Sounds like a single axle??? I was looking at the tandem axle trailers, mucho heavier than the single axle. I was thinking if you had a tandem, that would be a hell of strain on a v6... CR
edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chris It is a Haulmark Transport DLX 6x12 -total length is 14ft. It came with a spl pkg that included various items but one I appreciated was the added 6" height which brought total interior height to 74" so at 6ft I didnt have to duck to get in. It is a true 12ft interior length. Ed Capullo >From: Chris Reinhardt >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy an F500inthe >Winter >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:39:57 -0800 (PST) > > Eddie, how big is that trailer? > > CR > >edward capullo wrote: > CR >I just was skimming the highlights. I left off the part about missing the >exit Sat night and taking I90 in the dark (would have been a disaster as I >would have been heading toward Erie where they had already had a major >pileup earlier in the week from whiteout conditions) Finally got a Uturn at >the toll booth so I could go back to I80 that I wanted to get to I480 and >then I77 In the daylight with no swirling snow would never have happened. >Then there was the tractor trailer and I headed right toward each other in >a >run around the building at the Pilot truck stop in NJ both trying to find >parking. All in all my little Dodge V6 Dakota 4x2 did well.We went 1938 >miles r/t and burned 130 gals of gas which except for CT(2.29) was usually >costing us from 1.97 in NJ to 2.13 in PA (2.22 on the Tpke) 2.09 in Ohio >and >2.17 in MI. What were you doing in Rochester..escaping Westchester? >Capt Eddie > > >From: Chris Reinhardt > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy an F500 >inthe > >Winter > >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:16:56 -0800 (PST) > > > > Ed, didn't sound all that bad??? > > You could driven through the Rochester area on the way back.... > > > > CR > > > > PS There was a game on yesterday? I didn't think NASCAR started till > >next weekend... > > > >edward capullo wrote: > > This past weekend I left nice warm southern CT to go get a trailer and > >the > >KBS that Pat McRee was selling me. The trip to Swanton (Toledo) wasn't >too > >difficult except up on the Allegheny ridges at 2200ft level where there >was > >snow ice and a bit of fog going over I80. Afterstaying overnite in >Swanton > >got the brand new Haulmark 9x12 from Zero Gravity Trailer sales (very >nice > >people to deal with) and ran up US 23 to Flint MI and then to Lapeer >where > >the car was. High winds and some blowing snow in the fields but nothing > >major except the cold and the empty trailer held up well (it has the >round > >nose not the V). By the time we loaded everyting in the truck bed and > >trailer it was in hard blowing snow. We left to go back to Toledo via >MI24 > >to I75 through Detroit. It has been many years since I lived and drove in > >upstate NY and I had forgotten just how bad it is to drive in whiteout > >conditions. Fortunately snow ended by Toledo and our run over I80/90 to > >Cleveland was only windy. Stayed in Independence and visited Jeff > >Blumenthall. Admired his two KBS cars and discussed setups etc. Next > >morning windy but sunny and no snow so had a pretty tame trip but chose >to > >go over the PA Tpke (world's most expensive toll road) so we could go >thru > >the ridges rather than over them. After stopping in Harrisburg to see my > >oldest daughter who I hadnt seen since her wedding five years ago had a > >tame > >trip up thru Jersey/NY and CT getting home to find the furnace had gone >off > >during a power interruption 24hrs before. Fortunately no pipes burst but >it > >is pretty bad when the truck is warmer than the house. I have to say that > >the Haulmark trailer towed flawlessly even in wind and snow. I now have a > >great respect for the people of the Lakes states who have to battle such > >conditions every Winter. I also now remember why I left upstate NY affter > >driving in and shovelling the "white rain" in zero and sub zero temps >from > >1954 until 1971. Anyway the new addition is sitting in the heated garage. > >Oh > >yeah I guess there was some game I listened to on the radio as we were > >heading back > >Ed Capullo > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > > >--------------------------------- >Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
