The torsions tow much better than springs... CR edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CR They are torsions and I think what my buddy Matt was referring to was snow and feezing conditions except his r/t commute wasnt almost 2000miles. Ed
>From: Chris Reinhardt >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [F500] The trip from Hell or why I shouldnt buy anF500inthe >Winter >Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:11:40 -0800 (PST) > > 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 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! 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