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Title: Tow Rigs
Post by: Skeans1 on December 31, 2016, 04:42:18 PM
Let's see your guys tow rigs(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161231/db2e741fd042330861c0be9d42ba1e6a.jpg)
The new crummy just waiting to put the factory fifth wheel rails in it.

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Title: Tow Rigs
Post by: jwraymond6 on December 31, 2016, 06:10:28 PM
2012 Cummings
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/1246_8485_2017-04-18_2484.jpg)
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/1246_8486_2017-04-18_9081.jpg)
Title: 2001 Dirtymax
Post by: The norm on December 31, 2016, 09:48:53 PM
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/1441_8487_2017-04-18_1812.jpg)
Sweet sixteen and never let me down!
Title: Tow Rigs
Post by: Skeans1 on December 31, 2016, 10:48:43 PM
Let's see how you guys tow with fifth wheels, goosenecks you name it.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on April 01, 2019, 05:34:18 PM
I decided to try a newer pickup.  2016 3500HD duramax.  We shall see if it can live up to the good old 2001 Lb7 duramax.


(http://thumbs2.imagebam.com/ef/1e/c5/a33c6c1181478504.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/a33c6c1181478504)
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on April 02, 2019, 02:51:50 PM
Edit. Fixed link. Owned it over a year now. Only 300,000 miles. Just broke in lol

(https://i.imgur.com/0vFryFT.jpg)
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on April 03, 2019, 11:54:30 AM
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/1441_8487_2017-04-18_1812.jpg)
Sweet sixteen and never let me down!

Love that body style. '06 was the last classic looking, fairly simple GM truck.

I just wrecked my '04 gasser 6.0. Gotta try to find another one :(
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on April 03, 2019, 01:42:47 PM
Don't forget about the '07 Classic, Tbone. That was the last of the "cat eyes" as I call them.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on April 03, 2019, 03:48:04 PM
Don't forget about the '07 Classic, Tbone. That was the last of the "cat eyes" as I call them.

Yep I like those.

I was checking out prices for 04-07 GMC and Chevy 2500HD or 3500HD on AutoTrader........13 year old trucks with 120k+ miles for $30k+. These prices are ridiculous. This is the Duramax models of course.

My 04 with 58k was $15k back in 2012. Of course it was a gasser, but 7 years later and equal condition trucks are double the price.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on April 04, 2019, 11:52:33 AM
Yep, it's ridiculous. I'll be driving my truck until one of us is no longer running lol.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Michael88R on April 04, 2019, 11:41:01 PM
I only have pics of the back half of my truck.  😂  2006 D-max.  Had her since new.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Michael88R on April 04, 2019, 11:43:29 PM
Found a pic with the rest of it.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: FerrinMotorsports on April 05, 2019, 03:45:14 PM
Had this thing for quite awhile....Cant bring myself to trade it in as I'll never get another 7.3 with a 6 speed....
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on April 05, 2019, 04:34:05 PM
I only have pics of the back half of my truck.  😂  2006 D-max.  Had her since new.

Love those model year Chevy and GMCs. I've gotta travel way way out of Ohio if I want something that clean.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on April 05, 2019, 11:10:23 PM
I posted my 01 on craigslist today.  After I wrote the add I checked it out and was like wow that is a cool looking truck lol
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: croat1 on April 28, 2019, 07:28:35 PM
Purchased today

Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: hickwheeler on April 28, 2019, 08:04:27 PM
Very nice Joe
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Hawaiiysr on April 28, 2019, 08:23:04 PM
nICE Joe
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: jcs003 on April 29, 2019, 02:29:37 PM
joe, that is legit.  nice!
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on May 03, 2019, 09:56:24 AM
Purchased today



Details? Dirtymax? Looks very nice!
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on May 03, 2019, 10:08:10 AM
Tailpipe looks like a 5.3/6.2 gas
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Hawaiiysr on May 03, 2019, 02:04:38 PM
my money is on 6.2
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on May 03, 2019, 02:19:56 PM
Went back thru my texts as I remembered him mentioning it lol. Looks like he said it's a 6.0
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: croat1 on May 03, 2019, 09:13:44 PM
2019 2500hd 6.0
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on March 02, 2020, 04:34:10 PM
I couldn't take the grandpa look any longer! I leveled my truck and got new wheels and tires.


