[Tigers] Towing a Tiger

[THEO SMIT]

I put the Tiger on a 16 foot flatdeck trailer and towed it out to SUNI with
our 2000 Tundra. The only concession I made was to turn off the overdrive on
the transmission - it hurts the mileage a bit but it can significantly extend
the life of the tranny, so it's an easy choice.

We did most of the trip at about 65 mph and had no issues whatsoever.
The 4.7L V8 in the Tundra has more than enough jam to get the whole thing up
to whatever speed you want to run - it's just a matter of how much money you
want to spend on gas. The nice thing about the Tundra is that it gets decent
mileage (for a truck) when you're not hauling anything so if you can't have a
separate vehicle for every thing you do, then it's a good compromise.

Theo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry & Maureen (Mo)" <JCMC2006 at suddenlink.net>
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009 11:21 am
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Towing a Tiger
To: sralsten at ca.rr.com, awtiger at cox.net, Tigers at autox.team.net

> Steve,
> Another thing to consider is wheelbase, the shorter the
> wheelbase the worse
> it is for towing.
> Also when towing be sure NOT have the weight too far back in the
> trailer,the trailer will start dictating where the truck goes,
> very scary. (Don't
> ask me how I know that).
>
> Jerry Christopherson
> 9473187
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-
> bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of sralsten at ca.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:24 AM
> To: awtiger at cox.net; Tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Towing a Tiger
>
> Thanks for all the response. I see my question was
> incomplete due to my own lack of experience with the issue.
>
> The trailer I have in mind would be an open flatbed, not a
> heavier enclosed.
>
> My ideas at least now, wouldn't involve passes over 5000' My
> budget can't
> handle Diesal F250. Sounds like I should also put 6 cyl Ranger types
> out of my mind and focus on at least a full size w/ V8
>
> Steve R
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