How much can your SD tow?
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I don't know how much my truck can tow. I just need an adapter to fit the railcar style clamp hitch off a 10-wheel crew cab international railroad maintenance truck into a 2" receiver! - Then I can find out. I bet a SD with good traction could pull at least one loaded rail car on the flat?
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From: Wayyy NoCal, USA
I don't know how much my truck can tow. I just need an adapter to fit the railcar style clamp hitch off a 10-wheel crew cab international railroad maintenance truck into a 2" receiver! - Then I can find out. I bet a SD with good traction could pull at least one loaded rail car on the flat?
Mind you, the acceleration would be, umm, rather casual...
Steel on steel has very little friction or rolling resistance. At 1 mph, no aerodynamic drag to speak of. And if a flat track, no gravity - so all you really need to overcome is inertia. With deep enough gears and enough patience, you could get it rolling with a VW bug.
Stopping or climbing hills would be another story!
