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   Snag to Clare Snyder   
   Re: Small Engine Tach/Speed/Clearance- S   
   08 Feb 26 22:44:01   
   
   From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 2/8/2026 10:06 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:   
   > On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:15:14 -0700, Bob La Londe    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/8/2026 2:09 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >>> I've got the racks front and rear plus a receiver hitch so I can take my   
   >>> big trailer close then use the little one to ferry the rounds out of the   
   >>> woods .   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> AS a biker I am sure you already know this but be careful when towing   
   >> the "big trailer" with a light vehicle like that,  It can go bad very   
   >> easily and twice as quickly.  I have towed more than I should with both   
   >> ATVs and with my ElectraGlide.  It is an adventure.   
   >    Put brakes on anything that excedes 50% of the tow vehicle's weight   
   >   
      
      That may be a good rule of thumb for a highway application . But I'm   
   talking about dragging a load of firewood a few hundred yards down a   
   dirt road to my driveway and the splitter next to it .  Top speed MIGHT   
   be around 10 MPH ...   
   --   
   Snag   
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