Who can tell me about the "fans" associated with the Max Tow Package?

[cdherman]

End of the day, we decided against vehicles with the max tow package. One more thing to go wrong. We *may* on occasion tow over 8k lbs, but short distances (10 miles or less) doing under 25 mph.

For the curious, a full ammonia fertilizer tank weights right at 10k lbs these days. My dad's 1965 F100 with a 240 I6 and a granny low manual transmission would pull these in 1965, but you had to be careful to have some weight in the box, otherwise it would spin a tire with the open differential. Slipping the clutch in 2nd gear helped. These beasts have no trailer brakes, but a SMV triangle painted on the rear. Farm country..........

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[Maquis]

End of the day, we decided against vehicles with the max tow package. One more thing to go wrong. We *may* on occasion tow over 8k lbs, but short distances (10 miles or less) doing under 25 mph.

For the curious, a full ammonia fertilizer tank weights right at 10k lbs these days. My dad's 1965 F100 with a 240 I6 and a granny low manual transmission would pull these in 1965, but you had to be careful to have some weight in the box, otherwise it would spin a tire with the open differential. Slipping the clutch in 2nd gear helped. These beasts have no trailer brakes, but a SMV triangle painted on the rear. Farm country..........

Stopping those when the truck has drum brakes is an adventure. Granny gear helps that, too.

 

[cdherman]

Stopping those when the truck has drum brakes is an adventure. Granny gear helps that, too.

Interestingly, it (the 65) no longer has drum brakes. I restored/upgraded things 20 years or so ago. It's now kind of a show truck. But has front spindles from a 78' with disc brakes. I can lock all four, or at least the front 2 (not the best), with the still manual brakes, but now dual cylinder brake cylinder (1969 borrow)....

My plan if I can pull it off, is to get my Dad (now in 80's with Parkinson's) to drive them both one last time, and a little photo shoot.

 

[Maquis]

Interestingly, it (the 65) no longer has drum brakes. I restored/upgraded things 20 years or so ago. It's now kind of a show truck. But has front spindles from a 78' with disc brakes. I can lock all four, or at least the front 2 (not the best), with the still manual brakes, but now dual cylinder brake cylinder (1969 borrow)....

My plan if I can pull it off, is to get my Dad (now in 80's with Parkinson's) to drive them both one last time, and a little photo shoot.

Nice! My 78 F150 might have been my favorite farm truck. It was bulletproof.

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