Re: [bolger] Trailer and the Chebacco
Dick:
I built a Tennessee which was about in that weight range, and pulled it with
a 2000 cc Mazda, but I felt it was a stretch. I later got a 2500 cc Ford
Ranger, and it was much better. The Ford is a bigger truck, though, and I
think that vehicle size is important too. I guess it depends a lot on how
far you have to go. I once saw a guy leave town pulling a trailer with
about a ton of animal feed with one of those little Suzuki 4 wheel drives.
He got about two miles out and the trailer took over and flipped the car.
He would have been OK if he had kept the speed down to 35-40.
Chuck
I built a Tennessee which was about in that weight range, and pulled it with
a 2000 cc Mazda, but I felt it was a stretch. I later got a 2500 cc Ford
Ranger, and it was much better. The Ford is a bigger truck, though, and I
think that vehicle size is important too. I guess it depends a lot on how
far you have to go. I once saw a guy leave town pulling a trailer with
about a ton of animal feed with one of those little Suzuki 4 wheel drives.
He got about two miles out and the trailer took over and flipped the car.
He would have been OK if he had kept the speed down to 35-40.
Chuck
> Is it true that you can figure out if your car/truck can pull your
> boat "nicely" by adding up the weight of the boat + trailer and the
> sum in lbs.? And this sum should equal or be less than the engine
> size of the pulling vehicle? For instance my trusty/rusty Mazda
> pickup truck has a 2000 engine (are those cc's or what?) so it be
> okay for pulling a Chebacco (wt. = 1200-1500 lbs. or so) + a
> trailer. True or false?
>
> And...what kind of trailer for the Chebacco? 2 wheels enough?
>
> Thoughts and guidance requested!
>
> Dick
>
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False. The important characteristic of an engine for towing is the torque.
This is the measure of the engines ability to do work. The horsepower
rating is the measure of the rate at which work is done and is derived from
torque. Look in your owners manual for the torque rating. Now, having said
that you still will not know if you have enough, and, sorry but I can't help
you there except to say that more is better.
This is the measure of the engines ability to do work. The horsepower
rating is the measure of the rate at which work is done and is derived from
torque. Look in your owners manual for the torque rating. Now, having said
that you still will not know if you have enough, and, sorry but I can't help
you there except to say that more is better.
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> Subject: [bolger] Trailer and the Chebacco
>
> Is it true that you can figure out if your car/truck can pull your
> boat "nicely" by adding up the weight of the boat + trailer and the
> sum in lbs.? And this sum should equal or be less than the engine
> size of the pulling vehicle? For instance my trusty/rusty Mazda
> pickup truck has a 2000 engine (are those cc's or what?) so it be
> okay for pulling a Chebacco (wt. = 1200-1500 lbs. or so) + a
> trailer. True or false?
>
> And...what kind of trailer for the Chebacco? 2 wheels enough?
>
> Thoughts and guidance requested!
>
> Dick
>
>
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> Was the salesman clueless? Productopia has the answers.
>http://click.egroups.com/1/4633/10/_/3457/_/959859492/
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