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RE: Another Tow Vehicle Question

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Subject: RE: Another Tow Vehicle Question
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:05:18 -0800
> Poor Dale must struggle in low gear to pull a TR3 on an open steel tandem
> axle trailer up a grade. I realize that it is normal to slow down some on
> hills, but this seems excessive.
>
> Would a fresh 305 solve this problem or is this engine unsuitable for
> towing?

What axles/tires have you got, and how big a grade ?  I've towed a TR3A on a
lighter trailer with a 2.8 V6, and I don't recall having to pull any grade
in low gear.  But I stuck to Interstates, which means no more than about 6%
grades.  Mountain roads would be a different story ...

Randall

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