(https://thumbs2.imagebam.com/11/c0/f3/a33c6c1335868851.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/a33c6c1335868851)

(https://thumbs2.imagebam.com/c4/7b/ce/707f6b1335868279.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/707f6b1335868279)
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Michael88R on March 02, 2020, 09:49:43 PM
Looks good!
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: havinnoj on March 04, 2020, 01:36:47 PM
I need to get airbags on the F-150 lol.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on March 04, 2020, 04:27:10 PM
Finally replaced the old '04 GMC that I wrecked.

2012 Ram 3500 Laramie, 81k, 6.7L, deleted, 4" turbo-back. I love this thing.

(https://thumbs2.imagebam.com/5a/e5/a4/ef8e2d1336084804.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/ef8e2d1336084804)
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on March 04, 2020, 05:15:14 PM
Deleted makes all the difference
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on March 04, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
Ryan, get the air bag kit with the air compressor. I cheaped out on my other truck and didn't get the compressor. What a pain in the ass.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: desertR on March 04, 2020, 06:34:59 PM
While the compressor is nice, I have air bags on two of my current rigs and one past rig, and they only need air added maybe twice a year, even though I check them every trip. As long as they don't leak they are fine. The volume is so small, I carried a bicycle pump to top up the bags if needed.
desertR
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: The norm on March 04, 2020, 06:56:01 PM
I inflate and deflate my bags evey every time I tow something.  My 5th wheel has 3500lb of pin weight. So I add 40psi after I hook up to the trailer. No way would I drive my truck around with 20psi in the bags. It would knock your teeth out every time you hit a bump lol
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: havinnoj on March 04, 2020, 09:37:25 PM
Thanks guys. I pull that trailer maybe 6 times a year (wish it was more).  There’s so much sag in the suspension that it just looks so squatted in the rear.  Minus the headlights pointed up, it pulls and drives great, never really even feel it bottom out.  So haven’t pulled the trigger on anything.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: desertR on March 04, 2020, 10:01:49 PM
Ya, My camper is probably only 1200lbs. but the springs on my truck (63" springs Chevrolet C 1500) are so soft that I get vibrations from the rear axle tipping unless I run 30/40lbs. in the bags. It probably has to do with the quality of Washington hi ways also, they really suck. Our Hi ways are so bad that Kenworth has a computer program to simulate the I-5 areas between Olympia and Marysville as part of their quality control used when they design their trucks.
desertR
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Rooster on March 08, 2020, 07:39:10 AM
My workhorse.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on March 11, 2020, 10:21:21 AM
Deleted makes all the difference

It sure does. I've driven a few non-tuned 4th gens and they don't compare.

Only bad thing about mine is I don't have a clue what tune is in it. The tuner didn't come with it. I'd really like to figure out if I have a trans tune, as this has a 68RFE trans that operates just fine right now. It seems to shift similar to my buddy's identical truck, which doesn't have one.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on March 11, 2020, 12:30:17 PM
68’s are great as long as you don’t have the bug to make big power. 48re swap is the way to go for that.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: Tbone07 on March 11, 2020, 03:25:45 PM
68’s are great as long as you don’t have the bug to make big power. 48re swap is the way to go for that.

This is what I've been reading as well. I have zero plans to make anything over stock power. I just want it fully deleted, which it is.

I've read that a good trans tune will really help the longevity of the 68, just have to figure out if I have a trans tune in mine or not lol.
Title: Re: Tow Rigs
Post by: 2Nubs on March 11, 2020, 03:40:52 PM
You got it Tbone. Great towing and dd Trans. Good tune to up the line pressure will help it live a long life.