My daughter actually asked if I was going to bring the RV home this weekend after seeing this photo. I swear she must dye her hair black!

(Background info: I bought the RV yesterday to use on a contract job away from home. I do not own anything big enough to tow it. For some reason my daughter thought that I was going to tow it with the S350. It is a 39 foot park model RV that weighs 11,000 pounds empty!)

-Jim
(I am not towing it with the S350! See post #5.)

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

Young people have no idea of how much something weighs, nor how much something will pull. They have no reason to........

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

the hard part is rememebering they are people not that they are young

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

Great way to total your car, trying to make it 10 feet or so.

Begs the question, though- does anyone here tow a smaller tag-along with their diesel?

I've been seriously toying with the idea of buying an old Shasta Compact or the like to tow behind my 300TD (which has a serious hitch already). Seems like a great way to get away for the weekend. I realize my brakes better be in excellent running order beforehand, but has anyone done similar?

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Just for clarification, I am not towing the RV with my car! I do not have a hitch, and will not be putting one on it. The photo was intentionally set up to look like I was hooked up to it as a joke. I sent it in a Pix message to the family to let them know that I closed the deal on the RV. A friend with a F350 diesel dually is going to tow it to the RV park.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

Europeans pull trailers with MB diesels as small as the 220d. I think the load limits for a 300TD are 1500lbs unbraked and 2500lb braked. A trailer like that should not be a problem.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13