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Re: [RC] Equestrian culture may be fading into the sunset-California - Diane TrefethenCarla Richardson wrote:andYou can still pull a 2 horse trailer with a small truck, like a F-150. You don't "have to have" a 1 ton dually diesel and a LQ trailer. That's the key, you can't drive too fast for conditions, or for your trailer, or your tow vehicle, regardless of what it is... I agree with Carla. Driving safely isn't just a matter of WHAT you drive. It is also a matter of HOW you drive. When you drive a "small" towing vehicle, you must reduce your speeds and/or increase your "envelope" sufficiently to account for the fact you have to control more weight with less vehicle. There are practical limits to this as when you try to compensate by driving at 35mph in a place where everyone else is doing 65mph. That can be unsafe because of the disparity between speeds, not because you can't stop your rig safely to avoid an obstacle. My first truck was an '86 Toyota 1-ton, NOT a T-100. That puppy hauled me, my horse, panels and gear from Redwood City, CA (SF Bay Area) to the Derby Ditch in Fernley, NV, and back, averaging 20mpg. That is up over the Sierras, 8700' at Immigrant Pass. I defy anyone with a "big" gasoline truck to even remotely approach that kind of economy. If Toyota brought back that "little" truck, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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