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Old 08-07-2014 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGSLOW
How does that truck ride with it being lowered? Does it have airbags or is the frame notched and braced?
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.
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Old 08-07-2014 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by offshoredrillin
, with quarter tanks i was just over 20k pounds on a cat scale at a truck stop. .
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.





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!!!

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Old 08-07-2014 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
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.





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.
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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
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.





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!!!
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.
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Old 08-07-2014 | 06:30 PM
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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
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQxQezWp1I
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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


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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
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"
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Is that the drill nickerson used on your carbs
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Thats his I charge $1500 to f%$@ck your carbs special tool.
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