Bad idea. I never had a big problem with my rodeo until I got my towrig. First time I towed my rodeo somewhere, I snapped a rear shaft 10 minutes into the trail. Having it strapped to the trailer musta weakened it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

Seriously, for an SAS rig (especially one that has not been trail tested), its a no brainer to tow it. Provides much better peace of mind. Sure its kind of cool to be able to drive down the highway at 70 then drive right onto the trails. But the first time your junk breaks and you miss work on Monday, that coolness is pretty much gone.

IMO, for the tow rig, get at least a half ton, 3/4 would be better. For that load, a small block gasser will do fine, I'm happy with my vortec 350. Diesel would be nice of course, but everyone wants too much, just cause its a diesel. Joe Darlington has towed his 94 rodeo with his 2002 plenty of times, and it did fine, but its really not ideal.