Towing question
Aug 1, 2004 | 03:59 AM
#32
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Towing question
I agree with most others. Better to go to big than small or right at the limit. You want your vehicle to last, so don't make it work itself to death by maxxing it out. Except the diesels can handle running close to max a little better.
Trust me, I ran my Bronco at right close to the limit, if not maybe a little over, once in a while.
We just had to get all the quads to the dunes to play, really [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Well it bit me. I have 120,000 miles on my Bronco, and after all it is a ford (hehe, I figured somebody else would say that). So that could have had a part in my case. I blew out my tranny going up a nice hill, with trailer and quads in tow. Seem to be going ok, but I guess not. Probably to much weight. Got stuck 5 hours away from home, and no way to get there. That's a whole story that I won't go into [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img].
Good Luck, and don't be afraid to go big [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Trust me, I ran my Bronco at right close to the limit, if not maybe a little over, once in a while.
We just had to get all the quads to the dunes to play, really [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Well it bit me. I have 120,000 miles on my Bronco, and after all it is a ford (hehe, I figured somebody else would say that). So that could have had a part in my case. I blew out my tranny going up a nice hill, with trailer and quads in tow. Seem to be going ok, but I guess not. Probably to much weight. Got stuck 5 hours away from home, and no way to get there. That's a whole story that I won't go into [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img].
Good Luck, and don't be afraid to go big [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Aug 3, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
With the 6.0 V8 on a 2500 I would say stay around mid-20' (24'). Anything over nowadays and you're going to pop on the combined. And when you get into anything in the high 20s and above you'll push over 10,000GVWR on the trailer and trigger Class A licensing.
With the 6.0 V8 on a 2500 I would say stay around mid-20' (24'). Anything over nowadays and you're going to pop on the combined. And when you get into anything in the high 20s and above you'll push over 10,000GVWR on the trailer and trigger Class A licensing.
Aug 3, 2004 | 11:12 PM
#34
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I always meant to ask you what your guy's was. You lucked out big time. Did you ever get your CA license? LOL
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Aug 4, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by: powerstroke01
in the next 2 weeks.. lol
Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I always meant to ask you what your guy's was. You lucked out big time. Did you ever get your CA license? LOL
I always meant to ask you what your guy's was. You lucked out big time. Did you ever get your CA license? LOL
Aug 4, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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Originally posted by: rescuediver
powerstroke, Are you getting a Ca. Class A commercial or recreational? Or are you getting a license from NASA[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Originally posted by: powerstroke01
in the next 2 weeks.. lol
Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarriorI always meant to ask you what your guy's was. You lucked out big time. Did you ever get your CA license? LOL
Still have my texas liscence.. ahhahah
i dont want to be a californian.. *runs around screaming*
Aug 4, 2004 | 11:17 PM
#38
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It's not all that bad being a Californian......
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Aug 5, 2004 | 03:41 AM
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Originally posted by: powerstroke01
My drivers liscence.. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]
Still have my texas liscence.. ahhahah
i dont want to be a californian.. *runs around screaming*
Originally posted by: rescuediver
powerstroke, Are you getting a Ca. Class A commercial or recreational? Or are you getting a license from NASA[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Originally posted by: powerstroke01
in the next 2 weeks.. lol
Originally posted by: BlackandRedWarriorI always meant to ask you what your guy's was. You lucked out big time. Did you ever get your CA license? LOL
Still have my texas liscence.. ahhahah
i dont want to be a californian.. *runs around screaming*
Ok, in Texas you had George W. Bush but, we have The Governator of Calefor'nea. How could you not want to become one of us[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]