On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 19:15:44 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:52:39 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Looking for a resource that lists, among other things, towing specs for
used trucks or larger SUVs...

I've tried KBB and one or two other suchlikes, but no luck. I'm looking
for a decent mid 1990s vehicle that can tow 8000 pounds on a trailer
fairly short distances...maybe 25 miles one way. I know about Chevy
Suburbans...but I'd really prefer an older pick-me-up.

Might anyone suggest an on-line site that displays these capacities?

Thanks!

That's an interesting question. I found this years ago when I was
getting my third F-350 diesel. All the othe sites I had archived have
disappeared into the Lost Terrority of Cyberspace.

http://www.swcp.com/pcaskey/ford-towing.html

Minimum would be something in the 250/2500 class, best would be in the
350/3500 class.

I'll keep looking.

Thanks. I don't tow my Parker far or often, and, at the moment, I am
almost truckless. I do have use for a pickup for the farm and yard and
for the occasional "tow job," but I certainly do not need a new, $40,000
pick-me-up truck.

What the hell - you only live once and it's only money. :)

Just guessing but a good pickup in that class will run in the vicinity
of 10/13 grand.

If it's only to occasionally tow, look around for an older Ford or
Chevy - one with one of those big block 500+ CUI engines. ;)

One of the best F-350s I've ever owned had the 564 CUI engine in it.
Talk about a gas hog - twin 650 CFM four barrel Holleys and when all
eight carb barrels opened up you could actually watch the gas gage go
down. Ok, slight exaggeration, but still. :)

Talk about tow power - that truck pulled a stump out of the ground in
back of my barn in one shot. And it weren't no small stump either - I
thought I was going to have to borrow a dozer from the farmer down the
road.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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