Winter time weight in Bed
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i use 2 flywheels from a detroit series 60 engine. they lay flat and are about 100 lbs each. I made 2X4 framing around them so they wont slide around and a strap across to pin them down incase im in a accident.
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Putting wight in the bed of the truck is the best thing to do if you only have a 2wd truck but you paid for 4wd so why not use it. As said earlier in the thread the extra weight your hauling ALL the time is killing your fuel mileage more than running is 4wd SOME of the time would not to mention the braking distance increase and the possibility of it sliding and damaging the bed of the truck. No offense but i havent really heard of anyone putting studded tires on a 4x4 FULL SIZE truck.......seems pointless to have 4wd, your wasting more gas pulling the weight around all the time that you could be running in 2wd when ya can and save the gas without the weight
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Putting wight in the bed of the truck is the best thing to do if you only have a 2wd truck but you paid for 4wd so why not use it. As said earlier in the thread the extra weight your hauling ALL the time is killing your fuel mileage more than running is 4wd SOME of the time would not to mention the braking distance increase and the possibility of it sliding and damaging the bed of the truck. No offense but i havent really heard of anyone putting studded tires on a 4x4 FULL SIZE truck.......seems pointless to have 4wd, your wasting morediesel pulling the weight around all the time that you could be running in 2wd when ya can and save thediesel without the weight
Putting wight in the bed of the truck is the best thing to do if you only have a 2wd truck but you paid for 4wd so why not use it. As said earlier in the thread the extra weight your hauling ALL the time is killing your fuel mileage more than running is 4wd SOME of the time would not to mention the braking distance increase and the possibility of it sliding and damaging the bed of the truck. No offense but i havent really heard of anyone putting studded tires on a 4x4 FULL SIZE truck.......seems pointless to have 4wd, your wasting morediesel pulling the weight around all the time that you could be running in 2wd when ya can and save thediesel without the weight
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i use 2 flywheels from a detroit series 60 engine. they lay flat and are about 100 lbs each. I made 2X4 framing around them so they wont slide around and a strap across to pin them down incase im in a accident.
i use 2 flywheels from a detroit series 60 engine. they lay flat and are about 100 lbs each. I made 2X4 framing around them so they wont slide around and a strap across to pin them down incase im in a accident.
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Bowl type flywheels? Been a while since I've done a clutch in a series 60 and I can't remeber. BTW I never add weight and I'm always running 4 wheel drive. I put it into 6wheel drive when needed.
Bowl type flywheels? Been a while since I've done a clutch in a series 60 and I can't remeber. BTW I never add weight and I'm always running 4 wheel drive. I put it into 6wheel drive when needed.
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i dont run any weight in my truck and im running stock tires the only time theres weight is when ive got my mxz rev in the back it weighs probely arround 450 lbs and it dosent make that big of a diffference the stock tires just suck
