Picked up New Truck Today
04-30-2005, 10:30 PM
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Picked up New Truck Today
After 11 weeks of waiting actually picking up the new truck was almost anti-climactic but the 45 mile drive home wasn't. Couldn't help feeling like a king sitting in the driver's seat but didn't look like one 'cause I couldn't get the silly grin off my face 
. Had to go the garage a few minutes ago just to make sure it was really there. I liked my '95 2500 V-10 auto and it was a solid and reliable truck for the 9 years we had it but this truck just feels different; Cummins, heavy duty 6-speed; and duallies just make the difference between a light truck and a real business machine. Looking forward to hooking on our 11,000 lb 5'er and finding a hill to climb.
I was surprised that it's a little lighter than I expected according to a highway scale - 7,275 lbs. full of fuel but otherwise empty. I also hope to find that the overhead is accurate 'cause it was reading 18.5 mpg @ 56 mph on the brand new engine.
. Had to go the garage a few minutes ago just to make sure it was really there. I liked my '95 2500 V-10 auto and it was a solid and reliable truck for the 9 years we had it but this truck just feels different; Cummins, heavy duty 6-speed; and duallies just make the difference between a light truck and a real business machine. Looking forward to hooking on our 11,000 lb 5'er and finding a hill to climb.I was surprised that it's a little lighter than I expected according to a highway scale - 7,275 lbs. full of fuel but otherwise empty. I also hope to find that the overhead is accurate 'cause it was reading 18.5 mpg @ 56 mph on the brand new engine.
04-30-2005, 10:44 PM
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Congrats on the new truck! I have had mine since last summer and I still have the new truck fever grin.
I would have thought yours being a dually would have been a little bit heavier too. Mine is a SRW and weighs in at 7760 with a fiver hitch, full tank of fuel and me. Probably a little more now with some other options added since. Maybe the 4x4 is part of the weight difference?
I would have thought yours being a dually would have been a little bit heavier too. Mine is a SRW and weighs in at 7760 with a fiver hitch, full tank of fuel and me. Probably a little more now with some other options added since. Maybe the 4x4 is part of the weight difference?
05-03-2005, 06:13 AM
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< grins are here to stay. Yeah it'll be there every time you hear the turbo wine up, everytime you break the tires loose just from torque at a stop light, the smell of diesel. Hmm, yeah you'll be smiling all the time now = )
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Originally posted by STATELINE
have had mine since Nov. I usually have to make 3 trips to the store milk , eggs , bread , oh no forgot the soda 
have had mine since Nov. I usually have to make 3 trips to the store milk
, eggs , bread , oh no forgot the soda
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