Re: Diesel Scouts

[Howard R Pletcher <n9ads@domain.elided>]

The Terra was officially rated for pulling 5000# trailers, but the
chassis is probably up to handling a 7500# trailer if you use a equalizer
and trailer brakes.  But I wouldn't expect a 233 cid engine, even with a
turbo, to handle it.  This is definitely a job for a 345 (or a 7.3L!) and
even then you'd probably need 3.73 or deeper gears to get any
performance.

Yes, the removable hard top was the only way it was made--it's just a
Traveler with a bulkhead and short top installed.

Howard

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:12:35 -0400 Bob Brooks <rbrooks@domain.elided>
writes:
>While looking for a Scout project here in NY state I have come across 
>a
>Scout Pickup.
>
>The truck is in fair condition with some rust in the floors, rockers,
>and front fenders.  It also needs the bed patched.  The truck has 
>spent
>a minimal amount of time sitting outside, as it was a shop truck.
>Nights and weekends in the shop ect.
>
>Its an 1980 with the Turbo Diesel.  I wanted to use a scout as a tow
>vehicle, so how does the Diesel stack up against a V8 for towing???
>
>Truck would be used to pull a 16 ft car trailer with various other
>projects on it.  GVW of the trailer is about 7500 lbs.  I am presently
>using a s10 Blazer to pull this, and even with Class 4 hitch with
>equalizers I don't have quite enough truck.
>
>The pickup will certainly weigh more, but will it pull this kind of
>weight say 6,000 to 7,000 lbs.  Or should I hold out for a Travelall 
>or
>better yet one of those 10,000 GVW 1500 pickups.
>
>Oh yea the pickup has a removeable hard top, is this standard on
>these???
>
>Thanks for the feedback
>
>
>--
>Bob
>rbrooks@domain.elided
>
>Micrel, Inc.
>http://www.micrelinc.com
>
>
>

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