mschwing82
09-29-2006, 11:26 AM
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Got back on the 16 from our annual jeep trip to lake Tahoe to run the Rubicon trail it was awsome. I towed my dads and my jeep on the 33' goseneck up there, 542 miles one way with the tihatchipies ( ? ) a 6% grade for about 15 miles and at the end of the trip a 7% grade for ten miles up a windy mountain road climbing to just under 8000'. My truck did great thanks to Dougs towing tune, the tranny never went over 205* and that was on the last grade otherwise 185*, EGTs hit 1400* once but I was on it hard so I let off a little and it pulled just as hard and was abut 1150*. It was heavey and I wasnt able to weigh before we left so on the way there we stoped at a gas station that had a cat scale and yeah it was heavy.
This is with truck, trailer, 2 jeeps, 4 coolers, 12 30 packs, 4 cases of water, food, full 50 gallon transfer tank...... and me in the truck.
Steer 5100
Drive 8080
Trailer 13960
Total 27140
I know I was way over loaded, 1080 just on the rear GAWR, 1680 on gvwr & 4140 on GCWR but the truck did fine and the load never felt unsafe. here is a picture of the setup.http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/michael82_2006/RANDOM062.jpg
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05 F350 srw, lariet, red, medium flint, sun roof, 10" lift, 38x15.50x20 nitto mud grappler tires, 20x10 weld evo commando wheels, 4.88 gears, front & rear ARB air lockers, rear air bags, red PLM rear diff cover, husky 24k fifth wheel, wolf spray in bed liner.
MBRP 5" straight piped, SCT with tunes from the Frog and Eric, 4 guage pod over rear view w/EGT, Boost, Trans & Water
Got back on the 16 from our annual jeep trip to lake Tahoe to run the Rubicon trail it was awsome. I towed my dads and my jeep on the 33' goseneck up there, 542 miles one way with the tihatchipies ( ? ) a 6% grade for about 15 miles and at the end of the trip a 7% grade for ten miles up a windy mountain road climbing to just under 8000'. My truck did great thanks to Dougs towing tune, the tranny never went over 205* and that was on the last grade otherwise 185*, EGTs hit 1400* once but I was on it hard so I let off a little and it pulled just as hard and was abut 1150*. It was heavey and I wasnt able to weigh before we left so on the way there we stoped at a gas station that had a cat scale and yeah it was heavy.
This is with truck, trailer, 2 jeeps, 4 coolers, 12 30 packs, 4 cases of water, food, full 50 gallon transfer tank...... and me in the truck.
Steer 5100
Drive 8080
Trailer 13960
Total 27140
I know I was way over loaded, 1080 just on the rear GAWR, 1680 on gvwr & 4140 on GCWR but the truck did fine and the load never felt unsafe. here is a picture of the setup.http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/michael82_2006/RANDOM062.jpg
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05 F350 srw, lariet, red, medium flint, sun roof, 10" lift, 38x15.50x20 nitto mud grappler tires, 20x10 weld evo commando wheels, 4.88 gears, front & rear ARB air lockers, rear air bags, red PLM rear diff cover, husky 24k fifth wheel, wolf spray in bed liner.
MBRP 5" straight piped, SCT with tunes from the Frog and Eric, 4 guage pod over rear view w/EGT, Boost, Trans & Water