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memtb
Feb 25, 2019Explorer
I forgot about this tow.....it was only about 100 yards. Tow vehicle- 1977 Honda Accord, 5 speed, 1600 cc engine. It was a winter morning in SW Wyoming, a Ford Truck, towing a loaded 6 horse slant load trailer (several horses onboard), had plugged a fuel filter near the top of a grade. He had run the batteries down trying to get new filter purged and truck started. I was going home from work, stopped and offered help. He explained, and said thanks for stopping, saying he just needed a tow to to the crest of the hill, then he would coast down ( manual trans)the other side and get it started, and that someone would come along and offer help. I told him, we had nothing to loose, I’d give it a shot! I don’t know who was more surprised, me or him. With a few rpm’s, a little “fancy” footwork with my clutch....I got him over the crest. I watched him coast down, bump-started the old Ford, and we were both on our way. I have no idea what the gross weight was....probably exceeded my “yellow” door sticker! :B memtb
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