First Pull with B100,,,, impressed

First Pull with B100,,,, impressed

07-25-2006, 03:56 AM

#1 (permalink)

SHobbs

Offline
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Burleson, Tx Posts: 1,945

First Pull with B100,,,, impressed

Finally got a chance to make a pull running B100. Neighbor came by and asked me if I could move his 5er for him his buddy broke down and could not do it. He has a Wilderness triple slide looked to be about 35ft or longer. The sticker inside said dry weight was 12k. Him and his wife are full time so throw in all their stuff and whatever was in the waste tanks. Let's just say 12.5k for the sake of argument.

In all honesty I did not know what to expect being that B100 has less BTU's than #2 and there is a loss of power due to that. I noticed no difference at all, there were no big hills just the typical you find on the freeway. Truck ran like it was not back there, I could accelerate with ease. I did not see any noticeable drop in EGT's not sure if i would or not. I did notice that was virtually no smoke at all if there was it was so faint I did not see it.

Overall I was very impressed with the way the I could pull that thing and the weight is about the same as my 5er so I know now how well I can pull mine.

__________________
00 3500 Quad cab, NV4500, 2wd, 3:55 rear, Jake B, BHAF, Genos MEK, bear trap., ISSPRO EVII on quad pillar, SMARTY, Southbend Con OFE, Marine Injectors, Raptor 150
2004 Forest River, Cardinal 35RLT triple slide fifth
Good Sam Life Member

Non members can only view the initial post on threads more than 7 days old. There are 7 additional replies on this thread that you could view if you were a member.

TDR Membership offers many benefits including:

4 issues of the TDR magazine per year including these columns:
- Tailgating - A Letter From The Editor
- Letter Exchange - Responses From The Readers
- Member2Member - Members' Solutions To Members' Questions
- Technical Topics - Service/Parts Update
- First Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '89 - '93 Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 12-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '94 - '98.5 12-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- 24-Valve Engines - Owner-Specific Articles On The '98.5 - '02 24-Valve Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Third Generation - Owner-Specific Articles On The '03 And Newer Dodge Diesel Trucks
- Blowin' In The Wind - Industry News
- Shadetree - Back To The Basics
- Celebrity Corner - The Shadetree Mechanic - Sam Memmolo
- From The Shop Floor - Tips From Turbo Diesel Repair Shops
- Products Showcase - Featured Products
- TDRelease - Vendor Press Releases
In many areas of the country a local chapter with events
A yearly printed copy of the TDR Travel companion listing approximately 700 TDR members across the country willing to help you if you have trouble on the road
Complete access to the TDR website including:
- Ability to do advanced searches over 1.1 million posts
- Access to members only forums (Truck 911, FAQ Forums, Discontinued parts support, Rigs spotted, Pay it forward, Other, and Political)
- Posting ability to the forums
- Ability to read an unlimited number of posts from the forums
- Can customize your forum list to your interests
- Can choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen, or rotating header graphics
- Limit searches to forums your interested in
- View posts since you last logged on
- Private message ability to other members
- Chat room access
- Diesel truck specific TSB listing by model year
- Online access to the Travel Companion database (with most current information)