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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: mrgreen on 22 July 2014, 20:51:06

Title: Tow Car
Post by: mrgreen on 22 July 2014, 20:51:06: well the past two years i've been busy building an Airstream Travel trailer into a Burger stand, She is now finished and i need a car/van/truck that will tow it, it's rated at 3 ton and weighs in at 2 empty and the nose weight is large! anyone got any thoughts on what to tow it with, i'm leaning towards a zj jeep or a land rover disco, although this needs to be a cheap tow wagon and you don't find land rovers cheap over here

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Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: b4ndit on 22 July 2014, 20:59:02: American truck is best ford or Chevrolet e350/fleetside both V8 :y
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Post by: tunnie on 22 July 2014, 21:47:29: Dodge Ram?
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Post by: Andy B on 22 July 2014, 22:29:58: Something like an Airstream that is as American as apple pie really does need to be towed by a big Yank Tank ..... maybe Ford F150/250/350
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: omega3000 on 23 July 2014, 08:08:53: Quote from: mrgreen on 22 July 2014, 20:51:06
well the past two years i've been busy building an Airstream Travel trailer into a Burger stand, She is now finished and i need a car/van/truck that will tow it, it's rated at 3 ton and weighs in at 2 empty and the nose weight is large! anyone got any thoughts on what to tow it with, i'm leaning towards a zj jeep or a land rover disco, although this needs to be a cheap tow wagon and you don't find land rovers cheap over here

(http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g417/richisells/DSC_0093-Kopie.jpg)

:o
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: Andy B on 23 July 2014, 08:43:59: Quote from: Emd on 23 July 2014, 08:08:53
....it's rated at 3 ton ....
:o

and there's a triple axle Airstream too!! :y :y :y :y Christ knows what you'd need to drag that along

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Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: aaronjb on 23 July 2014, 09:21:08: Any American pickup, probably, if you live in the US anyway..

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The F350 has a maximum 21,600 pounds (9,800 kg) of towing capacity

That's a lot of towing capacity - I wonder what it's UK equivalent gross train weight would be? I bet it isn't 10 tonnes!
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: 05omegav6 on 23 July 2014, 12:38:59: Chevrolet Suburban or similar will be more effective than a Disco :y being in Euroland, you should have a bit of choice for big yank metal :y Most pick ups are diesel, and those that aren't will run on lpg all day long, especially the chevvy stuff :y
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: tunnie on 23 July 2014, 14:11:51: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201406175085735/sort/default/usedcars/model/f350/make/ford/page/1/postcode/tw89de?logcode=p (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201406175085735/sort/default/usedcars/model/f350/make/ford/page/1/postcode/tw89de?logcode=p)

or

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201404243651924/sort/default/usedcars/model/ram/make/dodge/page/1/postcode/tw89de?logcode=p (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201404243651924/sort/default/usedcars/model/ram/make/dodge/page/1/postcode/tw89de?logcode=p)
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: 05omegav6 on 23 July 2014, 14:13:29: Bear in mind OP lives in Austria ::)
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Post by: tunnie on 23 July 2014, 14:27:35: Oh yeh :-[ ;D

Well good examples anyway. LHD not a problem then :)
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 July 2014, 16:55:25: Fuel prices might be though! ::) ;D
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 23 July 2014, 17:12:53: Quote from: Sir Tigger on 23 July 2014, 16:55:25
Fuel prices might be though! ::) ;D
Yup, petrol/diesel/lpg all around 10mpg :D
Title: Re: Tow Car
Post by: mrgreen on 24 July 2014, 09:06:42: thanks for the replies, yes fuel is definately a consideration! at the moment i've been towing it with the works T5 which pulls it fine but it's FWD and spins a bit if i give gas and also it's not rated to tow such a load!!, the original weighs in at around 1750kg but as mines kitted out with S/S benches/fridges it ups the weight a bit, once the grill and all the kit is in it will be a good 2500kg!. i may keep the miggy and just use whtever i buy as a tow vehicle but it all depends on if i can get garaging for it as i wouldn't like to sit a vehicle outside in our winter!.