Towing question
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Fleet Mechanic
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Towing question
I have a 2000 single cab ranger 2 wheel drive with a 2.5L and the 5 speed manual trans with just over 188,000 miles on it. Truck does have a receiver hitch on it with a 2" ball. Don't know the brand, as it was on the truck when I bought it.
Son needs to move part of his airplane project, mainly a 10 foot wing (about 200lbs?) and his engine another 250 lbs give or take a few. We will need to move it about 120 miles, gental phills, and highway roads with a few small towns.
We are thinking of renting a 12' open Uhaul trailer. Do anyone see any major problems with the ranger pulling it?
Thanks,
Son needs to move part of his airplane project, mainly a 10 foot wing (about 200lbs?) and his engine another 250 lbs give or take a few. We will need to move it about 120 miles, gental phills, and highway roads with a few small towns.
We are thinking of renting a 12' open Uhaul trailer. Do anyone see any major problems with the ranger pulling it?
Thanks,
Laughing Gas
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From: Northern Maine
I own a 1998 2wd Ranger with the extended cab and a fiberglass camper shell. My truck has a 3.0 V-6 and a 5 speed manual with 264,500 miles on it. I have towed a friends snowmobile trailer on a 50 mile one way trip several different times. The double wide enclosed trailer had two Bombardier snowmobiles in it, one weighing about 500 pounds and the other 400 pounds. I have no idea what the empty trailer weighed. (8.5 feet wide, 10 feet long) My little truck had some difficulty on the longer hills, some of which required that I drop down to 3rd gear but other than that she did just fine. I was careful about my speed and kept it about 45 MPH as I knew that I couldn't stop that load in a hurry.
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Nice of the neighbor to let you use his tow vehicle. Since Murphy's Law is still in effect, make sure you check & air up All this rigs tires, including spares for the tow vehicle & trailer & have jacks & lug wrenches that'll fit both. Since this'll be a hot weather tow, check all the fluids, belts & hoses. If it's also going to be a high speed tow, I'd also check & or lube the wheel bearings. Let us know how it goes.
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