Mike,
Where do you live? What kind of towing are you planning –
mountains, hills, desert, cross country, occasional weekend
short tow, other? Do you also plan to use it for other
purposes? On a regular basis?
I am a strong supporter of the largest, most heavy duty tow
vehicle carrying the greatest percent of the load. I tow with
a 9800# GVW E350. The open trailer is 1320#, the 914-6 is
1850# and I add 6 sets of Fuchs & BBS with Goodyear slicks.
With all the gear in the van, the entire rig weighs about
14,000#. It handles wonderfully, has HUGE brakes on the
truck and trailer and the non-emissions 460 pulls strong to
about 90. It will pull sustained 55 MPG in 2nd up the steepest
freeways in the Rocky Mountains. At 65 MPH it gets around
15 MPG.
I wrote a set of trailer specs for Pelican
rs911t a few
years ago. It turned into “How to go to events” draft. Send
me your e-mail address and I’ll send you a copy (it is too
large a file for Pelican.)
gradyclay@hotmail.com
You don’t want the tail wagging the dog.
Here is my son installing new tires a few years ago.
The caption is “Why do
I have to put the tires on?”
Best,
Grady