ok... i'll come clean - the reason i was looking for a lightweight '40's
model is that i intend to tow it with my '99 Plymouth... Prowler. gonna beef
up the hitch, and fabricate an ultra lightweight aluminum pipe-frame for the
20' Clipper...
Got all the hp and torque i could possibly use (consider what people were
towing with, in 1949) but I need to lower the center of gravity a tad, and
keep the a/s weight (loaded) under 2500 lbs...
btw... I towed my 27' overlander with a wimpy '83 S-10 Blazer... not the
best rig, and i can certainly understand this powerlust i'm sensing here...
for those long hauls over the Sierras, or the Rockies, though, a '99 Durango
w/magnum V-8 does the trick quite nicely... great sound system, too.
Be interesting to see what my kittykat can do with a lightweight
airstream... tows her luggage trailer loaded to 1,000lbs like it's not even
there...
Tuna.
----- Original Message -----
From: asbestos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 6:58 PM
Subject: [VAC] tow vehicles
> think about the Toyota Tundra with the new V8, massive power, huge
torque,
> in a well behaved, thrifty engine. this is a super smooth engine. (it's
like
> budda) This truck should be able to tow anything on this list with aplomb.
I
> know I sound like a salesman, But check consumer reports, or anyone else.
> consider that instead of some 10 cylinder pickup, or some stank diesel.
If
> I had the 30$ to get one the way I want it I would have, maybe in a few
> years when used ones start showing up.
>
> all this talk about these massive engines to tow Airstreams. What about
> picture of the guy on the bike? A good power drill can put out more work
> than a human. Anyway I towed my caravel 17' with my '94 Toyota pickup
with
> a 4 cylinder (2.2L I believe) and it was fine. Now that was just to get
it
> home (100+ miles) . I realize that the situation was far from ideal as
the
> truck is a bit undersized but it worked. I just wanted to through that out
> there If you want a massive machine that has excess power, fine.
> Remember, want and need are two different things.
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