Ed, I agree 100%, the point I was making is that the extra axle adds lots of weight and drag, and I was thinking that it would kill a v6. If you have a deisel dualie I still think the tandem torsion axle tows the best.... Ed, do you have leafs or torsions? CR
edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CR & John You are correct as it is a single axle. I have had no problems towing with it (over 900 miles so far thru rotten weather)nor did I have any problem with my old trailer which also was a single axle. (open landscaping trailer) I have towed both open and closed trailers and both single and dual axles. For heavier race cars or if you want to keep prying fingers away I suppose the tandem enclosed trailer is the best deal but it is more than I needed for this light weight F500. More axles equal more tires on the ground equal more friction loss and more fuel consumption and perhaps higher tolls at bridges and toll roads. I think this little single axle will fit the bill nicely. Ed C. >From: John Whitling >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy anF500inthe >Winter >Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:46:21 -0500 > >IMO a single axle trailer is far preferable provided you don't need the >added capacity. There is a lot of tire scrub and twisting in a tandem >setup, and consequently lots of tire failures too. > >Chris Reinhardt wrote: > > > 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 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! > >[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name >of jwhit.vcf] --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! 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