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Old 09-28-2010, 07:05 PM   #1
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Your ideal tow vehicle

This is my idea of the perfect tow vehicle.... if the wife gives her approval.
In reality I guess I should have put this under the Joke Threads but....
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Old 09-28-2010, 08:28 PM   #3
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One of my brothers drives one of those for a living. He says it's like his little condo with tv/fridge/etc. Heck Pete, with that truck you don't have to worry about a tt
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Old 09-28-2010, 09:55 PM   #4
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Hey, some of those are really well equipped !!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 06:33 AM   #5
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Obviously it's merely a joke but I have seen two or three this past season at a couple of campgrounds. They were towing large 5th wheel trailers, 40 ft or so. I can see where one would be worthwhile given the right circumstances but probably a bit of overkill in most cases.
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There are a couple of rv forums out there where members have some of the above trucks as their tv for pretty big 5'ers. We also see them occasionally when we travel from Cg to cg
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My favorite tow vehicle--one that's paid for!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 03:55 PM   #8
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While on the subject of vehicles; I saw a magnetic sign someone had made up on the back of the car they were pulling behind their MH, it read "Please be patient, I'm pushing this big motorhome." I thought it was pretty good, especially since the MH was one of the larger Class A's. Wish I could think of a sign to have on the back of my 5'er but alas nothing comes to mind... yet.
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Old 09-30-2010, 09:09 AM   #10
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Excursion. Can haul the family and the TT. (now just gotta buy one Supercrew truck OK but with three kiddos and potential of more, even the 4 door truck gets crowded.
2nd best in my opinion if you have 5 or more folks would be a 3/4 or 1 ton passenger van.
Any other good vehicle options for big family and TT?
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Heres mine
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A 12 valve Cummins, manual trans, quad cab 2wd, srw, short bed, Dodge 3500 or 2500, garage kept, with 35,000 miles for free?
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That was a good video.
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I am still trying to convince my wife that we need one of these for our next TT (Eagle 312FKS). She seems to think that I may be going a bit overboard.
I keep telling her that we will never need to think about upgrading our tow vehicle again.
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When she gives me the approval, you guys will be the first to know and I will post pictures of our Tow Vehicle. It may be awhile from now, but stay tuned................:hihi:
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I am still trying to convince my wife that we need one of these for our next TT (Eagle 312FKS). She seems to think that I may be going a bit overboard.
I keep telling her that we will never need to think about upgrading our tow vehicle again.
When she gives me the approval, you guys will be the first to know and I will post pictures of our Tow Vehicle. It may be awhile from now, but stay tuned................:hihi:
Man! I want one of them! What a price tag
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Back to the original post. That is one heck of a puller. It is not much of a touring/grocery getting vehicle. I saw one a month ago pulling a Blue Boy to the dump site. Slight amount of over kill.
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Here is my ideal tow vehicle! 397HP/765LB/FT of torque!
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I`ll trade ya trucks av8arkie, and you won`t have to even pay me any difference, even swap. I wouldn`t mind trying one with no plugs for awhile.
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I will keep the one I have.
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