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In article ,
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On 6/2/2013 6:23 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 6/2/2013 6:09 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/2/2013 6:04 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/2/2013 3:05 AM, Eisboch wrote:

"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
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I don't know where you all got the idea I would drive overloaded...
I am
a stickler, ****es people off. Ask Jess someday how I tie stuff down,
even stuff in the trailer... I have a "superstition".. I never move my
truck (with the trailer on) without touching the drivers seat, then
doing a "walk around" which involves just what it says. I walk around
the whole rig looking at tires, lights, connections under the wheels,
locks, look for leaks... left behind equipment etc.. Jess is
required to
also do a walk around each and every time we move, even if it's leaving
the gas station a mile after doing a walk around at the house... The
whole thing goes back to about twenty years ago when I let the guys at
Home Depot load my trailer, seeing those 2x10s flying 30 feet in the
air, changed my life... I am a stickler about towing... you guys must
all be thinking of don who we shamed/threatened into getting a bigger
vehicle to tow his rig...

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You where originally talking about getting a 36' fifth wheel camper and
were asking the group for tow truck recommendations. You indicated
that you were "leaning" towards a four door (crew cab) Chevy 1500
pickup
with a small block. Those of us with some knowledge and experience
with 5th wheel camper trailers know that you would have exceeded that
truck's towing capacity by a long shot and indeed, you would be
overloaded (and illegal) with that configuration.

That's where I got the idea. You asked and some of us were simply
trying to be helpful.

Right, but some were talking like I was going to do it rather than just
asking...

Oh, I read back and I see that our boy donnie started in by trying to
troll up the thread... Sorry, should have known.

This thread has lost it's value as an on topic discussion of the subject
line. As the sharks would say, "I'm out".

Maybe for you but I got a hint from harry, and don got a hint from me..
First "useful" posts here in a while.. I still have more questions as we
are going back to look at a Dodge Dakota sxt with the 4.0, rated to tow
6800 pounds, that way we might be able to move up (eventually) to the
4400 pound trailer we were looking at...

Eventually the Dakota would be Jessi's truck and I would get something
else for me. One of the biggest problems with the Jeep is it's so
uncomortable on long trips, the seats are made of wood and dig into the
back of my legs so bad I fear blood clots... def get cramps from it all
the time...

Anyway, for now we may be towing a 1500 pound trailer with a truck rated
for 7000

I have a friend who has a Dakota with the tow package, it's rock solid
believe it or not. Not too powerful, but the thing will pull anything,
has the "tow" feature transmission, like my full size Dodge truck, just
push the button and it changes the shift pattern better suited for
towing, tranny cooler, HUGE battery to run 12V items or an inverter,
cooling package, etc. For a mid size truck, I really like it.