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Nasa made a critical error this week by using a Toyota Tundra to tow a space shuttle to display location.
It does not take a rocket scientist to know that either the Chevy Silverado or the Ford F150 would have been the better choice.
Maximum towing capacities:
Toyota Tundra- 8,100 lbs,
Chevy Silverado 1500- 10,700 lbs
Ford F150- 11,300 lbs.
I wonder how much was paid out to use that truck?? This decision was not made based on best fit but by highest bidder!!
I'm sure they paid big $$ for that. And of course they filmed it all for use in a commercial. They even had a couple of their guys pretend to inspect the towing mechanism used to couple the truck to the Endeavor.
[URL]http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/10/13/toyota-tundra-pickup-space-shuttle-endeavour/1631235/[/URL]
[QUOTE=kydonky;499877]Nasa made a critical error this week by using a Toyota Tundra to tow a space shuttle to display location.
It does not take a rocket scientist to know that either the Chevy Silverado or the Ford F150 would have been the better choice.
Maximum towing capacities:
Toyota Tundra- 8,100 lbs,
Chevy Silverado 1500- 10,700 lbs
Ford F150- 11,300 lbs.
I wonder how much was paid out to use that truck?? This decision was not made based on best fit but by highest bidder!![/QUOTE] I watched the news last night, and they were moving it with remote controlled wheels, that would move in any direction. and wasn't using any truck at all as far as I could see. moving at a rate of about 2mph.
[QUOTE=waterdog101;499891]I watched the news last night, and they were moving it with remote controlled wheels, that would move in any direction. and wasn't using any truck at all as far as I could see. moving at a rate of about 2mph.[/QUOTE]
For about a 100 yard stretch while they crossed a freeway overpass they couldn't use that heavy rig to pull it:
[URL]http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/10/13/toyota-tundra-pickup-space-shuttle-endeavour/1631235/[/URL]
[QUOTE=kydonky;499877]Nasa made a critical error this week by using a Toyota Tundra to tow a space shuttle to display location.
It does not take a rocket scientist to know that either the Chevy Silverado or the Ford F150 would have been the better choice.
Maximum towing capacities:
Toyota Tundra- 8,100 lbs,
Chevy Silverado 1500- 10,700 lbs
Ford F150- 11,300 lbs.
I wonder how much was paid out to use that truck?? This decision was not made based on best fit but by highest bidder!![/QUOTE]
An American ICON of technology towed by a hunk of JAP ****.
Yep........that is the New Amerika for you.
Later,
Geo