Vintage Towing -- Testing the Waters
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. Based on my reading, it sounds like you can give me a hand. You'll probably get a chuckle out of this request, but then I'd like to at least get a few serious resp...
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You could potentially move a 15k truck etc with about 80# of frontal area at 60 and be redlined!
With that in mind, you should be able to do 60 with a 3500 lbs trailer in tow, and a 3000 lb truck. Guessing on what it should weigh. Might even be as light as 2500 as my old 76 yota weighed.
Keep the frontage to as little as possible, then the wt should not be as much of an issue. Frontal area and wind drag can kill you way more than lbs can! So if you have an option on a trailer that weighs say 500 lbs more, but has smooth sides etc, everything else the same, it will pull easier use less fuel than a lighter one that is say aluminum sided!
You are out of warrenty, so manufacture tow ratings mean nothing. So if you do as you are saying you will, add a decent hitch, brakes on the trailer, etc etc......go for it. You will not be the fasted on the hills, but should keep up on level to 1-2% hills. If you could find a drop in 5 sp with an overdrive, I would do that. Even on a level you should be able to handle that vs what you are running in direct. I could also be wrong depending upon the HP at 4000 vs 2500-3000 with a typical .7-.75 od!
Marty
With that in mind, you should be able to do 60 with a 3500 lbs trailer in tow, and a 3000 lb truck. Guessing on what it should weigh. Might even be as light as 2500 as my old 76 yota weighed.
Keep the frontage to as little as possible, then the wt should not be as much of an issue. Frontal area and wind drag can kill you way more than lbs can! So if you have an option on a trailer that weighs say 500 lbs more, but has smooth sides etc, everything else the same, it will pull easier use less fuel than a lighter one that is say aluminum sided!
You are out of warrenty, so manufacture tow ratings mean nothing. So if you do as you are saying you will, add a decent hitch, brakes on the trailer, etc etc......go for it. You will not be the fasted on the hills, but should keep up on level to 1-2% hills. If you could find a drop in 5 sp with an overdrive, I would do that. Even on a level you should be able to handle that vs what you are running in direct. I could also be wrong depending upon the HP at 4000 vs 2500-3000 with a typical .7-.75 od!
Marty
