I've towed using my 50 1/2 ton when I was young and didn't know any better. I put a full rack on the truck and had it all loaded up with furniture (including the requesite rocking chair on top), and towed a VW squareback (also fully loaded with gear carrier on top and bike racks on the back). From Missouri to Ohio and then a year later from Ohio to Colorado. I had the local U-haul place install the hitch. It was mounted on a rail they put on between the rear frame rails and also they dirlled some holes and tied the hitch into the rear bumper. I had upgraded to a 235, which was plenty of power and no problems pulling way too much weight since the 4:11 gears will pull stumps. The problems I had were with the front end being too loose, so the truck wandered. Also the load started to sway rythmically and eventually (I found out much later) fatigued and cracked one of the frame members. You might consider one of those equalizer hitches that keep the sway to a minimum. Actually, I would advise against towing with your pickup. When I think back to what I did I have to say that it was really pretty stupid. These trucks will take a lot of abuse but there are better tools for the job, such as a modern 3/4 or 1 ton truck.
Alan '50 Chevy 1/2 ton Denver, CO ----- Original Message ----- From: rmarks10 To: [email protected] ; Old Chevy/GMC Truck Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 5:35 AM Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Towing Anybody have any thoughts about using my '51 3/4 ton truck with a 216 and a 4:11 rear to tow my '51 1/2 ton? Anybody put a hitch on one of these trucks? Any issues, tips, tricks? Will my bumper interfere? Thanks, Roy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
