I disagree with some of you on the necessity of a big tow vehicle. In my
opinion a 29 ft would be comfortable with the Dakota PU. So you need to
shit down on steep mountain grades. Big deal! Haven't you oticed even
the biggest of trucks gea down? Not only going up but also going
down-certainly saves the breaks. Why would you ever allow a motor to be
lugged? You can go all the way to first if you need. What percentage of
the time are you going up really steep mountains. I have crossed the
Continental Divide in about every location on a hiway and never found it
a problem to shift down. That's what the passing lanes are for. Think
about the extra $'s and the extra fuel you are poluting with. So, you
are 10 min. later arriving. What are you going to do with that 10 min?
>From an old timer who has 7 A/S from 16 to 31 feet during 23 years and
about 10 different tow vehicles,
Kathy
On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 12:28:27 -0500 John Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> I pull my 1966 30/31' Sovereign with a Dodge 318 in a 1994 full size
> van.
> In fact pulled it all through PEI, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
> back in
> 1995. About a 5-6000 mile trip from our home (then) in Minnesota.
> Great
> performance on the level to rolling terrain; degraded but still
> acceptable
> in the Pennsylvania mountains; would not be acceptable in extremely
> mountainous terrain. Bottom line: 180,000 miles on the van with its
> original 318; routine trailering is about 1000 miles/year average;
> if I
> was going across mountain ranges I would want more power, but the
> 318 is
> just great for my current usage.
>
> Roy Lashway wrote:
>
> > > I have a 1998 Dodge Dakota with factory tow package a
> > >318 engine and 3:55 rear end. I have been told by an
> > >Airstream dealer
> > ======
> > I suggest the dealer is telling you wrong. For a 31ft the
> minimum
> > engine would be a 350 unless you are always on the level or going
> down
> > hill.
> >
> > Roy Lashway
> > '78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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