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[RC] [RC] Trucks - Deanna German

As usual, Angie, you're my hero for tellin' it like it is!! (At least for
some of us, apparently. >ggg<)

The other thing that's REALLY nice about a small rig is that, no matter how
packed the ride site, I can always find a spot.

I think that all of you with the big rigs with all the comforts of home
should take the next step and dish for the spare 2H bumper pull trailer and
second smaller truck (because hauling that 2H with an F-350 dually seems so
excessive) so we can put on some rides where there are great trails but
small camping areas.

Yup. And while you're at it, put a cot in that dressing room or tent camp.
You can kiss all your worries about waking up on time goodbye -- a mere wisp
of nylon or thin sheet of steel is all that separates you from the whinnies
and stamps of horses being fed 2 hours before the ride start.

Deanna (only half-joking!)




From my perspective the F150 is barely adequate. tom sites


Angie wrote:
I hauled for years and years with a 1979 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado. It had a
350 engine, V8 automatic. I loved it. I pulled 2 1100 lb. Appaloosas all
around the Appalachian Mtns in a standard 2 horse trailer....

Later pulled with a 92 Chevy Silverado, again 1/2 ton V8 automatic. No heavy
duty package of any kind that I know of. Could haul 2 horses in a 2 horse
steel trailer very comfortably at 65 mph with no straining on the hills.
Hot summers here, no over heating. Only problem I ever had was trying a V-6
305 Chevy. Really felt the difference in power. *That* was barely adequate.
Had a friend who used to pull with a Ford Ranger. *that* was barely
adequate. 

If I wasn't pulling a gooseneck sometimes now I'd still use a 1/2 ton. It
seemed geared better to cover ground on the long hauls than my 3/4 ton does.
I guess I could qualify for a loan to get a super-truck...but then I'd have
to work all the time to pay for it and my horse would be out of shape.
Better to show up with a truck that's just adequate and a horse that's more
than. :-))

Angie (understanding what it's like to be on a budget!)


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