[Rhodes22-list] Advice Please!

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hi Nell,
We tow twice a year from the Philadelphia 'burbs down I95 to the Maryland 
Eastern shore and back with a 2000 Chevy Blazer. It does fine it's a mostly 
level trip - no big hills.

My daughter lives in Greenville, NC - I've seen that it is indeed flat. 
Where will you be sailing?

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 08:11 PM 2/5/2005 -0200, you wrote:
>Thanks for the information.
>I need to clarify one thing.
>I don't live in the mountains anymore.
>I live in Greenville, NC about an hour from Stan.
>Does the 1/2 ton full size pickup advice hold for the flatlands too?
>Thanks again.
>
>nellwolfe
>
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>Nell,
>To be safe in the mountains where you live, you need at least a 1/2 ton
>full
>size pickup. It should have a towing capacity of at least 5,000 lbs and
>preferably a factory towing package which gives you the proper gear ratio,
>cooling, brakes and tires for the job. Brand is unimportant, but I would
>recommend
>a V8 engine. All manufacture's recommend the automatic transmission  with a
>special cooler for it.
>There is usually a sticker from the factory located in the glove box with
>factory information which contains paint codes and everything that was
>installed
>  when the truck was built. The door jam on the drivers side has a sticker
>with  the GVW (gross vehicle weight) and GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating)
>The
>GVWR  is the important one you need to look at. GVWR includes the weight of
>the
>truck,  the fuel, passengers and the maximum amount you can carry or tow.
>
>Rummy
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