K-Note72
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So I have my eyes on a project car, one that's a bit hard to find, and if I can come through for funding then I can jump on it. Only thing holding me up besides funding is figuring out the logistics of hauling it home.
The details: the car is approx. 2900lbs factory stated weight. The trip is from outside Springfield, OR to Boise, ID and back, shy of 900miles. The most direct route is using Hwy20. With this route, I'd be starting from 600ft elevation, to 3200ft, to 4700ft, to 2200ft and finally to 2700ft (the return trip being reverse).
My dilemma: making sure my pickup is capable of handling the trip (not in peak shape but in good shape at least). My initial plan was to just spare my pickup and rent a pickup and rent a uhaul transport. Only problem is, only two or three rental places around here rent out pickups. Two wanna gouge almost $300, one of those tacking on extra charges if used for towing, and the last one charges $0.59/mile, at about 900 miles you can guess that whopping total. All of this is excluding gas.
My pickup is a 91 Dakota, 5.2L 4x4 w/ 4spd OD auto. Tow cap., according to http://trailers.com/tow-capacity/index.php?action=do_search&year=1991&make=Dodge&model=Dakota 4x4&template=normal , is 6500lbs. What I wanna know is, should my pickup be able to handle the trip? Obviously the biggest climb is the first leg on the trip there, and I'd be hauling a dry trailer. The only real climb on the way back is that 2200-4700, from Burns to Bend. After that climb to 4700, the rest of the return trip is all downhill. Would it be a good idea to get a trans oil cooler on it? Because tacking that on and using my pickup would still be cheaper than renting one.
The details: the car is approx. 2900lbs factory stated weight. The trip is from outside Springfield, OR to Boise, ID and back, shy of 900miles. The most direct route is using Hwy20. With this route, I'd be starting from 600ft elevation, to 3200ft, to 4700ft, to 2200ft and finally to 2700ft (the return trip being reverse).
My dilemma: making sure my pickup is capable of handling the trip (not in peak shape but in good shape at least). My initial plan was to just spare my pickup and rent a pickup and rent a uhaul transport. Only problem is, only two or three rental places around here rent out pickups. Two wanna gouge almost $300, one of those tacking on extra charges if used for towing, and the last one charges $0.59/mile, at about 900 miles you can guess that whopping total. All of this is excluding gas.
My pickup is a 91 Dakota, 5.2L 4x4 w/ 4spd OD auto. Tow cap., according to http://trailers.com/tow-capacity/index.php?action=do_search&year=1991&make=Dodge&model=Dakota 4x4&template=normal , is 6500lbs. What I wanna know is, should my pickup be able to handle the trip? Obviously the biggest climb is the first leg on the trip there, and I'd be hauling a dry trailer. The only real climb on the way back is that 2200-4700, from Burns to Bend. After that climb to 4700, the rest of the return trip is all downhill. Would it be a good idea to get a trans oil cooler on it? Because tacking that on and using my pickup would still be cheaper than renting one.
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