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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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12000 lb pull 22RE

So I had to pull my buddies off the freeway last weekend, a 94 dodge 3/4 ton and a 86 runner tow strapped behind it.... no one there thought i could... threw it in low range and drug them both 4 miles.... i was so proud of the runner!!!! granted once you get them movin its only rolling resistance, but still, a story to tell!
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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Any picts?
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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That exactly how I felt when I pulled my Dads 40 foot class A Motor Home out of the mud. The dual axles were buried to the rim. I was proud of my baby that day.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 07:26 AM
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naw we didn't get any pics.... but lots of witnesses... i'll get some pics of the two trucks though
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 07:29 AM
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lol... so it was your runner, strapped to the Dodge, that was strapped to the other runner?

i bet that was a sight to see...
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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ya, i can imagine it would have been funny to look at... basically it was this:

me-------dodge------4runner goin down the freeway shoulder
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 08:33 AM
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dodge sandwhich?
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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hehe...cool...22REs rock.

really, though, it's all about gearing...you could tow the titanic with an electric pencil sharpener if you had enough gearing.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota
hehe...cool...22REs rock.

really, though, it's all about gearing...you could tow the titanic with an electric pencil sharpener if you had enough gearing.
And unlimited time, as it would take forever.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Sounds like when my good friend used his 3F-E powered FJ62 to pull a 18-wheeler off some railroad tracks. Guess the truck had stalled right in the middle of a crossing and was going to end up smashed eventually by one of the coal trains that run through Denver. My buddy had to use 4-low and lock both his ARBs to get enough traction and still had to jerk him to get him moving, but like you say once you get it moving, then it's just momentum. A 6000 lbs FJ62 pulling a 60,000 lbs semi... Gotta dig Toyotas!
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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yep yep.... toyotas rock
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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And unlimited time, as it would take forever.
true...but, then, rockcrawling is all about not being in a hurry, right?
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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thats right!
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