Re: [RC] RE:trucks - Heidi SmithAdd to that how many years have you been towing. In most cases (and not "all") I find that those of us who have been towing many years, would never consider towing with a truck smaller than a 3/4 ton. We have been there, done that, and made all the mistakes, and have learned from them. Often, those who tow with a 1/2 ton (or smaller) have not been towing for a long time, or very far. AND, the older 1/2 tons were tougher trucks it seems, than some of those from the 80's and 90's. Maybe that is how some did well with them. Many good points here. Yes, I agree that the older half-tons were a lot more truck than many of the newer ones. (I started out with a '68 Ford half-ton, and pulled the dickens out of it for many years.) But I'd add to this list that it matters WHAT you are pulling with it as well. When I had the half-ton, I was pulling one of those old-fashioned small two-horse trailers with one not-overly-large horse in it and a bale or two of hay in the other side. As others have pointed out, the European market has gone to lighter and smaller trailers that can be pulled by a fairly solid car. So European trailers like Brenderups, etc. are an option with a lighter tow vehicle. So--not only how long have you been towing, but WHAT are you towing... Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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