From: Dave Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Mon Aug 05 2002 - 11:52:44 PDT
I towed my M51 dump truck loaded with 5 extra wheels and tires in the bed with my 78 GMC 1 ton dually with a 30,000 gvw tandem dual axle gooseneck
trailer.
An M35 would be a walk in the park compared to pulling the M51 which weighs about 23,500 lbs unloaded.
The trick is to get the right trailer with good brakes, and a decent truck in good condition with a big enough engine and a sufficiently low rear axle ratio.
I've also towed a 73 IHC 2 1/2 ton farm truck and a M200 dual wheel generator trailer on the same gooseneck trailer behind the same 1 ton truck. That was
an easy pull. Gas mileage goes way down but it works. Right about 5 mpg with the M51 in tow.
Dave
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8/2/2002 5:33:12 AM, "Tyson Taylor" <nevadamoon39@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> From: "Tyson Taylor" <nevadamoon39@hotmail.com>
> Subject:[MV] Towing a M35?
> Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 03:33:12 -0700
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> Hi listers,I was curious to know if anybody has towed an M35 on a trailer
> with something smaller than a semi-truck?? I have a F-350, 1 ton, 4x4, crew
> cab and I was wondering if I got a trailer with brakes and stout enough for
> the #13,000 lbs of truck.....would my Ford be up to the job? It would be
> about a 700 mile journey.Anybody try it yet?
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> Thanks, Tyson
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