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From : john carrington

Q: youre right some vehicles do some with something similar. some have a leesh and some have nothing at all - even within a particular manufacturer it can vary between makes/models. thankfully not all cars come with a caddy device in fact most dont. the beauty also being that whether you have a leesh or not no caddy or clip the gascap caddy=99 can work for you. take care have a great new year. .

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From : mike

tom....thanks alot....big help .

From : denny

clare at snyder.on.ca wrote on sun 01 jan 2006 123527 gmt thesnoman admin@snoman.com wrote clare at snyder.on.ca wrote on sat 31 dec 2005 213118 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote two rics make a cord and depending on wood type and moisture content the wood could weigh 3000 to 4000lb or more and through in trailer weight and you are at two tons or better. you should think before you comment because you are the one that is really clueless here and should not be giving advise. yeah so you have trailer weight narrowed down to.... a half ton either way. yup thats accurate. btw speaking of not commenting before knowing what you are talking about you should be aware that even with the huge range in weight you guess the trailer could be its still within towing capacity of the vehicle you earlier claimed was too small. another note having done considerable firewood gathering a cord weighs no where near 4000lbs i doubt over 3000lbs either as the dimensions are 4x4x8 feet. a full cord of firewood is 128 cubic feet - 4x4x8 but actually contains only roughly 100 cubic feet of wood. well seasoned hardwood should come in just under 4000 lbs. spring cut maple could be over 6000 lbs. dry white oak is about 4200 lbs dry basswood is about 1900. dry maple is about 3600 unless its silver maple at about 2700 more or less. a properly loaded trailer of any weight will follow calmly behind just about any vehicle capable of pulling it. conversely a trailer with only 600 lbs on it can get very hairy if the load is on the very back making the hitch light. very true. most utilty trailer those only have 2900 to 3500 pound rated axles and a cord would overload it and the tires on it making it less forgiving couple with a soft tow vehicle with soft springs and tires spell trouble. also i guess the previous poster has not cut and hauled much wood to make the statement that it likely does not weigh over 3000lbs. it takes a serious p/u to haul a cord of it in the bed without dragging its tail. my dad occaisionally hauled a full bush cord of wet hard maple in a 1/2 ton ford. had six plies and they had to be over 45psi. it did drag but if loaded high at the front of the box it was the whole truck that squatted. i occaiasionally hauled over a yard of crushed stone in the trailer back half of and old f100 behind my aerostar.3200 lbs if i remember correctly. thats about 2700 lbs per yard. it was a balancing act getting the tougue weight right. i remember the first load shovelling some of the load forward to stop the swing - which had the added advantage of getting the axle off the bump stops. i also remember moving my tool box on my 57 fargo custom express. i had the roll cab and top box right back at the tailgate and the truck drove like it had sloppy linkage and power steering. could spin the steering wheel with one finger. good thing i wasnt going far. we had 3 1/2 tons of gravel once in a j20 jeep p/u many years ago. i still have that truck and it did no damage to it. it did not squat much but the tires were buldging with 80 psi in them too. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .