wildbill23c
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- 1987
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- Ford Ranger
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- 2.9 V6
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- Manual
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- 2WD
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A couple days ago I hauled a bunch of building materials home which was enough weight to make the truck sit level, I could tell the weight was back there and guess around 600-700lbs. I believe probably close to max capacity of the truck. Take off you could really tell stuff was there, but once you got moving it did fine.
Would it be easier on the drive train to tow those kinds of loads on a trailer rather than haul it in the bed? Is there any benefit to towing VS hauling the same load? I was thinking afterwards I should have used the trailer so I could have just brought the materials home, left them on the trailer and just unhooked the trailer instead of having to unload everything.....other than that does one or the other stress the drivetrain more or less?
1987 Ranger Custom 2.9L V6 5 speed 4x2 3.73 gears.
Would it be easier on the drive train to tow those kinds of loads on a trailer rather than haul it in the bed? Is there any benefit to towing VS hauling the same load? I was thinking afterwards I should have used the trailer so I could have just brought the materials home, left them on the trailer and just unhooked the trailer instead of having to unload everything.....other than that does one or the other stress the drivetrain more or less?
1987 Ranger Custom 2.9L V6 5 speed 4x2 3.73 gears.