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Re: [RC] truck lengths - Jim HollandAlison Farrin wrote: The tires that came on it have gone over 40,000 miles. Yup...and now you get to buy SIX tires instead of four. It gets better mileage than a 4x4 and the traction is almost is good. Ain't no way gas mileage is better unless you drive in 4x4 all the time...and no way traction is almost as good...I've owned both...unless you're talking about driving on pavement all the time. I can go 80 mph down the freeway in 60 mph crosswinds pulling a trailer with a camper on the truck and not notice. Likewise with most any 3/4 ton. I hauled a full size Lance Bed Camper, a three horse slant load bumper pull with three horses in it and got 16 mpg in the Chevy I had before I got my current Dodge...and it was steady as a rock...in a hurricane! Idiot horse in the trailer scrambling all over the place does not disturb my dually. Nor does it any 3/4 ton properly equipped. Its always got weight in it> - so the ride is nice. How about when you're NOT carrying weight? Parking and walking to the restaurant helps burn calories i didn't need anyway. Hmmm..good point. <grin> Don't know what a deck is, but I can > park it in any normal (non compact) > parking space. Parking decks....I can't afford a "social" vehicle and a truck. Fully loaded and pulling a big 2 horse I get 13.5 mpg. I get 17 with my Dodge (Cummins Diesel)...pulling a two horse slant load with two horses and 100 gallons of water in the bed. If I blow a rear tire, I just keep driving (although slower). Hmmm...I've NEVER blown a tire....in 50 years of owning a truck. If you overload it, it doesn't get squirrelly, it just squats. Real advantage...if you're hauling Noah's Ark or bricks. I LIKE My Dually! Then it's the truck for you! :) That's why them make 'em! Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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