Re: Re: Dakota Weight - and now gear oil ramblings

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Fri Jun 30 2000 - 21:38:10 EDT

Not to be a p***k, but your bumper has a rating on it for a reason. You
can either spend a little getting the hitch now, or spend a LOT when the
bumper fails and you have to get a new bumper, pay extra on the trailer
rental, possibly damage your stuff inside the trailer. Scariest of
all...what happens if the bumper lets go *at highway speeds in
traffic?* That alone should be incentive enough to get the hitch.

Mike Schwall wrote:
>
> Yeah I agree, but the Dak was bought as a light duty hauler and daily
> driver. I have another truck that does all my heavy duty hauling such as
> the annual firewood cutting trip. But, the truck is in storage in San
> Antonio with a missing third gear in the tranny, so it does me no good in
> this situation.
>
> You both bring up a good point - get a hitch. Will see what it looks like
> when I pick up the trailer - if I can pick it up. Uhaul may pull that
> "your truck is too small" crap. May have to fire up the Hornet and pick up
> the trailer even without a third gear, then switch it over to the Dak for
> the haul back home.
>
> Will give the details when I get back. I leave early tomorrow morning.
>
> Mike 

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-andy

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