[Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation

Sun Jul 12 12:30:50 EDT 2015

Need Tow Vehicle,

By this time you should have a list of vehicles that some Rhodies use. I suggest that you make a list of what is important to you in a going forward. Do you need a truck or SUV? how much room is needed in the vehicle for seating and stuff. Check out resale values, check out reliability issues, develop a total cost of ownership, I also tow a camper (any plans to tow other things in the future). Roof top carriers add weight to the total towing weight and so does passengers and stuff in the vehicle and towed vehicle. Where is your nearest dealer for service (this is a factor for me because I live 30 miles from the nearest town with car dealers). The weight of the vehicle is also a consideration because winds and quick maneuvers on the highway can result in loss of control.

good luck

Ray   

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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation

You should be able to use any SUV with at least 3,500 lbs towing capacity.  I would suggest a 4wd model just because some ramps can be slick below the water line. Can make retrieval difficult on 2wd only vehicles. 

James

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From:"The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date:Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:25 AM
Subject:Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation

Hi Chris,
What year is your Taco? Do you use premium gas in it all the time? We 
looked at them when we were looking for a truck but liked the 
Frontier a bit more for our needs. The Frontier only requires premium 
when towing and for the boat which we only tow around town, we don't 
even bother. Most of our towing is with a travel trailer.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Recycled 1998
Nissan Frontier 2008

At 12:27 AM 7/12/2015, you wrote:
>Tacoma by Toyota post was from Chris Greco
>
>Sent from my iPad
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> > On Jul 11, 2015, at 4:31 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List 
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > Ray,
> > I have been contemplating a tow vehicle change also, and while 
> the Pilot 2wd is marginal at 3,500#, the 4wd at 5,000# looks like a 
> good option.  I was surprised to find that my wife's Odyssey is 
> limited to 3,500 #.
> > Art
> > MaryJane
> >
> > Have noticed some posts on the R22 cover.  Some have been 
> requested mast-up, some mast-down.  The mast-up config can be used 
> as a boom-room, as only the side-curtains are different, a costing advantage.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:18:17 -0000 (UTC)
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation
> >
> > I use a Honda Pilot 4wd
> >
> > Ray Gaj
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2015 10:39:56 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation
> >
> > I will need to retire my good old Ram 4x4 with 150k miles in near future.
> > Would a SUV like a Traverse work to tow and launch my Rhodes (about twice a
> > year)?  Looks like all the trucks and SUVs come with aluminum block v-6 -
> > can they handle it?  Thanks, Steve Raye
> >
> >
> >
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