From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Mon Jun 30 22:49:05 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, July 1 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2802 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? [db] administrivia: notes on using this list Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:28:31 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? It towed fine... :) was a little conceened that it had no lights, but one could see my lights and it's only about 7 feet long. :) will be painting it and instaling proper lights. :) already have it licensed. thanx for the info. that's a lot of weight... shadowfax wasn't happy with 500 lbs worth of wvo in the trunk, can'ty image his discontent with twice that on his tail... going to leave the heavy hauling to the two big Jeeps. :) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Andreas Kreft wrote: # Am S|nnavend 28 Juni 2008, hest Du schrieven: # # > what is my '91 300D with 2.5L Turbo Diesel capable of towing? # # Mercedes and our authorities grant you the right to tow 1900kg or 4189 lb. # I wouldn't recommend to exercise this right on an everyday basis in a # seriously mountainous area, though. # # This number applies for trailers with inertia brakes. I don't know if they # are common in the States, but any kind of brakes should be fine. # # Over here, Shadowfax's maximum tow rating for trailers without brakes is # 750kg or 1653lb. This is a legal limit that applies to every vehicle. If # this didn't exist, I would be perfectly happy to pull a ton, unbraked, # with a W124. # # > My '47 Bantam trailer is 440lbs empty and I hope to haul veggie oil... # # Not a problem at all. # # >http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2008/06-Jun-27-bantam-trailer-adventure/wj-1947-b # antam-t3c.jpg # # You'd be immediately fined to death by the police if you just even thought # of putting that thing behind a car and tow it around Germany in this # condition ;-) # # Andreas # -- # What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature? # -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men" # ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:00:44 GMT From: "jasonbassett-at-juno.com" Subject: Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? Actually, a trailer makes it so there's a lot less weight on the vehicle itself; Shadowfax should be a lot happier. J - -- john wrote: It towed fine... :) was a little conceened that it had no lights, but one could see my lights and it's only about 7 feet long. :) will be painting it and instaling proper lights. :) already have it licensed. thanx for the info. that's a lot of weight... shadowfax wasn't happy with 500 lbs worth of wvo in the trunk, can'ty image his discontent with twice that on his tail... going to leave the heavy hauling to the two big Jeeps. :) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Andreas Kreft wrote: # Am S|nnavend 28 Juni 2008, hest Du schrieven: # # > what is my '91 300D with 2.5L Turbo Diesel capable of towing? # # Mercedes and our authorities grant you the right to tow 1900kg or 4189 lb. # I wouldn't recommend to exercise this right on an everyday basis in a # seriously mountainous area, though. # # This number applies for trailers with inertia brakes. I don't know if they # are common in the States, but any kind of brakes should be fine. # # Over here, Shadowfax's maximum tow rating for trailers without brakes is # 750kg or 1653lb. This is a legal limit that applies to every vehicle. If # this didn't exist, I would be perfectly happy to pull a ton, unbraked, # with a W124. # # > My '47 Bantam trailer is 440lbs empty and I hope to haul veggie oil... # # Not a problem at all. # # >http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2008/06-Jun-27-bantam-trailer-adventure/wj-1947-b # antam-t3c.jpg # # You'd be immediately fined to death by the police if you just even thought # of putting that thing behind a car and tow it around Germany in this # condition ;-) # # Andreas # -- # What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature? # -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men" # ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:51:51 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? distributing the weight won't help, the ride was fine, hydraulic setup... the problem was the weight... going up hills was a bit more challenging, adding another 400lbs will make it worse. the solution... a V8 Diesel or gas, prefer Diesel. :) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, jasonbassett-at-juno.com wrote: # Actually, a trailer makes it so there's a lot less weight on the vehicle # itself; Shadowfax should be a lot happier. # # J # # -- john wrote: # It towed fine... :) was a little # conceened that it had no lights, # but one could see my lights and it's # only about 7 feet long. :) # # will be painting it and instaling # proper lights. :) already have it # licensed. # # thanx for the info. that's a lot of # weight... shadowfax wasn't happy # with 500 lbs worth of wvo in the trunk, # can'ty