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I've been trying to game this out in my mind since this year's fire season began and I'm not sure if I would. Historically wild fires have come to within 1/2 mile from my house. Since my wife and I can only drive 2 rigs total, I was going over which vehicles to pack up and take, which vehicles to relocate to grassy parks or parking lots and which ones to leave behind to burn. The scenario in my mind is 1-3 hrs evac notice and a hectic traffic situation.
At first I was thinking the M813 was the ultimate escape rig that could carry our stuff and push cars out of the way, offroad if needed, and offer a place to live for a few days. But comparing the speed of fires around here to the speed of 5 tons and seeing that the turn radius wouldn't let me "easily" take alternate routes I started to have doubts.
My other option is my '75 highboy with 40 gallon tank & 10 mpg has the same range as the M813 but is more nimble and its 428 Cobra Jet is way faster.
Has anyone else considered their options for their situation?
At first I was thinking the M813 was the ultimate escape rig that could carry our stuff and push cars out of the way, offroad if needed, and offer a place to live for a few days. But comparing the speed of fires around here to the speed of 5 tons and seeing that the turn radius wouldn't let me "easily" take alternate routes I started to have doubts.
My other option is my '75 highboy with 40 gallon tank & 10 mpg has the same range as the M813 but is more nimble and its 428 Cobra Jet is way faster.
Has anyone else considered their options for their situation?