Honshells, Sorry, I don't know your first name. :-)
When coming up a ramp, a 4x4 with a 2 speed transfer case, using low range on the ramp, is the best deal. However, they are not as inexpensive as a 2 wheel drive pickup, nor is their gas mileage as good. One way to make things easier on the ramp is to use a wheel chock. You can tie the chock to the truck, so it follows you up the ramp after you drive off of it. This will eliminate the need to learn to run your gas and brake at the same time with one foot. Rik On Sun, May 02 2004 09:27 am, Honshells wrote: > I've polled the list on this before, but if you'll permit, I'd like to do > it again: > > Since I lost my beloved Mazda B4000 (4.0L 6-cyl., extended-cab, identical > to the Ford Ranger) 4X2 automatic, I've been looking for a very inexpensive > auxiliary towing vehicle. I think I may have found it, the price is right, > it has a 6-cyl. engine, low miles, but here's the rub: It has a 5-speed > manual transmission. > > I "dry sail" an M17 . . . By "dry sail", I mean that I leave her on her > trailer, mast-up, near a boat-ramp most of the summer, and launch and > retrieve her each time I sail. > > I know some listers feel pretty strongly that getting off a boat-ramp with > a clutch is too difficult, and in some circumstances, nearly impossible. > > I was wondering if I could hear from those of you who tow, launch and > retrieve their M17's with manual-transmission tow vehicles. > > I'm a little concerned about general trailering, too, because my experience > with manual transmissions has been with rice-burner econo-sedans and a > roadster, and I never really learned to down-shift. > > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
