I love this truck... more and more!!

I love this truck... more and more!!

04-25-2004, 07:43 PM

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roperteacher

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I love this truck... more and more!!

I just got home from a 300 mile trip to a rodeo. Pulled my 4500 lb trails west gooseneck, with 2 1200 lb horse in it. Total weight was about 6900/7000 lbs. It was hot (103 degrees) with air conditioning on, SOme slow Mtn driving up switchbacks, mostly hwy miles with cruise set at 65 MPH.... HAND CALCULATED mileage was 18.1 MPG. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I posted yesturday that I got 25 empty all hwy and 24 on return with slight head wind enpty... Keeps gettin better and better. Smooth as heck, beats my 01 by a bunch! I guess the new rear end works!!!!!!!!
of course it's a 4x2 all stock... Quad cab LWB.... Go silver go!!!

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