Hi All
That Little '68 truck with a 250 became a much better tow truck after we
replaced the 250 with a 396 and the 3 speed with a car 4 speed. I could even
keep up with traffic up in your country Mark.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: <mark@noakes.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Question - can a Chevy 250 inline be used to tow
cars? Power ...
> I think the idea is that the "package" weight using the dolly over the
trailer is
> 1000lbs less than using the trailer so the total mass is less and the
stopping momentum
> is a little less, but you're correct on the extra hinge point quite
possibly nullifying
> the supposed advantage. The key point is go more slowly than you would
otherwise and
> keep as much distance ahead of you as possible to avoid hard braking if
possible...and
> pray constantly when that is not an option...
>
> Saying that, we've often used one of the two family single car trailers
with 1/2 ton
> pickups with 305 or 350 V8s but also have a 454SS in the family when
necessary. The
> 305s both just have 2.73 gearing and do struggle when towing something as
large as an
> old truck. Never used a dolly.
>
> Mark Noakes
> Knoxville, TN
>
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 11:44:59 EDT, Ie61pah@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 7/11/03 8:33:09 PM Central Daylight Time,
steve@OldSub.com
> > writes:
> >
> >
> > > Tomorrow's plan includes using the '72 to tow a buddy's '54 Chevy from
a
> > > shop to his house on a dolly. The dolly reduces the total load by a
1000
> > > pounds, which means slowing down is easier.
> > >
> >
> > Steve, I have to question you on this one. Using a dolly will not make
it
> > easier to slow down. Mass is mass, whether it's on 4 wheels or 8, once
it's
> > moving it still takes the same effort to slow it down. Using a dolly,
verus a
> > trailer, can in some ways, make it more difficult to control, because
you added
> > another "hinge point." As a semi driver, I can tell you first hand that
pulling
> > any load, with any power unit, is dangerous if you don't have brakes on
the
> > trailer (or dolly in this case). I can, and have jackknifed an empty
trailer,
> > (with trailer brakes not working right) because the stopping power of
the power
> > unit was quicker than the mass in motion of the pulled unit. The more
weight
> > you pull, the worse it is.
> > And remember, a pickup pulling a trailer is just like a semi truck,
NOONE
> > wants to follow it. John Q. Public WILL pull out in front of you, so
they don't
> > have to follow you down the road. They will do it even if it kills them
> > trying, because they don't know or care if you are doing 50 or 70 MPH,
they what in
> > front of you.
> > Patrick A. Hollister '58 step
> > West Burlington, IA.
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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