Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Tow Vehicles & My Retirement Lens
From: Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:39:48 -0400

Jim: It had to be the 460 gas mill, not the diesel. Had one and on a trip
through the mountains it had a hard time getting out of it's own way with about
a 7000 lb load behind it. The big block gas is a horse of a different color.
Cheers Wilber

Jim Brick wrote:

> At 09:58 AM 8/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >You need a 3/4 ton vehicle with at least 400 cid engine to pull these
> >trailers (except for flat land situations).  You also need a vehicle that
> >will take 650 lb. hitch weights.
> >
> >Bud
>
> A few years ago, a BMW sponsored race team did a tow vehicle test. It was
> published in Roundel (BMW CCA magazine) and the winner, hands down, was the
> Suburban (3/4 ton or 1 ton, I don't remember). They were pulling two race
> cars, spares, tools, everything in one of those big double decker trailers.
> They said that whether they were going up hill, down hill, at sea level, at
> altitude, there was never a lack of power. It just seemed to run the same
> all of the time.
>
> Jim