Re: RC: trucks

[Bluebirdpr@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/15/1999 3:09:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
GoldenCMK@aol.com writes:

<< We have a 99 Ford 4 x4 1 ton duly crew cab (the mother of all trucks) with 
a 
 Triton V10 and we get 13-15 per gallon with no trailer and about 10-12 with 
 loaded trailer. >>

I have a 99 Ford 4X4 2 ton (550 Heavy Duty) dully crew cab (the father of all 
trucks) with the power stroke.  I pull a 31ft featherlight living quarter and 
the only time you know the trailer is behind you is when you are going up a 
mountain and even then I still have plenty of power.  I did install a 
performance chip and also an exhaust break system.  I highly recommend the 
exhaust break system if you do a lot of hill trips.  I had a 96 Dodge with 
the cummings and at the time had a 24ft living quarter and the Dodge would 
lose power on a slight incline.  I also had the accelerator linkage to break 
when the truck has less than 2000 miles.  I was towing back from JDs ride in 
SC and was on the WV turnpike.  Luckily I was going up hill when the pedal 
just went straight to the floor.  I turned the engine off and was able to get 
stopped.  A trucker stopped and helped me fix the linkage.  A bolt holding 
the linkage to the manifold came of.  I took it to the Dodge place when I got 
back to Ohio and the service writer said they had been having problems with 
this.  Wish I had of known that before I decided to hook up and take off with 
two horses.  I used to be in the automobile business and have had the Chev 
trucks, Dodges, and Fords.  I've had no problems with the Fords.  That's not 
to say the others are bad, maybe I just got lemons.  

Phil
Spirit of the Mountain Farms


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