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I already have a boat. I don't need the truck to be a boat too. I also prefer to have tires that don't roar so loud you can't hear a wheel bearing going bad.
I already have a boat. I don't need the truck to be a boat too. I also prefer to have tires that don't roar so loud you can't hear a wheel bearing going bad.
Haha I actually have had to cross a stream that went up past my hubs once getting into PMP in Pueblo once during a thunderstorm.
I bet my truck one of the quietest ones in this thread at 70 MPH...not that I can tow that fast lol. The Nittos are incredibly quiet and smooth, basically the same as my stock wheels/tires.
Just love the versatility. Not much can do what these can do, let alone for the price.
Haha I actually have had to cross a stream that went up past my hubs once getting into PMP in Pueblo once during a thunderstorm.
I bet my truck one of the quietest ones in this thread at 70 MPH...not that I can tow that fast lol.
I dunno, maybe I'm nuts, but being able to keep up with traffic while towing seems like a more useful feature in a tow vehicle than fording streams.
This is neat and all and I have a lot of friends with similar builds that are all about doing flexy things, but what gets me is that there seems to be a nice, relatively smooth, path just off to the side that my stock pickup could easily drive down to get to the same end destination. I get that a lot of the offroad community is about being able to travel down the path less traveled, but crawling over stones or mounds of dirt at 0.2137 mph isn't a multiple thousand dollar build adrenaline thrill for me. I guess "its a jeep thing and I wouldn't understand"
I dunno, maybe I'm nuts, but being able to keep up with traffic while towing seems like a more useful feature in a tow vehicle than fording streams.
--Ian
I was mostly being facetiousness and self-deprecating so that others could relate to me, but I guess everyone is still cooped up inside and on edge! After a decade of towing with a TBI Chevy 350 don't you worry at all about me, this Lexus is like a rocketship.
Originally Posted by Padlock
This is neat and all and I have a lot of friends with similar builds that are all about doing flexy things, but what gets me is that there seems to be a nice, relatively smooth, path just off to the side that my stock pickup could easily drive down to get to the same end destination. I get that a lot of the offroad community is about being able to travel down the path less traveled, but crawling over stones or mounds of dirt at 0.2137 mph isn't a multiple thousand dollar build adrenaline thrill for me. I guess "its a jeep thing and I wouldn't understand"
Oh come on. You are on a Miata performance driving website. You know there is lots of reward that comes with driving slowly and focusing on technique and line. Everyone here knows it.
Good eye! You see the trail! Yes we are parked on the side to let a couple yokels come by the other direction. Perfect time to get out and enjoy the scenery and snap some poser shots. I see you are from MI so I will make this easy for you. Do you see all of those craggly, rough looking things all over the ground? Those are called "rocks." When you get a bunch of rocks together then it's called a "mountain." No, do not take your stock pickup truck there, it will end up smashed in all sorts of ways. Oh yeah and my truck is basically stock except for the bumper and wheels and tires.
I met this nice fellow last year. He had MI plates too. His poor truck. Smashed all his rockers, fenders, bumpers, etc. He was here on vacation :(
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Michigan has drummond island... But SSSHHHH. Don't tell anyone. Personally, I think the Jeep Wrangler is the best option. But I've seen PLENTY of stock wheels and tires only trucks out there.
Hmm Jeep Wrangler as a tow vehicle... Probably not very good. I guess you proved my point that the 100 Land Cruiser is a great jack of all trades. Didn't realize that was such a controversial opinion lol.
At the risk of more self-immolation I put together a little edit of my drone footage. I think I'm more impressed with this Skydio drone than my LX though.
How do we feel about a late 90’s Ram 2500 4x4 with the Cummins diesel? Assuming it’s not a scam, I have a chance to pick up this one for cheap. Very clean, low miles, service records, etc.
How do we feel about a late 90’s Ram 2500 with the Cummins diesel? Assuming it’s not a scam, I have a chance to pick up this one for cheap. Very clean, low miles, service records, etc.
According to the brodozers that's a $20k truck......don't understand it. It it's a bit of a focal point of the diesel community. Buy it, drive it for 300k miles then sell the rusted out hulk for $8k
^ that alone tells me that it’s probably a scam. The guy has been good with communication so far and claims to be military about to be deployed. I’ve bought cheap stuff that way before but his asking price is not in line with a truck that people would actually want.
A lot of folks will pay a big premium for the early Cummins... much simpler, less electronics. If you can buy it cheap, and it's as nice as it looks, it's going to be hard to lose money.
Those early Cummins were noisy, and don't have nearly the power of the newer trucks, but they were dead reliable.
Good eye! You see the trail! Yes we are parked on the side to let a couple yokels come by the other direction. Perfect time to get out and enjoy the scenery and snap some poser shots. I see you are from MI so I will make this easy for you. Do you see all of those craggly, rough looking things all over the ground? Those are called "rocks." When you get a bunch of rocks together then it's called a "mountain." No, do not take your stock pickup truck there, it will end up smashed in all sorts of ways. Oh yeah and my truck is basically stock except for the bumper and wheels and tires.
Having hiked many mountain regions in the country, all a mountain is, is a big stone. You can't change my mind
Having not seen that trail at all, I'd attribute that particular F150 photo to more of lack of skill and trail familiarity than lack of truck capability. There's plenty of full size rigs in the overland or rock crawling community and no shortage of haters for them. Many of the full size guys get away with just wheels/tires, skids, and/or bumpers just like yourself. You can haul more, tow more, carry more fuel, and in many.cases be more comfortable due to the extra space (especially if you have a family). Longer wheelbase can make super tight trails more of a challenge, but it also adds stability in other cases. That pro/con is completely trail dependent.
Example: stock powerwagon on 35's with sliders and a bumper.
Many stock lift offroad package pickups can clear 33's without issue if your goal is to just get out an explore, but then it just goes back to if you get a thrill over crawling over stones at the speed of smell. It ain't my thing, but I respect those that like it. Some of the things my friends have built their vehicles to crawl over is nothing short of insane, but all of those modifications make towing capability worse (if not impossible) and kill their mpg (if the rig is even street legal). We just had a midsize SUV accident on the local highway where he was clearly towing over his GVWR. It isn't that hard to do, and a lot of midsize SUV guys (at least around here) don't like to admit it (or they simply don't calculate it). It's far more convenient for me to just stick to full size trucks from a tow rating and hauling capability standpoint.
Excellent tool to own, especially if your load varies. I was able to spend a couple hours in a large parking lot figuring out the proper locations for our Miata and ZL1 under various load conditions. Beats the hell out of figuring things out the hard way.
Alright fellas. The time has come where I am looking for a new truck to tow my 20ft enclosed and dd.
I currently have a rusty but trusty 1999 f250 7.3 srw, auto, 8ft bed, extended cab. It runs like a raped ape but its hideous, rusty, the interior is disgusting, A/C works sometimes, it sounds like a tractor, and the turning radius is abysmal.
I am debating a 3.5 eco boost f150 or a 6.7 f250 as a replacement. Id like to stay around or under 30k so im shopping used.
Im really leaning towards the f150. They are rated to13k and are much more livable on a day to day basis. With a tune they make a **** ton of power too so I am struggling to see why I need the f250. Not to mention I can get a 2016+ Lariat or 60k+ mile platinum in my budget where as id be looking at 2012+ f250s with 100k+.
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And i've heard ecoboost fuel millage is horrible when towing. 
