[Rhodes22-list] Edenton, North Carolina to Washington state...

[Rob Lowe]

Caesar,
Been out for a couple of days, just catching up.  I towed my boat from St.
Louis to southwest Virginia, so I covered part of the ground you will be
covering.  I've got a Grand Cherokee with a V8, tow package, and my
transmission had a transmission cooler.  Going through WVa is a bit of a
challenge.  My vehicle handled the trip quite well, but my maximum speed was
60mph, probably because I didn't have enough tongue weight.  Going that slow
was a challenge and I tried to stay off the roads when and where traffic
would be heavy.  My trailer does not have brakes so I was very careful to
leave plenty of stopping distance and to get on the brakes early.  That type
of trip is mentally taxing (to me anyway, first time I had towed something
that big for so long), so take your time, take plenty of breaks, and don't
try to stay on a set schedule if you can't stay alert.  Keep an eye on your
temp gauge and let your vehicle rest too.  Good luck and enjoy your boat!  -
rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Caesar Paul" <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Edenton, North Carolina to Washington state...


Good information Ed; just the kind insights I'm looking for.

What size of motor did you use to scale High Point, and what do you
recommend?
Thanks.
Caesar