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Subject: Re: How are Birds for towing trailers?


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Ernie Ekberg
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Date Posted: 02/ 7/ 02, 7:35am
In reply to: Jeff 's message, "How are Birds for towing trailers?" on 02/ 6/ 02, 9:03pm

Jeff- I believe the FC's are rated to tow 13,000 pounds, whereas the PT's are rated less. Ernie

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DonM
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Date Posted: 02/ 11/ 02, 6:50pm

I just finished towing a chevy cavalier on a tandem axle trailer 3000 miles. Combined wgt approx 4000 to 4500lbs. The manual with my 1980 FC33 says the hitch is rated at 500lbs tongue wgt/ 5000lbs tow. Driving and stopping I could not even tell that it was behind me. Going up hills was a rather slow process, but it always is anyway. Milage dropped from an average 9.2mpg to 7.2mpg. One hint: Unload the car from the trailer before you let the air out of the birds suspension or the back of the trailer goes up to high for the ramps.

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