires.

Have an automatic-tranny tech flush and check your transmission.  As you make the climb out of the Columbia Basin, you will remember why you did.

Have your brakes checked out.  That descent from Idaho to Spokane will wake you up, as will the one into the Columbia Basin.

If you don't have good truck tires, this is a good time to get them.  I have load-range-E tires on the Burb, and I run the rears at the max-rated 80 PSI when I'm towing my enclosed car trailer.  I suggest you do the same for this trip.

Secure the planer as far forward as you can in the box.  But you knew that.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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