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Well I am just recalling a memory right now... Haha... So I am gonna share it (remember, we aren't gonna do this anymore).
We were doing hay, and had as usual, a 20ft skidloader flatbed. loaded 5 full rows high and one half row on top of that, strapped down as we always do. Well Dad had to run the tractor and baler, so he asked one of the men working for us to run the truck and trailer to the barn 40mi away or so where we would meet up with the other part of the crew. So it was about a 12K lb load of bales. So this guy is, well, confident with his driving... So we got on the interstate with me in the middle seat and another guy to my right. Well he got his foot into it... Which I was not expecting. Well we were going down the interstate at a scary 65MPH uphill (:O) when we came up along this 2012 or so Ford F350 pulling a 30ft camper. Well they tried speeding up but we had right of way there so this guy driving our truck REALLY got into this truck, and I have yet to see this truck manage this again, but it shifted into 2nd gear at 4500RPMs, and it responded with a full 75MPH pass of that truck. The Ford just couldn't keep up with sheer Magnum power! Needless to say I told him he better slow down mighty fast LOL... I am not comfortable towing a full load at 75MPH! Well this truck has never ever done that fast while towing before or ever after LOL...
Like I said we aren't gonna tow loads like that with this truck! So no need to rant over how dangerous it was, just a memory we might as well enjoy since everyone is safe and will stay safe (since it won't have to do that again!).
We were doing hay, and had as usual, a 20ft skidloader flatbed. loaded 5 full rows high and one half row on top of that, strapped down as we always do. Well Dad had to run the tractor and baler, so he asked one of the men working for us to run the truck and trailer to the barn 40mi away or so where we would meet up with the other part of the crew. So it was about a 12K lb load of bales. So this guy is, well, confident with his driving... So we got on the interstate with me in the middle seat and another guy to my right. Well he got his foot into it... Which I was not expecting. Well we were going down the interstate at a scary 65MPH uphill (:O) when we came up along this 2012 or so Ford F350 pulling a 30ft camper. Well they tried speeding up but we had right of way there so this guy driving our truck REALLY got into this truck, and I have yet to see this truck manage this again, but it shifted into 2nd gear at 4500RPMs, and it responded with a full 75MPH pass of that truck. The Ford just couldn't keep up with sheer Magnum power! Needless to say I told him he better slow down mighty fast LOL... I am not comfortable towing a full load at 75MPH! Well this truck has never ever done that fast while towing before or ever after LOL...
Like I said we aren't gonna tow loads like that with this truck! So no need to rant over how dangerous it was, just a memory we might as well enjoy since everyone is safe and will stay safe (since it won't have to do that again!).