image his discontent with twice # that on his tail... # # going to leave the heavy hauling to the two # big Jeeps. :) # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ # SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Andreas Kreft wrote: # # # Am S|nnavend 28 Juni 2008, hest Du schrieven: # # # # > what is my '91 300D with 2.5L Turbo Diesel capable of towing? # # # # Mercedes and our authorities grant you the right to tow 1900kg or 4189 lb. # # I wouldn't recommend to exercise this right on an everyday basis in a # # seriously mountainous area, though. # # # # This number applies for trailers with inertia brakes. I don't know if they # # are common in the States, but any kind of brakes should be fine. # # # # Over here, Shadowfax's maximum tow rating for trailers without brakes is # # 750kg or 1653lb. This is a legal limit that applies to every vehicle. If # # this didn't exist, I would be perfectly happy to pull a ton, unbraked, # # with a W124. # # # # > My '47 Bantam trailer is 440lbs empty and I hope to haul veggie oil... # # # # Not a problem at all. # # # # # >http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2008/06-Jun-27-bantam-trailer-adventure/wj-1947-b # # antam-t3c.jpg # # # # You'd be immediately fined to death by the police if you just even thought # # of putting that thing behind a car and tow it around Germany in this # # condition ;-) # # # # Andreas # # -- # # What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature? # # -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men" # # # ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:55:54 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] trailer hitch on a '91 300D? or put a Diesel in a Grand Wagoneer... ;) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, J.B. Hebert wrote: # Earlier tonight I was at Home Depot to pick up some concrete mix to install a # post. While there, I spied some tile on clearance and decided to pick it up # to finish the basement entryway. Of course, I had only planned on getting # the cement, so I brought the E300 to save fuel. Long story short, I drove # home with 3 80lb. bags of concrete in the trunk, and 16 boxes of 12" tile # distributed as evenly as possible around the cabin. Add my wife and my not # so light self, and we were riding pretty low. Conservatively, I'd put the # tile boxes at 35 lbs. each. So I was at about 800 lbs. plus 2 people, and # amazingly enough I wasn't on the bump stops. Car drove home fine, although # it was a little light in front and certainly took a while to get up to speed. # Time to pick up a 300TD wagon; they're rated to carry 1000 lbs. # # J.B. # # john wrote: # > It towed fine... :) was a little # > conceened that it had no lights, # > but one could see my lights and it's # > only about 7 feet long. :) # > # > will be painting it and instaling # > proper lights. :) already have it # > licensed. # > # > thanx for the info. that's a lot of # > weight... shadowfax wasn't happy # > with 500 lbs worth of wvo in the trunk, # > can'ty image his discontent with twice # > that on his tail... # > # > going to leave the heavy hauling to the two # > big Jeeps. :) # > # > ----- # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ # > SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > # > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Andreas Kreft wrote: # > # > # Am S|nnavend 28 Juni 2008, hest Du schrieven: # > # # > # > what is my '91 300D with 2.5L Turbo Diesel capable of towing? # > # # > # Mercedes and our authorities grant you the right to tow 1900kg or 4189 # > # lb. # > # I wouldn't recommend to exercise this right on an everyday basis in a # > # seriously mountainous area, though. # > # # > # This number applies for trailers with inertia brakes. I don't know if # > # they # > # are common in the States, but any kind of brakes should be fine. # > # # > # Over here, Shadowfax's maximum tow rating for trailers without brakes is # > # 750kg or 1653lb. This is a legal limit that applies to every vehicle. If # > # this didn't exist, I would be perfectly happy to pull a ton, unbraked, # > # with a W124. # > # # > # > My '47 Bantam trailer is 440lbs empty and I hope to haul veggie oil... # > # # > # Not a problem at all. # > # # > # >http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2008/06-Jun-27-bantam-trailer-adventure/wj-1947-b # > # antam-t3c.jpg # > # # > # You'd be immediately fined to death by the police if you just even # > # thought # > # of putting that thing behind a car and tow it around Germany in this # > # condition ;-) # > # # > # Andreas # > # -- # > # What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature? # > # -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of Frightened Men" # > # # > # > # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:45:01 +0000 From: Richard Welty Subject: [db] administrivia: notes on using this list Digest.Net mailing list "Meta FAQ" These general notes on using Digest.Net mailing lists are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. 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