...as opposed to Jerry's normal operating speed of 80+ with one hand on the horn and the other making gestures out the window...
Tom Smith Itron Inc. Phone: 509-928-1707 ext. 248 Fax: 509-928-2581 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.linesoft.com Knowledge to Shape Your Future -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Mongomery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M_Boats: towing "Really" Yeh, but Tom never gets above 30 mph! Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: RE: M_Boats: towing "Really" > We towed our M15 to the bay area two years ago for the Cruiser Challenge in Oakland with a '91 4WD Toyota. It's a 5-speed, but I kept it in 4th so as not to lug the engine. It won't leap long hills in a single bound, but if you're patient, you'll get there. > > Tom Smith and Jane Van Winkle > M15/345 -- Chukar > Sandpoint, Idaho > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 7:43 AM > To: Montgomery Boats > Subject: M_Boats: towing "Really" > > > Regarding manual vs. automatic on a small truck: > > How would a small truck with manual transmission perform vs one with an > automatic when towing my M15 from the San Francisco Bay area to the > Sierra Nevadas, up and down steep grades at elevations over 10,000 feet > on hot summer days? > > Purchasing a small used truck with a manual transmission is > significantly less expensive than one with an automatic. Past postings > on this list had convinced me to go with an automatic but now I'm > beginning to think otherwise. I need some good advice for mountain > towing with a small truck. > > Thanks, > > Rich Cottrell > M15 "Really" Menlo Park > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
