Date:         Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:53:22 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: NVC: The pickup thing
Comments: To: Vdub Guy <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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My son works for U Haul, and U haul will NOT under any circumstance
allow a Ford Explorer to tow ANY of their car dollies, or
trailers..  maybe the Explorer isn't their truck frame, but
apparently they had a big lawsuit over such an incident with an
Explorer and towing.

Me, I'd vote for the Toyota as a co worker has nothing but rave
reviews for his 4WD Tundra, and he's owned about every kind of truck
you can think of.  He also has the money to get whatever he wants though.

DM&FS

At 10:11 AM 1/19/2008, Vdub Guy wrote:

>Which company do you think designed/manufactured the better of the two frames?
>
>
>Don't know about Toyota, but Chevy beats Ford in that department.
>Ford uses a C channel frame, where Chevy uses a box frame. Well,
>Chevy vans do anyway, I would assume the pick ups use the same
>frame. I have put trailer hitches on several Chevy vans, and one
>Ford F150 that I owned back in the early 90's. After seeing the
>frame of the Ford, I had more confidence in the strength of the
>Chevy frame.  Jeff