Mounted search and rescue

["STEVE GASCA" <steve.gasca@verizon.net>]

Stay away from the 1/2 ton.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pennbo's" <pennbo@verizon.net>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: [MSAR] Trucks?


> Hi all, it's time to buy a new truck- finally! I have been looking at 
> the Dodge and Chevy 2500 (3/4 ton) 4x4 diesels. But a salesman today 
> said he thought I could pull the horses just fine with a 1500 (1/2ton) 
> because they have beefier suspension and anti-sway capabilities than 
> they used to- and both are rated to pull approx 10,500 pounds. So- have 
> any of you used these trucks to pull your horses? what do you think of 
> them? (I will at the most pull a three horse stock-type trailer but I do 
> pull up and down mountains and dirt roads)
>
> I have always stayed away from 1/2 tons because of the weight issue with 
> live animals but the salesman today started me thinking. A 1500 would 
> sure be easier on the gas, and the pocketbook!!
>
> Words of wisdom?
>
> thanks,
> Chris Pennington
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