[SEL] Question for the List

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Dunno - I hauled a 2,000 pound Chapman from west-central Kansas to central
Iowa in the back of my 3/4 ton Ford 4x4 with a 351.
Had some other misc iron with it - horse-drawn trucks, etc., 3 people up
front, etc.
Rode like a Lincoln all the way home, hardly dropped it down, but the boom
truck that put it in there, well, the front end came off the ground when
he picked up the engine.

Bill

> Hey Rob,
>
> You're preaching to the choir on this one.  I bought the Z71 so my son
> would
> have a 4WD for the snow in the Appalachians.  He attends college there on
> the 6 year plan and has managed to keep me broke for the last half decade!
>
> Given your info, I can just use my trusty 88 F-150, or maybe relicense my
> 79
> Ford Courier and haul it in.  Of course, those Maytag sized rust holes in
> the bed and sides might let the mill crunch through.  Still, I'd rather
> drive a rusty Ford than a....OOPS, better not unleash that dog!  Just
> kidding folks!  But I do wish these "toys" I like didn't weigh so much.
> See
> ya.
>
> Larry in Cat Square, NC, missing Katrina and glad of it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Skinner" <rskinner at rustyiron.com>
> To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:19 PM
> Subject: RE: [SEL] Question for the List
>
>
>>
>> > A quick question for the all-knowing SEL.  I have acquired a
>> > piece of equipment I'd like to run with one of my engines,
>> > probably the throttle governed 7 hp Witte.  It's a cane mill
>> > and weighs 1250 pounds.  The question is...can I carry this
>> > hunk of cast iron on my Chevy 1500 Z71 pickup or do I need a
>> > bigger truck?  Seems like an easy question unless you don't
>> > know the answer, which I don't.  Comments?  Thanks in advance
>> > for your input.
>>
>> Hi Larry,
>> We've carried that much iron in the back of our Ford Ranger and dragged
> MUCH
>> larger loads behind it on the trailer. It's a small sized pickup with a
> 2.3
>> liter engine.  The truck still runs fine with 114,000 miles.
>>
>> But then again, our Ranger IS a Ford.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
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