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On 15/10/2010 11:24 AM, John H wrote:
Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. Why not just get a F-150? http://www.edmunds.com/inventory/vin...from=&priceto= Cheaper too. -- Socialism is having nothing and wanting to share it with everyone. |
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On Oct 18, 1:00*am, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. *If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. *I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. |
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On Oct 18, 9:46*am, Jim wrote:
On 10/18/2010 8:43 AM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/15/10 7:13 PM, I am Tosk wrote: * *I have been pretty busy the last few days with Jess back on track as it were after teh injury Racing injury or aftermath of a date with loogy? Why do you care, spoofer? I doubt if he or anyone else cares, loogy. Yes, loogy. Your posts read just like loogy's. Either you are loogy or you are just as ****ed up as he is. Others have noticed this. So, you ought to change your handle here to loogy. Being thought of as Loogy if you are not...the horror of it. :) Have you broken the arms of any bike-riding little girls lately, loogy? We'll just call him Loogy, anyway. You're right, he IS as ****ed in the head as Loogy. |
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On Oct 18, 12:51*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:46:16 -0400, Jim wrote: On 10/18/2010 8:43 AM, Secular Humoresque wrote: In , says... On 10/15/10 7:13 PM, I am Tosk wrote: * *I have been pretty busy the last few days with Jess back on track as it were after teh injury Racing injury or aftermath of a date with loogy? Why do you care, spoofer? I doubt if he or anyone else cares, loogy. Yes, loogy. Your posts read just like loogy's. Either you are loogy or you are just as ****ed up as he is. Others have noticed this. So, you ought to change your handle here to loogy. Being thought of as Loogy if you are not...the horror of it. :) Have you broken the arms of any bike-riding little girls lately, loogy? Harry, to intimate that Loogy broke his daughter's arms is disgusting and sick. Just how low do you need to go for attention? -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Harry, to intimate that Loogy .... What the **** kind of language is THAT, Herring? Having a Vietnam flashback, teat-sucker??? |
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![]() "*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 1:00 am, "Califbill" wrote: "*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. Better read the laws. Some change. You get in an accident while towing, and if you are required to have brakes, you are automatically at fault. any good attorney will stick it to you. |
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![]() "*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 1:00 am, "Califbill" wrote: "*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. Read the laws, or have someone read them to you, if you have reading comprehension problems. http://www.brakebuddy.com/Towing-Laws http://www.princessauto.com/provinci...er-regulations |
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On Oct 18, 10:52*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 1:00 am, "Califbill" wrote: "*e#c" wrote in message .... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph.. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle.. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. *If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. *I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. Read the laws, or have someone read them to you, if you have reading comprehension problems.http://www.brakebuddy.com/Towing-Law...er-regulations Gee, why didn't the Ministry of Transportation, during a roadside inspection tell me to install brakes when THEY inspected the trailer, Detective ****stick? Will you be supplying more " Clip and Paste" ? |
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On Oct 18, 10:52*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 1:00 am, "Califbill" wrote: "*e#c" wrote in message .... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph.. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle.. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. *If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. *I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. Read the laws, or have someone read them to you, if you have reading comprehension problems.http://www.brakebuddy.com/Towing-Law...er-regulations Gee, my combination does NOT exceed the weight limit. Are you always getting your ass handed to you, Professor? |
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On Oct 18, 10:52*pm, "Califbill" wrote:
"*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 18, 1:00 am, "Califbill" wrote: "*e#c" wrote in message .... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph.. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle.. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. *If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. *I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. My trailer was built in 1977 by a Company in Woodstock, Ontario. It did NOT come with brakes, therefore, I do NOT have to install them. Stay the **** in BC....you know **** about Ontario Laws. Read the laws, or have someone read them to you, if you have reading comprehension problems.http://www.brakebuddy.com/Towing-Law...er-regulations It's too bad that my combination does NOT attain the weight stated. A valiant, yet futile attempt. Do you always like having your ass handed to you, Professor? |
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