Re: [ihc] Towing a scout with a scout? My impressions.

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel,

For our move to Annapolis I bought a new 20 ft
enclosed Haulmark car hauler.  10,000 GVW, tandem
axles, electric brakes, 3500 lbs empty.  8' x 20' on
the inside, 5000 lb ramp and an extra foot taller than
normal so I can put old tractors in it.  It's Navy
blue to match the F250 and it has acquired the name
"Nimitz" after the aircraft carrier. I was stunned
when I went to pick it up.  Was a bit bigger than I'd
thought.

The brakes are great and the axles / tires are large
enough.

Turns out that renting a truck was so expensive that I
got this trailer for $2500 net over renting the truck.
 I was stuck with the truck renting so I popped for
the difference.  Hell I was hemorraging money so fast
I couldn't keep track of it anyway. I ordered a number
of extras, height, tie downs, E tracks on the sides
(great for furniture), lights, vents, etc.  

Pulls great, but I haven't had the Scout in it yet. 
I'll get to that at some point.  Meanwhile poor Scout
is sitting in St. Louis and not being driven at all. 
Hey Mark... start it up once.

Steve
--- Joel M Brodsky <jmbrodsky@domain.elided> wrote:

> Flat towing a Scout II with a 1/2T Travelall AT,
> went fine from San Fran to
> Tucson, hills and all, about 1200 miles.
> Flat Towing a Scout II with a 3/4T Travelall 4spd,
> from Albuquerque to
> Tucson, about 800 miles, total piece of cake.
> Flat towing a Scout II with a Scout II , across
> town, downright scary.
> Flat towing a Scout II with a Traveler AT, across
> town, ummm, a BIT better.
> Flat towing a 1/2 Travelall with a 3/4T Travelall
> 4spd, across town,
> marginal.
> Flat Towing a 1/2T Travelall with a Scout II 4spd
> (emergency, doable, but
> scary)
> 
> My trailer tare is about 2000#, 20'x8' wood deck, 4'
> tongue, 2 axle, both
> have brakes.
> 
> Towing a 1/2 Travelall on my 20' flatbed with a 1/2T
> Travelall AT, about 60
> miles no brakes, marginal/scary.
> Towing a Scout II on the flatbed with a 1/2T
> Travelall AT, went fine with
> brakes, a few hundred miles around AZ.
> Towing a Scout II on flatbed with 1/2Travelall AT
> with no brakes, scary.
> Towing a Scout II on the flatbed with 3/4T Travelall
>  Manual and no brakes,
> marginal.
> Towing a 95 Ford F-150 supercab on the flatbed with
> Traveler AT and brakes,
> piece of cake. (250 miles)
> Towing a 77 Ford F-250 supercab on the flatbed with
> Travelel AT and brakes,
> piece of cake,
>       except when it's raining with crosswinds, then
> you really have to pay
> attention. (250 miles)
> Towing a Traveler on the flatbed with a Traveler AT
> and brakes (200 miles),
> piece of cake, just take it easy on the automatic.
> 
> 
> So, the trailer with the brakes is totally the way
> to, hands down, done.
> If the tow vehicle is smaller, just go slower, and
> pay attention.  So many
> people I talk to
> talk about the engine.  I ask them about the brakes.
>  Brakes?  Oh yeah,
> brakes.
> They often forget that part.
> 
> JoelB