RE: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-25 Thread Gail Russell
: jerrell friz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:54 PM Subject: Fw: Durango and Ram 1500 Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:46 PM Subject: Re: Durango and Ram 1500 Hi list, Over the years I have pulled a lot of trailers, with many different

RE: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-25 Thread Vanessa N. Weber
: Durango and Ram 1500 Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:46 PM Subject: Re: Durango and Ram 1500 Hi list, Over the years I have pulled a lot of trailers, with many different rigs. I used too make several trips a year to and from Alaska, hauling horses. I would not use anything less

Re: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-23 Thread Jon Ofjord
This message is from: Jon Ofjord [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another scary thing is pulling a 6000# trailer with a 5000# hitch. A class three is not enough hitch unless you have an antisway device on it. Even then I question the wisdom of such a thing. I have seen the tail wag the dog on the freeway

RE: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a friend who was in a horse trailer accident. She was pulling a six horse trailer with an F350. The axle on the trailer was defective and one wheel broke off, but then dragged along sideways. The result was that the trailer pulled the

Re: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-23 Thread JadeBear
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't have any experience with the big fifth-wheel trailers but, so far, I haven't had any problems hauling my humble, bumper-pull two-horse with my Dodge Ram 1500. My hauling is mostly in the north central states with an occasional foray into KY, PA,

Re: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-22 Thread Ed Sullivan
This message is from: Ed Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Vanessa, our Ram 1500 came from Holley Dodge in Middletown CT -- rave reviews here, from a Pony Club mom and carriage driving road warrior. Since we're only on a couple of acres, we have to truck out for every conditioning drive, and 2-3

Re: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-22 Thread Fhtrp
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I borrowed a friend's truck (Ram)and trailer last year as mine was being worked on. I only had a mini gelding and 12 hand pony in the trailer and I seriously worried about making it up the hills coming and going and of course we aren't named Freedom

Re: Durango and Ram 1500

2007-03-22 Thread jerrell friz
This message is from: jerrell friz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi list, Over the years I have pulled a lot of trailers, with many different rigs. I used too make several trips a year to and from Alaska, hauling horses. I would not use anything less than a 1 ton dually, full 8 foot bed. In fact I