The Alpine is bad ass!!
Any of the others will tow the Hallett imo. How they tow it is the question.
Results 1 to 10 of 24
Thread: towing woe's
Hybrid View
-
07-12-2017, 07:59 AM #1Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 19,130
-
07-12-2017, 08:17 AM #2Senior Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2012
- Posts
- 3,399
I just don't wanna be on the side of the road with problems....you outta see in side the alpine did a whole remodel from the floors up, all new flex steel furniture
Originally Posted by HB Vic
-
07-12-2017, 08:30 AM #3Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 397
How much does the Hallett weigh?
-
07-12-2017, 09:26 AM #4Senior Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2012
- Posts
- 3,399
I'm gonna guess close or over 10k...it holds 1000 lb of fuel...twin smallblocks triple axel trailer.... Originally Posted by CarolynandBob
-
07-12-2017, 09:40 AM #5Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 397
Then I would not tow it with anything less than a F250. Remember it isn't about pulling as much as it is about stopping.
-
07-12-2017, 10:18 AM #6Already miss the 310/562
- Join Date
- Sep 2013
- Location
- 314 ish....
- Posts
- 6,050
wow.... you DO have the toys sir!!!
The 5.4 is a cool engine but still only like 330 cubic inches. The 6.0 is a killer engine for its size/displacement, as we know the LS engine is a stout piece and worthy of much respect... My big concern would be transmission and the gear ratio in your DIFFs...
The history of the lock up converter / propensity for failure are big factors in my book, maybe more than either the 5.4 or 6.0 ford versus chebby...
We need AHOLE HICK to chime in here and give his thoughts on the FAT block chevy suburban he purchased that can tow your Hallett with ease...
Having diesel power is cool but brings a whole new set of items/costs into the equation...
CarolnANDBob makes a great point about stopping power/safety...
P.S. I really like your V10 tow toy!!! I feel that the ford V10s are under estimated/overlooked... NOT perfect but well deserving of respect...
As you and everyone here knows by now, buying used isn't always fun/great BUT with a thorough background check and THOROUGH inspection eliminates a lot of headache...-In a Republic, the sovereignty resides with the people themselves. In a Republic, the government is a servant of the people, and obliged to its owner, We the People..
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams
-
07-12-2017, 10:55 AM #7Senior Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2012
- Posts
- 3,399
if I ever decided to tow with the suburban I would do a gear change.. Originally Posted by 2manymustangs
-
07-12-2017, 10:40 AM #8Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 19,130
All things stop, eventually LOL Originally Posted by CarolynandBob
-
07-12-2017, 11:04 AM #9Already miss the 310/562
- Join Date
- Sep 2013
- Location
- 314 ish....
- Posts
- 6,050
Originally Posted by HB Vic
truER words were never spoken... 
-In a Republic, the sovereignty resides with the people themselves. In a Republic, the government is a servant of the people, and obliged to its owner, We the People..
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams
-
07-13-2017, 07:30 AM #10Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Posts
- 397
LOL Very true Originally Posted by HB Vic
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks