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shrek2
04-04-2005, 07:45 PM
I thought I'd start a thread on tow rigs since many of us hold them in very high esteem. *

I pull with a 95 F-350 Power Stroke. *I don't know the exact weight but I Loaded the Stroke and the trailer with wet dirt(for my yard of course) and hauled it home. *I didn't have it weighed but by the looks of all of the tires it was a hell of a lot. *My 4x4 weighs about 4000 lbs *it doesn't cause any tire deflection on the trailer at the tire pressures I "was" running. *But when that track-hoe loaded me down, those tires looked flat. *Plus I loaded the bed of the truck until it was flowing over the sides. *I know I got at least 12000 lbs of dirt. *Oh how I wish I could have weighed it. *I think I may have had up to 15000 lbs. *That was some wet shizznit. *I drove straight to the nearest truck-stop, aired up the trailer tires, and cruised home with ease. * ;D ;D ;D

will
04-05-2005, 07:45 PM
It is nice to have a tow rig. My dodge is about ready to be retired pending a new engine. For now, I swapped in a 700r4 transmission to make highway driving much nicer.

Deron
04-09-2005, 08:22 PM
And that 700R4 has something like a 3:1 first gear which I believe is the lowest available for an auto tranny.

Good choice!!

WILL
10-04-2005, 06:07 PM
Yeah, that was the other reason for the swap: 3.06 first. Now I just need some 5.38 axle gears .... and an engine.