What have you towed?
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: St Louis
I haul *** on a daily basis, weight varies.
Purple- +1 on bed tent, that thing looks awesome.
Jackj- Careful calling Purple's grill insert red! Hes been known to bite people! (its not red, its Hemi Orange) =)
Purple- +1 on bed tent, that thing looks awesome.
Jackj- Careful calling Purple's grill insert red! Hes been known to bite people! (its not red, its Hemi Orange) =)
Last edited by Kindschi; Dec 2, 2008 at 08:34 AM.
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From: Iowa
first off... there's no way you slammed 5,000lbs of stone in your truck bed... i've got double leafs as well and it starts to sqwat at about 2,000lbs.... second.... there's now way you pulled a 20,000lb 5th wheel boat at 95mph... total BS! maybe if you were driving down a mountain.. but last time I checked.. Florida is pretty flat! third... these "stumps" you pulled out must have been in sand! and last.. you're an 18year old kid driving a truck that is way too much for you..! .... and if by some chance any of the crap you said was true.. you will learn how much it costs to repair your tranny!!
Also, i came across the scale one day with a load of wood on and a trailer full of beans @ 21,000 pounds. I had over 11,000 pounds of beans on behind the truck. So there is 5 ton between the truck and the load of wood i had on.
Yes there was a reason for the load of wood. I live on a gravel road and the only way to the highway is a steep hill that you have to stop @. With out the wood, good tires and 4x4 i wouldnt have made it from the stop.
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From: South Georgia/East Florida
I towed a 20,000lb two masted sailboat across the florida panhandle a couple of times with 5th wheel. I had a big argument with some guys over in the 3rd generation forum about this. They were all trying to say my V10 can't pull that much. I understand though because they have never driven a real truck. They all have their little Hemis which they beleive are all mighty... yeah.. on the highway... My uncle's Hemi struggles with a 8,000lb lobster boat and can litterally only get it up to 70mph. When I pulled it I went 95 just to make a point and that was scary!!! But I made my point. I like pulling things like junk cars.. can make some money. I pulled some stumps out of the ground which is a pain with 2wd. I pulled my brother's VW camper from NC down I-95. I put 5,000lbs of gravel in the back.. found out I have double leaf springs in the back.. pretty cool.. I will pull anything I can just to do it.. I am one of tose ppl who figures that if I have a truck I should use it and help those who don't have trucks or only have Hemis..lol
Hemi's, at least in their stock form are not good pullers & haulers at all. IMO it's an engine better suited for fast cars as the Hemi is a great mid/high HP engine, but it's not any better than the 5.9 LA engine it replaced as far as low end goes. Of course, as with any engine, if your pockets are deep enough, you can make a Hemi pull & haul on-par with anything short of those spark plug-less engines...
Thats because it is Awesome!
I used DupliColor Hemi Orange engine enamel to paint it. I also painted the Ram 1500 Emblems, Liscence plate holder, and my K&N Intake.
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From: Greeneville, TN
thats cause your a sissy
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From: North Charleston, SC
Holy hell where do i begin?
Before i got my tow dolly, i used to borrow my buddies 18ft dovetail. With that ive hauled numerous friends race cars to and from the track. Mostly camaros and firebirds.
Before the trailer i towed a camaro from New Jersey to South Carolina with a uhaul tow dolly. That was the first time i blew the clutch out. Got stuck in Roanoke, VA My dad used to haul a 16ft boat around and other miscellaneous small trailers.
Once i got my tow dolly the towing began. I hauled a Fiero from Indiana back to South Carolina. Hauled a camaro and a firebird back from Georgia (serparate occasions). Ive made literally hundreds of local tows. I think the largest vehicles ive towed would be an 86 Ramcharger or the 88 Chevy van.
Ive hauled my 23' 1974 Slickcraft a few times. Ive hauled several cars and loads of scrap to they scrap yard. And one time we lined the bed with plastic liner and filled the bed with water and made a truck pool! We didnt drive it anywhere but the rear suspension didnt like it much.
Before i got my tow dolly, i used to borrow my buddies 18ft dovetail. With that ive hauled numerous friends race cars to and from the track. Mostly camaros and firebirds.
Before the trailer i towed a camaro from New Jersey to South Carolina with a uhaul tow dolly. That was the first time i blew the clutch out. Got stuck in Roanoke, VA My dad used to haul a 16ft boat around and other miscellaneous small trailers.
Once i got my tow dolly the towing began. I hauled a Fiero from Indiana back to South Carolina. Hauled a camaro and a firebird back from Georgia (serparate occasions). Ive made literally hundreds of local tows. I think the largest vehicles ive towed would be an 86 Ramcharger or the 88 Chevy van.
Ive hauled my 23' 1974 Slickcraft a few times. Ive hauled several cars and loads of scrap to they scrap yard. And one time we lined the bed with plastic liner and filled the bed with water and made a truck pool! We didnt drive it anywhere but the rear suspension didnt like it much.