RE: [RC] used truck recommendation - Maryben Stover
Dodge Diesel, Cummins engine. My 1993 is still going strong.........mb
> From: lazykfarm@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] used truck recommendation > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:43:37 -0700 > > My 2000 Chevy 2500HD 4wd truck is dying by degrees. Just this month > we've have to pay 3K in repairs.... So, we may start looking at used > diesels. Any thoughts? > > We pull an older 36 ft Trails West steel gooseneck stock trailer, > extra tall and extra wide. It's very heavy by itself and often > carries three horses in a two box-stall configuration. (We tie two in > the front box and let the other wander free in the back box.) The > front third of the trailer is set up as a modest living quarters/tack > room with a water tank and lots of gear. > > Our Chevy handles the load ok, though I suspect we are a bit > underpowered for the size of the trailer. > > Here are a few of my concerns: 1) love the Chevy but dislike that the > transmission lurched from the day we bought it new. 2) I like gas > because it is quiet and doesn't smell but hear that diesels have more > stopping power--is this true? 3) the truck has to be a passenger car > for our 5-person family when it isn't pulling the trailer so 4 doors > and fairly comfy back seats matter at least a little. > > Any thoughts (or even leads!) would be much appreciated. > > Thanks! > Mary K. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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