Subject: [VAC] towing weights
Just bougnt a 23' with 5800 weight . My
questin is can I pull it safely with a Ford F150 5 liter with a 355 axle? I
know the older Airstreams must have been lighter as I have seen many pulled by
a mid sized car. I have a weight dist. hitch. Thanks Dallas
I towed with a (heavy duty) half-ton PU for years and had no
problems. The PU had a four-
speed tranny with a stump-pulling first gear. Having
said that, the 3/4 ton F-250 (ElFordo)
with the 460, T-6, GVOD and 4:11 I now tow with is a much
more enjoyable rig with the same
(27' about 5,000lb) Overlander.
Much depends on where you intend to go, how fast you want to
get there and how many
toys you want to take with you. I would consider the
rig you describe to be capable
enough--but there are places here in the mountain west where
you'll be going uphill
perhaps more slowly than you'd rather. It'll be safe
enough if you have a competant
hitch.
I have misgivings about that 23' and 5,800 lbs, BTW.
Maybe, but the weight sounds a bit
high.
Clark L. Messex
27' 70
WA7GGV
