Bruce Burden wrote:
> Jack Daynes <[email protected]> wrote:
> : I'm in the market for a used 4x4. I'm looking to tow behind
> : an RV. I know Wranglers and older Land Cruisers have the
> : flip down windshields. Are there any others I should think
> : about.
> :
> The IH Scout 80/800's had a flip down windshield
> (note: I did NOT say Scout II!). Don't consider one before
> '64, when they received the marvel of modern times: a
> crankdown window in the door! (earlier ones had horizontal
> sliding windows. Gag!)
>
> However, lightweight they are NOT. But then, you are
> including older 'cruisers in you list, and I would not consider
> them "lightweight" either. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
>
> Downsides - 152 cu. in. I-4 meant that, wiht a howling
> tailwind, and a 60 degree slope, you MAY hit 60 mph. On a good
> day. Maybe. Removable doors. Removable top. No seat belts.
> VACCUM OPERATED WIPERS! IH was not known to use "light" and
> "weight" adjacent to each other. Drop frame means you can get
> high-centered on some inocculous things. If it has a generator,
> install an alternator!
>
> Upsides - Removeable door. Removable top. No seat belts
> (you can't get ticketed if the vehicle never had 'em!), no
> creature comforts, except for a heater that would bake your
> left foot. Simple. IH was not known to use "light" and
> "weight" adjacent to each other. Did I mention "simple"?
> Fairly inexpensive today. Parts are still available.
>
> Bruce
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Hello Bruce (and other friends),
That *IS* an option I hadn't heard before. Of all
the suggestions thus far, the Samurai would seem
to be the lightest of the 4WD's, but the downside
there, is that the flip-down windshield (on US
models) was only delivered in '83 & '84. Someone
mentioned a kit to adapt the Samurai windshield,
and THAT does interest me. Another downside might
be the rap about them being tippy.
The 'Thing' might be the lightest, but alas it
isn't 4WD.
If I give less consideration to the weight, the
Jeep 'Wrangler' style rigs (sorry, I haven't
figured out what initials there are ... CJ, YJ,
??) seem to be a popular choice. The short
wheelbase Land Crunchers could work too. Now the
IH idea might fit with these, but I think there
might be more company in the Toyota and Jeep camps.
Anybody know where I can get weight figures for
any of the above rigs?
Again, T.I.A.
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