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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Pulled my heavy a$$ 8'6" wide by 20' long trailer this weekend with 4 sleds on it. 100 miles. Guessing it weighed in at around 3800 lbs. Lots of wind drag too. has an 8'6" wide 3' tall salt shield on the front.

got 7.5 mi/gal. first 50mi was able to run most way with od, but was bucking the wind on the way back. od off. 70 mph @ 3200 rpms.

was interesting to see how it pulled.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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Cool! Love seeing these trucks being used as trucks! Not many do! Post up pics if you got some!
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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No, I didnt take any. Was too cold to worry about pictures! Heres a couple just after I finished the trailer. I have 6 sled positions. 2 in the middle when Im only pulling 2 sleds to keep the weight on the axles to keep the truck level and then 2 in front and 2 in back for hauling 4 sleds.

These pics were seeing how long 2 sleds front to back is. Sorry they are big pics. It does sit level like this. the front of my truck is up on an old driveway slab in these pics making it look like the back is sagging alot.

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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Cool! Looks good!
 
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