What too buy?

[bubba_got_you]

[FONT=&quot]What I always tell people is “If you want to get there fast, buy a car. If you want to get there no matter what, buy a 5ton”[/FONT]

 

[Iceman3005]

Thanks for all the posts so far! Sorry the analogy wasn't meant to compare speed per say but power too weight ratio. I did see some useful posts about increasing power on the mod/hotrod section. No not looking for a truck to blow someones doors off, just have some respectable power...........a little more never hurts.......well sometimes! Yes I do have a cdl or I couldn't drive my tractor-tanker.

 

[BKubu]

ICE, I did not know that you had a CDL. Since you have big truck experience, I am leaning more toward recommending a 5 ton now. What do you hope to do with the truck? Pull trailers down the interstate? Carry the girl's soccer team to practice? Haul firewood to a remote cabin? Install a fancy lawn ornament that will piss off your neighbors? A little more info would be helpful to make a recommendation.

 

[ODdave]

ICE, looking at the green you list, how fast where you expecting the deuce to be? To be honest, you might wanna drive a few of each (2.5 &5 ton) as i have 3- 2.5's and all three run considerably different. You may have to consider "fine tuning" you r truck to your needs

 

[EMD567]

I just spent a day in a 818 pulling a trl with 32,000lbs of concrete ties. THe 818 did okay, as long as you were in 5th gear, and you had to keep her turned up- just about ran her wide open all day long.
Of course, I was still hearing the 818 a day later.

 

[Iceman3005]

I heat with wood. my friends duece, he also heats with wood and takes it offroad, pretty amazing what they can go through e.g. mud, fallen trees, etc. There have been a couple of places he went through that I wouldn't be able too without a lift and bigger tires for my cucv.
my cucv only do 55 tops, fun to drive, so speed isn't much of a factor, as long as I could go 55. Ya I would drive it for fun too. I like the lawn ornament Idea, and maybe a chick magnet.

 

[Iceman3005]

I also haul things for my friends from time too time, one of them asked me to haul a d5 dozer, I just laughed because the pintle hook on the cucv can't barely pull a 3000 pound trailer before it would rip bumper of, so pullin heavy loaded trailer would be nice to.