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Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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That reminds me - the giant shipping crate from my z-turn mower is still in the back yard.

 

Sounds like an excuse to haul a cooler of beer outside and watch an extremely large fire ...

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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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I hauled a bunch of furniture last night that was donated to the local Haven shelter for battered women. It was suppose to be a bed and table, it turned into a household's worth of stuff. We couldn't get it all done last night so tonight I'm going to grab my cargo trailer and get it all in one shot.

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Well didn't move any furniture as the people had to reschedule so last night I just watched the truck get pelted with pine tree blossoms from a doosey of a thunder storm.

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Got the KO2's installed yesterday, 285/65/18, love the look and ride. Zero rub on a 2" level with factory splash guards.

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Wow that looks identical to my 2013 Silverado when it was still basically stock they must of bin a set of twins.
Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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I drove mine to town and back. I still don't think it rides any worse then before I added the leveling kit.

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Daly Senior Enthusiast

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I looked for it again today. House hunting... Sorry in my case it's more Garage shopping lol...

Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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Threw the 3-stage charger on the Odyssey. Wasn't low or anything - just like to maintain it with a proper AGM charge.

 

Someone needs to invent a switchable charging system - go from lead-acid to AGM with just a flick of a switch. Probably not much of a market for that, as people these days don't even know where their hood lever is ...

 

 

Dan, I got a 18' Dively off eBay 6 years ago - highly recommend them. Mine has the optional 9,990 GVWR. It handled the relentless beating of MA roadways for 3 years before all the deck metal started to crack and break away from the welds. I've had to re-weld them, and the fenders a few times. Other than that, I love it. Just need to come up with a better way to secure the 2 heavy duty ramps under the tail. I lost one a couple years back. I bought a set of aluminum ramps to replace them, and carry them in the truck now. They're nowhere near as strong as the OEM ramps.

 

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Did some light maintenance on the 86 and the quadd5f189b052ca97734478683a5ec3161d.jpg9ce5461e1fbd958e875166b034073d34.jpg

 

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Towed an Impala. I really need to buy my own trailer.

 

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They come in handy. I have a 12ft single axel 3,000lb capacity, and a 6ft single axel, but it's not very heavy duty. Could maybe put 1000lbs on it If your lucky. My next one will be a car dolly. Edited by Daryl Z71
kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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It would be easiest to find a local built trailer or just build one. I built a light one a long time ago, I should have gone tandem from the beginning.

 

I want something that can fit a full size pickup. Tandem 5k's, brakes on both, toolbox, front shield, winch, long ramps, lot of tie downs so I could use tire straps. Someday.[emoji38]

 

The pickup didn't even work really hard. Towed it like a dream.

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Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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That sounds like one hell of a trailer lol! What gearing do you have? My truck pulls okay. Where we ride you have to drive up a mountain to get there. I think my gearing is what is killing me.

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I have 3.73's. This trailer and car weigh about 5700 pounds, so not really even close to tow capacity. Drove on some hilly stuff and it never had to drop out of 3rd.

 

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That's a weight my truck is happy with too. I towed about that weight down to FL from MA twice - 1st trip was a '85 T/A, and second trip was a '67 Belvedere.

 

Just a couple months ago, I hauled a F-Super Duty former AT&T telephone repair bucket truck - thing had to weigh 10k minimum, plus my 2k lb trailer. I have 3.73's too - truck was NOT happy, lol. But I made it to the destination in one piece. Couldn't go over 45 mph - even with the weight distribution setup, it was f'n scary!

 

Loading it was fun. My cousin was driving it - front brake line blown out and peeing fluid everywhere, so no brakes to speak of. Thing just barely fit on the trailer - the front half of the front tire was hanging over the edge of the trailer, while the tandems were hanging over the tail. Had to remove my LED reverse lights off the trailer to clear the tandems. When he got out of the truck, he yelled HOLY S***! He was glad I didn't tell him how close to the edge he was - he couldn't see. Fun times, lol. :lol:

 

He got the hydraulics working in the thing, and took it down here a few weeks back. We played around with the bucket. I'm not a big fan of heights so that was interesting ...

 

 

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