My sister's son-in-law just bought a very nice 2000 Chev truck with a stick
shift.
A friend of the in-laws was a dealerbefore retiring and will now scan the
local auctions for a small fee. You tell him what you want to spend and what
you want...he delivers.
This truck was used by a farmer.
Anyway, it's the only truck with a hitch that can haul my #1
brother-in-law's large tandem dump trailer.
We just took a load out to the debris center this morning from my kitchen
renovation project.
The weight.... 0.97 tons debris cost me $ 94.00 including tax.
His standard truck had no problem at all. The last trip, a couple of
yahoo employees loaded it up with crushed stone
and almost flattened the 4 tires. His clutch did protest that time.

Butch Ammon wrote in message
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Hey again....

Well, my new/used 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 pickup is a beautiful truck!!
I am
very happy with it and it is way better then my old, tired, '87 Ford
Ranger.

Anyway, yesterday I was at Boater's World during lunchtime and picked up a
new
receiver hitch with a 4" drop (just like my fishing buddy has on his Dodge
Ram). When I was talking to the guys in the store about my new truck,
they
immediately got concerned (which when you think about it, is a good
thing).

Think of this scenario: 2000 Chevy Silverado, 4.8L V8, 5 speed. Never
towed
with it before. Never retrieved a 2100lb boat/trailer with it up the ramp
before either.

The guy in the store was saying, "No offense... but wait a minute here...
you've NEVER pulled a boat with a stick shift? Whoa buddy.... DON'T DO IT
YET!
Keep using your friend to tow your boat for a while. You need to go
hitch up
your boat to your new Chevy with the stick shift and *PRACTICE*.... If
you
don't, well, two things could happen: #1, you could burn out the clutch
on the
ramp. #2 (and yes, I've seen it happen...), you could end up with your
entire
rig in the drink, boat, trailer, truck, all in 6,7,8 feet of water at the
end
of the ramp!!!

Does anyone pull a boat with a 5 speed standard? Any advice? Thanks a
bunch.

Butch Ammon