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Towing a single place glider trailer with a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10



 
 
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Old April 29th 09, 01:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Pete Smith[_3_]
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Default Towing a single place glider trailer with a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10

this is a joke right?

various cars i have used to tow a single seater

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_205 1.4 petrol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Saxo 1.1 Petrol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Punto 1.9 diesel

All towing at 60mph+


At 04:23 29 April 2009, BT wrote:
I have towed both a 1-26 on an open trailer and an LS-4 in an enclosed
trailer with a Ford Ranger across the Nevada desert and mountains. Make
sure
you have the 4 Liter V6 in the Ford. A Ford Ranger is the same as the
Mazda
B4000. My '97 Ranger was the 4.0 Liter V6 Automatic.

More than enough mass for stability, with the open trailer on the 1-26 I


could feel the wind drag resistance but I never had stability issues. I
was
not towing in "high wind conditions" prevalent across the desert in the


spring with winds of 20G60.
BT

wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any experience towing a single place glider trailer
with a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10? I am considering purchasing one of
these trucks, but am concerned they may not have enough mass to be
stable while towing a trailer.




 




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