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Step van / panel van for towing #1177679
02/13/12 02:43 PM
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I have a 3/4ton dually step van Alu body low miles & in very nice shape. Has anyone hear ever towed with a setup like this? If so how was it? How big of a trailer did you have?

Re: Step van / panel van for towing [Re: DAK512] #1177680
02/13/12 07:24 PM
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I had a 1970 Chev step van.....it was more like a 2 ton though.
Mileage was non existant.......it had a 350 and some weird transmission that had no park in it , but plenty steep gears.
I hauled dirt bikes around in it for years and it worked well........just thirsty.

Re: Step van / panel van for towing [Re: DAK512] #1177681
02/13/12 09:50 PM
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My motorhome is on a P30.....


5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!

Re: Step van / panel van for towing [Re: Eric] #1177682
02/14/12 12:11 AM
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That's the one as I recall.
But the motor home transmissions have park........mine was a three speed auto with no park and a drum brake on the back of the trans for a parking brake.
It never gave me any problems so I never had to buy parts for it......the trans , that is.
The motor liked to crack exhaust manifolds every four or five years and center dumps were getting hard to find.
Other than that , it ran like a Thoroughbred for seven or eight years.
I bought it from a small town fire department with 20,000 miles on it in 1985........it was their rescue squad and most of the miles were just to make sure it ran.

Re: Step van / panel van for towing [Re: tubtar] #1177683
02/14/12 11:46 AM
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My truck was owned by the police & had SWAT on it. I need to finish taking all the gun racks out of it.







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