S250 Towing

[HORNETD]

I'm interested in setting up an S250 as a mobile radio room on trailer. What I need is advice from those with actual experience. Can such a set up be towed with a Chevy Express van with the smaller eight cylinder engine without burning up the engine or transmission?
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Tom Horne

 

[Srjeeper]

Tom, you shouldn't have a problem if you put it on the right trailer.

There's several threads about the different things done to & with 250's. Do a search and I'm sure you'll find plenty of good info and ideas.

 

[tennmogger]

Tom,

I have an S-250 that at one time was a ham shack and was strapped to a small homemade trailer. The trailer probably weighed 1000 lbs, and the S-250 is usually less than that with radios.

The 2000 lb package pulled well with a Jeep Cherokee (6 cyl 4L inline engine and wimpy auto tranny). No trailer brakes either, and stopping was never a problem. Brakes would be good though.

Suggestions: keep the height as low as you can. It's much easier to step into, and low CG allows it to corner better. My trailer had 14" wheels. Use a longer tongue on the trailer. Mine was short and really hard to back up without jack-knifing.

I also pulled the combo with a Ford E-350 van and hardly knew the trailer was there. But, that's considerably heavier than your van so that info is not worth much.

I knew another ham who pulled his S-250 trailer with a midsized car.

You can make a nice package!

Bob WB4ETT

PS: looking for another S-250 trailer in East TN area.

I'm interested in setting up an S250 as a mobile radio room on trailer. What I need is advice from those with actual experience. Can such a set up be towed with a Chevy Express van with the smaller eight cylinder engine without burning up the engine or transmission?
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Tom Horne

 

[rlwm211]

Add an external cooler to your transmission and that should protect your tranny. That and intelligent operation.
A small V8 is fine for towing as long as you do not expect the rig to pull 14000 pounds.

Here is 250 on trailer

RL