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duffnit 
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 Posted: September-27-2006 at 9:31pm |
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87 BFN wrote;
sorry guys you may think I am nuts but halling the 87 BFN behind a 2005 F-350 and a single axle trailer, as long as the road is empty the hammer is down running 80-85. If there is traffic 75 at best not worried about me or my equipment I know it is loaded propperly it's all those other that scare me I'm with 87BFN. Although I seldom tow the boat anywhere, I do ALOT of road miles with various trailers. Always know your equipment. The thing I've noticed more often than not in trailer towed accidents is that the tow vehicle usually weighs less than the trailer. To me that spells disaster. You gotta watch out for the guy towing a 27' cuddy with a Yugo! d 
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05 210
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Posted: September-27-2006 at 9:45pm |
Now that you mention it,that is precisely why I don't feel comfortable towing the boat too fast.My Tundra is smaller than my boat and it feels like the boat is"pushing" the truck,not the truck is "towing" the boat. Mike |
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GottaSki
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Posted: September-28-2006 at 1:30pm |
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I have witnessed a 32' Baja & triaxle behind a Pontiac 6000, it was just obscene.
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2_Nautiques
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Posted: September-28-2006 at 2:51pm |
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Not trying to 1 up you Gotta but I was in Shipshewana Indiana ( Heart of Amish Country ) a few years back and witnessed a horse and buggy pulling a 16' aluminum boat with a 35HP outboard
 Not a problem pulling too fast however I didn't get to see him back it down the boat ramp.
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jon4pres
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Posted: September-28-2006 at 3:53pm |
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My trailer seems to track very well. I just fear that I wont be able to stop it fast enough so I usually keep mine under 70.
Why would an amish person not have a motorized vehicle but have a motorized boat?? I dont get amish people. We have them in our town and they ride the horse and buggy into town and then use air nailers to put a roof a house for someone. |
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The Lake
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Posted: September-28-2006 at 4:08pm |
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Jon,
The Amish are a fascinating people. They are not neccessarily anti-technology, they are just opposed to using devices that would seperate them from community. For instance: if you had a car you might be tempted to go too far from the community. If you had electricity you might be taken away from the community by watching TV ("The Man Show" for instance  . You will see Amish using things such as a power mower because that doesn't remove them from their community, or a power nailer, because again that doesn't remvoe them from the community. There are several Amish communities in Missouri. They tend to live in rural areas, again because that keeps their community from being influenced by all that goes on in city life.
They also believe in simplicity . . .so I suppose a Tique might be closer to their liking than a SuperAir. Chuck |
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87BFN owner
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Posted: September-28-2006 at 9:04pm |
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good call, THE LAKE the super air would be way above their needs. Now a guy at work that bought an entertainment center from the Amish in shipshewana and he asked them if they were going to use a horse and buggy to bring it back to Michigan. They laughed at him and told him that was silly, they are allowed to use monder day tech for work but are not allowed to use as a personal comfort.
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81nautique
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Posted: September-29-2006 at 6:54am |
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I'm a little in the dark on the Amish thing but there was a family of Amish at Shelbyville last weekend riding their bikes around the park. They were camping in a fairly new tow behind camper atleast a 24 footer. That sounds like personal comfort to me and I didn't see any horses around to pull it.
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79nautique
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Posted: September-29-2006 at 9:00am |
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don't confuse menenites with amish they look the same but the menenites drive cars and eatout alot.
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