I used to have a full size ford van with 300 inline 6 and AOD transmission.
When I moved from Monterrey, CA to Walla Walla, WA I had the van completely
full and pulled the largest enclosed trailer u-haul made. The trailer was
also completely full. At times I could not exceed about 15 mph while
driving through the mountains of northern CA. Every now and then I had to
stop to let the motor cool down. I worried a bit about possible damage to
the motor or transmission, but I got more than 150,000 more miles out of
both before the motor gave out at 250,000 miles a few years ago.
My advise, if you decide to use your Ford Explorer, is to just take
everything easy. No jack rabbit starts or anything like that. Once on the
highway keep your speed low and you should be just fine. If you want to
tow at high speed or if your Explorer has a V-6, rent the u-haul truck.
BobK
51 3600 5-window (in pieces)
Arnaudville, LA
BLUCHEETAH@aol.com
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Trailering advice
02/17/03 02:44 AM
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BLUCHEETAH
Hey Everyone,
I've located a '53 Chevrolet 1/2 ton in Colorado (I'm on the Texas Coast).
I've given the guy a deposit to hold it until I can drive up there and
check
it out. I don't have a trailer, but the plan was to check it out, if I like
it, rent a u-haul dolly trailer and drive it back to Texas. My questions
are
these: Is there any reason you guys think I shouldn't drag this back on a
dolly trailer? Apparently the guy who is selling this feels it's in good
enough shape (drivable) and doesn't think it's a problem. Any foreseeable
problems you can think of? Do you think my 1994 Ford Explorer can handle
the
load?
Thanks for the first of a lot of advice.
Susan B.
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