2/25/2011 3:44:58 PM, "n4dee" <n4dee@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>I have been thinking about purchasing a used Airstream, but don't know if my truck is suited to towing it.
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If you have been following the list discussion recently, you will have observed that there is no one definitive answer. Recently
we read about one gentleman who used a VW Jetta to tow a middling-sized recent (read "heavy") a/s
(<airstreamingypsy@gmail.com> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:58:32 -0500). The list consensus was that this was indefensibly
dangerous "underkill" (see the discussion that followed).
At the other extreme, there is the "there is no such thing as too much truck" school of thought. My personal mule is a 1 T '99
Chevie 3500 conversion van that weighs in at nearly 4 T loaded to go, pulling a '72 Safari that I have pared down to about 3800
pounds loaded. Our list owner on the other hand tows her roughly 8000 pound '96 (?) Safari with "only" a club cab extended
bed 3/4 T Ford diesel - with the precaution of a Hensley hitch. We fight. And I actually have met people who for personal
reasons towed with a tricked-out Freightliner.
It seems the answer is in how much risk you are willing to accept. But when calculating risk, remember that you not only are
risking yourself (which is your business), but risking everyone else on the road (which is a morality issue).
Peace,
-- Lew #4239
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