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Re: Towing vehicles?

To: "Jon Wennerberg" <jonw@up.net>
Subject: Re: Towing vehicles?
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:22:55 -0600
Dear Jon...

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Love Keith



Okay it was my first thought....  whew... 115k.... hmmm  but your right
John.... those little girls are out there used and not trashed.... matter of
fact I own one... a 2 ton International.... we call it ODI.... not because
it came in OD Green.... but because she's an OLD Dead International

K
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Wennerberg" <jonw@up.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Towing vehicles?


> For a long time I've thought about what'd be the best hauler to get to
> and from the races, and for vacations, too.  Considering the cost of
> RVs and pickups, I'd:
>
> Get something around the size of a C6500 GMC or Ford F700 chassis cab
> with long wheelbase and have one of the conversion companies put a
> combination of sleeper/camper arrangement ( about 15-18 feet'd be
> plenty) with another 8-10' of cargo space in the back for the race bike
> and maybe a four-wheeler ATV (to fetch the bike to start line and back
> from the end of the course).  6-cylinder diesel engine - 225 hp is
> plenty, I know from my use of trucks these size in my business, and an
> auto trans. so Nancy can drive and so my left leg doesn't get tired in
> traffic.  There'd be plenty of power in that combination to hitch a car
> or small pickup to the back for going to the parts store or to supper.
>
> And the total cost of the truck (less conversion) would be the same or
> less than the cost of today's fancy/shmancy pickup truck ($40k or so
> would do it fine), and I'd have a truck that's built down from a big
> truck, not up from a small one.  Brakes, driveline, chassis, and so on
> -- all would be sized to do man's work, not suburban grocery-getter
> duty.  The chassis would last for a couple of hundred thousand miles
> without undue maintenance.
>
> The conversion would add something like $75k, I expect, but hey -- it's
> only money.
>
> Jon
> Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> 'Way up north in Marquette, Michigan
>
>
> On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 06:16 AM, Keith Turk wrote:





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