| Toad wanted [message #96182] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 08:19  |
C Boyd
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Anyone know of a nice Tracker toad 4-sale. Would prefer 4x4 automatic.
covered-wagon at comcast dot net
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96183 is a reply to message #96182] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 08:37  |
hertfordnc
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there's one up the street from me, i think he wants $2k- looks clean - zip 27944 about hours from Pigeon Forge
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Toad wanted [message #96196 is a reply to message #96185] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 10:21 |
C Boyd
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| Jim White[1 |
wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 09:38] Chuck-
Just what you need, another used car for the estate! LOL
Yeah, I'm guilty as well.
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Actually Jim, a friend is looking but he has no puter. Hopefully my next vehicle will have big blades under it.
C. Boyd
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East Tennessee
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| Re: [GMCnet] Toad wanted [message #96229 is a reply to message #96199] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 15:10 |
C Boyd
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[quote title=Dennis S wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 11:47]
Chuck,
Are you getting a hovercraft?
Dennis Sexton
Germantown, TN
USA
Hi Dennis: Only if it will cut grass....
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96230 is a reply to message #96206] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 15:23 |
C Boyd
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Thanks Mike: I`ll check it out. We have been checking local craigs list but found mostly rust and bad motors. Does It have to be 4x4 to tow? My friend is one of them that wants a USA emblem no mater who made it..And HER don`t do clutches.
As far as mixing and matching.. He says he is too old to turn wrenches any more, although he was here all day helping me do a-frame bushings..
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96235 is a reply to message #96230] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 16:30 |
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| C Boyd wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 13:23 |
... Does It have to be 4x4 to tow? My friend is one of them that wants a USA emblem no mater who made it..And HER don`t do clutches.
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There ARE automatics that can be towed four down. But 90’s era Trackers (Geo, assembled in Canada in the same plant as my Sidekick) with automatics NEED the transfer case, to put in neutral, to tow four-down. They really do not need the 4x4 front end for 4 down towing… but they are useful for other reasons. Note that two wheel drives with manual transmissions tow just fine… doesn’t help your friend. (Or me, my wife doesn’t “do” clutches either.) Also the earlier they are, the lighter they are.
Another interesting thing: Chiltons says that the transfer case is the same size as the tail piece on the rear of a two wheel drive's auto trasmission.
After owning a two door, I have found that a 4-door would be better for our uses. They do weigh a little more, but not as much as you would expect for the added space.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96258 is a reply to message #96235] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 20:03 |
C Boyd
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| mike miller wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 17:30 |
| C Boyd wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 13:23 |
... Does It have to be 4x4 to tow? My friend is one of them that wants a USA emblem no mater who made it..And HER don`t do clutches.
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There ARE automatics that can be towed four down. But 90’s era Trackers (Geo, assembled in Canada in the same plant as my Sidekick) with automatics NEED the transfer case, to put in neutral, to tow four-down. They really do not need the 4x4 front end for 4 down towing… but they are useful for other reasons. Note that two wheel drives with manual transmissions tow just fine… doesn’t help your friend. (Or me, my wife doesn’t “do” clutches either.) Also the earlier they are, the lighter they are.
Another interesting thing: Chiltons says that the transfer case is the same size as the tail piece on the rear of a two wheel drive's auto trasmission.
After owning a two door, I have found that a 4-door would be better for our uses. They do weigh a little more, but not as much as you would expect for the added space.
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Thanks Mike: I`ll pass it along.
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96262 is a reply to message #96258] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 20:07 |
C Boyd
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| C Boyd wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 21:03 |
| mike miller wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 17:30 |
| C Boyd wrote on Tue, 17 August 2010 13:23 |
... Does It have to be 4x4 to tow? My friend is one of them that wants a USA emblem no mater who made it..And HER don`t do clutches.
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There ARE automatics that can be towed four down. But 90’s era Trackers (Geo, assembled in Canada in the same plant as my Sidekick) with automatics NEED the transfer case, to put in neutral, to tow four-down. They really do not need the 4x4 front end for 4 down towing… but they are useful for other reasons. Note that two wheel drives with manual transmissions tow just fine… doesn’t help your friend. (Or me, my wife doesn’t “do” clutches either.) Also the earlier they are, the lighter they are.
Another interesting thing: Chiltons says that the transfer case is the same size as the tail piece on the rear of a two wheel drive's auto trasmission.
After owning a two door, I have found that a 4-door would be better for our uses. They do weigh a little more, but not as much as you would expect for the added space.
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Thanks Mike: I`ll pass it along.
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Is there an Automatic model 2wd Tracker that will tow 4 down without adding the transfer case?
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96264 is a reply to message #96262] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 20:22 |
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Is there an Automatic model 2wd Tracker that will tow 4 down without adding the transfer case?[/quote]
No
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
76 Eleganza II
Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
Just LOVE It!
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| Re: Toad wanted [message #96268 is a reply to message #96230] |
Tue, 17 August 2010 21:27 |
Carl S.
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> My friend is one of them that wants a USA emblem no matter who made it..And HER don`t do clutches.
As far as mixing and matching.. He says he is too old to turn wrenches any more, although he was here all day helping me do a-frame bushings..[/quote]
Hey Chuck,
Your friend sounds like me (and my wife). My son keeps pointing out that our newly acquired Tracker looks "just like the 'Grand Vitara'" he sees in his neighborhood. I tell him "no way man, it's a Chevy, says so right on the front. You know I wouldn't ever drive an import!"
I don't know how far you want to go for one, but there are a few nice, low mileage, overpriced ones on the Tucson Craig's List right now.
If it's an Automatic, it does need to be 4WD to flat tow. I think Steve F. flat towed a standard trans. 2WD and got away with it.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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