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Well the transportation of the GTO from NY to TN is complete.

The old GMC truck pulled the 6500 lbs of trailer, car, people and gear with nary a whimper, 65 - 70 mph the whole 1100 miles.

Went through a couple of short downpours, and a couple of hours of drizzles ... but towards the end we had a couple of hours of dry air at 65 mph blowing through the car to dry things out. I put packing tape on a few of the vulnerable side window areas. Was surprised that the car was bone dry inside after the trip.

Trailer performed great, including one panic stop that had all eight wheels chirping in ABS activation. One plus side to ABS on the truck with a hydraulic surge brake on the trailers is the trailer brakes pick up the ABS pulsing and also pulse. Stopped about 8 feet short of plowing into a line of cars in one of the bizarre interchanges in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus or Louisville .... I forget which. Traffic was bad and our route took us right through the center of town in most of the cities.

Jeez, road conditions in this country are going downhill fast ... can't believe some of these roads are considered safe to drive on, absolute horrible in Louisville and Columbus.

But for the most part no drama, trailer towed very stable, pickup and dropoff was easy and quick. Unlike our U-Boxes that were an absolute, horror story experience involving astounding levels of incompetence normally only seen in a Hollywood comedy.

Tractors and equipment also got down here safe and on time, carried by an independent driver out of NY.

So the new saga in TN begins. One last trip to NY to pick of the last of my tools and we hope to never see the state again. NY house is under contract, should be all wrapped up in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed).

Thanks for the advice and information folks.