tows like a dream, i went to 19.5's as well, it's a static drop 8 and 6", but I did add helper bags because depending on how much fuel is in it when i tow it can change the tongue weight, with quarter tanks i was just over 20k pounds on a cat scale at a truck stop. I will probably put the truck up for sale soon as I have a desire for a sportchassis.

Still 4600 lbs less than my pig.

Throw one of these behind your Tiger (4700lbs) and you might change your mind about the power of a gasser.:daz:


http://i1.rvusa.com/wm/showimagerv.a...=60&c=auto&t=5


Mild Blunder I`m gonna hook up my boat to your truck this weekend and see how she likes another couple tons , good thing you got that 140weight rear end fluid buddy!!!

Mine was actually around 20k with fumes in the fuel tank. This weekend, I towed back with 3/4 tank of fuel, a bed loaded front to back to tools, coolers, luggage, and a ton of crap in the cabin of the boat. I'll bet i was around 21-22k lbs coming back.

I wonder how they moved your boat around in 1985 with a big block gasser smog engine dually that made 230HP and 360FT lbs of torque? They surely werent using the power house 6.2L diesel at that time that made a whopping 130HP and 247FT lbs of torque. :band:

I don't just own boats, i have car and bike trailers both open and enclosed and haven't met one yet that made me want to change. Sooo I'm good with it.

Heres some good vids......

Nice average 7.6 MPG on this dodge cummins towing up the grade. From what I read on the interweb, I would have thought this cummins 6.7 would have accelerated up this grade at 80mph at part throttle and got 18mpg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWnNjO8ooY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQxQezWp1I

I don`t know what I was thinking you guys changed my mind, this 8.1l is awesome !! I let of the gas and it keeps accelerating uphill, the gas gauge doesn`t show the first number so that 6mpg is actually 16mpg! I love this thing!
In 1985 they didn`t have any cell phones either that don`t mean I`m going to be looking for a phone booth anytime soon.

Hold on let me get my 1985 drill so I can add some gauges to the dash


http://www.photo-dictionary.com/phot...hand_drill.jpg

2, 000 rpm up a 7% grade, thats nice! In my truck: "hold on just need to switch to 4 wheel LOW or 2nd gear and 5000rpm"

Is that the drill nickerson used on your carbs

Thats his I charge $1500 to f%$@ck your carbs special tool.