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dragfan55 02-06-2008 01:53 PM

Tow Vehicle
 
What is your tow vehicle for your race car ?

spib 02-06-2008 01:57 PM

07 gmc crew cab, duramax 4x4 I love this truck, I never want a gas rig again to pull. were I ive it is big mountains, put camper on , hook up tag turn on air and 70 miles an hour up the mountain you go

slowmotion 02-06-2008 05:21 PM

Last year it was a '98 Dogde 1500 Quad cab. I pulled a '78 malibu on an open trailer. It did just fine.
This year it will be a '03 Chevy Ext. cab 2500 HD. I'll have an enclosed trailer. Probably a 24' with an altered in it.

nofear57 02-06-2008 05:29 PM

I have a 22' A Class 1979 Dodge Empress 440 motorhome(aka "The Toaster",wife says gotta get that AC working!). Works great for pulling my 24' inclosed car trailer. With a small family it's perfect. Pack the barbeque all the food,toys and what ever. Only gets 8mpg but I save on motel rooms and can pull over where ever I want to sleep. It has all the comforts of home and cruises 60 to 65mph no problem. Although my truck got 14 pulling the trailer but then the kids were in my ears.
Yup.....wouldn't trade "The Toaster" for anything :wink:

rsrsfishslayers 02-06-2008 06:23 PM

We tow with a Ford F250 power stroke and had a 28ft enclosed. Believe it or not it works better when it is towing. Lots of power. I talked my wife into getting a new motorhome. It is a 36 ft. Outlaw, class A with a garage in the back. (the only one I was told) I told her we would be staying over night at the tracks and we were going to try a lot of places so it would be better than getting a motel. Then we sold the Vega. ANYONE WANT TO BUY A CLASS A TOYHAULER THAT GET 5 MPG OUCH :cry: :cry: :cry:
CPT.RON

Tod74 02-06-2008 10:36 PM

2000 CHEVROLET CREW CAB DUALLY 4x4 vortec 454

daddylynch 02-07-2008 02:17 AM

We use a 34 foot Damon Daybreak Clas A motorhome. It's the only way to go imo. all the comforts of home right there at the track. Kids get bored they go in a watch tv or play a game. If its hot outside, go in to the ac and get cooled off. Nothing beats it. It pulls just fine.

hammertime 02-07-2008 02:49 AM

Have had a 95 F350 Powerstroke sense 00 best truck I've used just rolled over 345,000 miles all orginal stuff, has pulled a 36ft trailer sense we got it.
I am in the middle of looking at a different truck got my eye on a 99 F550

tazracing 02-07-2008 05:25 AM

1993 CLASS C WINNABAGO WITH 24 FT PACE SHADOW .MOTOR HOME HAS 460 GAS GUZZLER.

Scotty2 02-07-2008 05:41 AM

2008 F350 quad cab King Ranch dually with a 6.4 diesel, with a Halmark 48' Trailer.

johnracer 02-07-2008 05:43 AM

93 Chevy 4x4 dually crew cab, 454 gas guzzling machine. Pulling my 28' tag over the mountains to Denver, it gets 5 mpg on a good day @ 30 mph. The continental divide is a real pain!!

feenst 02-07-2008 06:43 AM

2001 International 9900 pulling a 51' Pace Gooseneck.
850 ft-lb of torque, passes running 80 mph like there isn't a trailer behind you.

nkg 02-07-2008 06:51 AM

2000-Fleetwood Discovery Diesel pusher 37 ft. Real comfortable.

hotrodharley 02-07-2008 07:20 AM

1984 chevy 2-wheel drive crew cab dualley with a desial out of a bus with a 2 ton dump truck 4-speed trans and a us gearvender aux over/under trans behind that..no stopping this thing.if you can hook on to it then it will pull it and not know it's back there.

spib 02-07-2008 07:39 AM


Originally Posted by johnracer
93 Chevy 4x4 dually crew cab, 454 gas guzzling machine. Pulling my 28' tag over the mountains to Denver, it gets 5 mpg on a good day @ 30 mph. The continental divide is a real pain!!

I have had two mid 80's dually crewcabs with 454 5mpg tops, and we have mountains out west, I hope I never pull with gas again, I love my duramax

johnracer 02-07-2008 10:54 AM

Hopefully next year.....

I972Nova 02-08-2008 04:44 PM

97 Georgie Boy 34 foot class a motorhome with 454... It has the banks power pack (yes banks makes gas stuff too) and gets 10 mpg pulling my 28 foot trailer... Once you have a motor home you wont ever goto the track without one!

etbird 02-08-2008 05:11 PM

2006 Dodge 3500 with cummins. Love it.

BEAST477 02-09-2008 09:46 AM

'03 Chevy Crew Cab 6.6 Dura Max, Allison auto. Pulling a 32' tag gets 12-14 mpg. No complaints.

shawnp 02-09-2008 03:33 PM

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/11128...8-trailer.html

sparky1153 02-09-2008 05:10 PM

Tow Rig
 
We use a 14ft United toterhome to pull are 42ft Classic Trailer with a Showtime conversion.


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