Mounted search and rescue

[bonnie elster <elster530@yahoo.com>]

  It would be interesting to research the argument the saleman presented.  The type of trailer and horses would add to the equasion. How 'bout the brakes and the engine?

I've always bought 3/4 ton and never had any reason to regret it.

 

Has anyone had any experience w/these little fiberglass, walk thru trailers I saw at Western Horse Expo?

Jorene Downs <Jorene@CEOates.com> wrote:

Chris, a newer 1/2 ton can get away with towing a 2 horse out on the flats,
or as a back-up / emergency tow vehicle for a 3 horse trailer, but for
anything else I'd go 3/4 ton. You have more mountainous terrain. I wouldn't
haul regularly with less than a 3/4 ton.

~ ~ ~ ~
Jorene Downs
SAR & CERT
Mounted SAR
www.ceoates.com/msar

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pennbo's"
To: "Mounted search and rescue"
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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