<VV> Fwd: Tow Vehicle / no Vair

[Ken Pepke]

Now that is a really great tow vehicle ... dualies are the best and the ride is really important.  A friend has a 'something like' in a Ford and it is slowly bounding him to death.  My pal of the last 50 years [recently diseased] had a the ultimate towing combo.  It was a big block Chevy powered motor home that had a matching inclosed 5th wheel trailer.  It was factory made [have forgotten by who] in a limited production run.  

Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

PS.  Come to think about it, it may be for sale.  It has an excellent engine / trans and runs and drives but is in need of work to make it sharp again.  If anyone is interested contact me.

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> From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
> Date: November 11, 2011 5:09:06 PM EST
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Tow Vehicle / no Vair
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> Although  I've had great experiences towing with a smaller vehicle  with proper equipment,
> There is nothing like having   a Big rig with dual rear wheels, to tow with...  and one set up properly.
> My Fav rig.....  have it down in Texas where it's used more often...
> '90  Chev  3500  ext. cab.  454 gas engine  mated to a custom 700R4  with all billet parts, 5 planetary's
> Hydraulic "lockup"  in 2nd gear...  never unlocks  except in 1st,  even at WOT..with the worlds largest
> trans cooler mounted under the bed.   Using small 225/70/16's with 3.73  final drive.  2200 rpm @60mph
> Lowered 5"  in front with custom arms and 7" in the rear with "C'd"  frame.  Originally towed a lowered 5th wheel Box.
> We towed a 28 ft tongue pull ToyBox....close to 10,000 lb loaded  3 axles of brakes,  over 4,000 ft passes  and 100 miles of flat desert each way.
> 13 mpg on 87 octane....70-90 mph on the flats..  Being a gas engine... it pulls hard from idle!  with 4 gears I don't need 600ft lb of Torque...ggg
> And being 2wd...  not a bad turn radius..you can park in a normal parking spot at WalMart in one try
> ...Also super stable if you have a tire go away...even at highspeed... only happened once, luckily..
> And with the airbags in the rear, with only 5 leafs....  rides like a Caddie unloaded  and gives 17-19 mpg
> even when towing one Vair on a smaller open trailer!  pic attached
> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://tinyurl.com/The-Patio
> http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages
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