towing ability
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From: SILSBEE,TX
towing ability
greetings,
im new here. i have a '99 laramie slt 1500 quad cab. it has a 5.9 and 3:55 transmission. i do not have the owners manual. can anyone tell me what the towing capacity is? i dont know what abuse the previous owner put it through,but you can tell there was a ball on the bumper. i bought it in march 2012 with only 90k miles on it, that was the big selling point for me. any help will be greatly appreciated.
im new here. i have a '99 laramie slt 1500 quad cab. it has a 5.9 and 3:55 transmission. i do not have the owners manual. can anyone tell me what the towing capacity is? i dont know what abuse the previous owner put it through,but you can tell there was a ball on the bumper. i bought it in march 2012 with only 90k miles on it, that was the big selling point for me. any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From: Corrales, New Mecico
Tow rating depends on more than whether or not you did it. I put a live rim fire .22 cartrige in a waad of silly putty and bounced on the floor...Just because I did it and lived doesn't mean everyone should.
Pay atttention to the ratings of the tires on the tow vehicle...To really tow anything more than golf cart you you need E rated tires pumped up to 70-80 psi.
Do it right, or don't do it....You're not the only one on the road.
Pay atttention to the ratings of the tires on the tow vehicle...To really tow anything more than golf cart you you need E rated tires pumped up to 70-80 psi.
Do it right, or don't do it....You're not the only one on the road.
Tow rating depends on more than whether or not you did it. I put a live rim fire .22 cartrige in a waad of silly putty and bounced on the floor...Just because I did it and lived doesn't mean everyone should.
Pay atttention to the ratings of the tires on the tow vehicle...To really tow anything more than golf cart you you need E rated tires pumped up to 70-80 psi.
Do it right, or don't do it....You're not the only one on the road.
Pay atttention to the ratings of the tires on the tow vehicle...To really tow anything more than golf cart you you need E rated tires pumped up to 70-80 psi.
Do it right, or don't do it....You're not the only one on the road.
ive had a lot of practice and good teachers when it comes to towing.
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when i was about 12 years old, my next door neighbor, Stanley Millwood, used to hold .22 shells in a pair of pliers and hit the primer with a hammer. they'd go off and throw a bullet somewhere. Later on at about 14-15 he was a holy-mother-****ing terror in school, and quit at about 15. I wonder if he's still alive today?
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From: Corrales, New Mecico
i have to ask - why?
when i was about 12 years old, my next door neighbor, Stanley Millwood, used to hold .22 shells in a pair of pliers and hit the primer with a hammer. they'd go off and throw a bullet somewhere. Later on at about 14-15 he was a holy-mother-****ing terror in school, and quit at about 15. I wonder if he's still alive today?
when i was about 12 years old, my next door neighbor, Stanley Millwood, used to hold .22 shells in a pair of pliers and hit the primer with a hammer. they'd go off and throw a bullet somewhere. Later on at about 14-15 he was a holy-mother-****ing terror in school, and quit at about 15. I wonder if he's still alive today?
Young and dumb. Only did it once though.
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From: hickville WI
I've hauled a honda accord and a ford ranger in a 8.5 by 22 enclosed trailer. Same trailer I've hauled 2 mowers at about 1000 LBS a piece and i will be hauling same trailer fully loaded, helping someone move. I will try and get a pic. 2morrow of b4 and after airbags.
