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Old 01-17-2012, 11:23 PM
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[IMG][/IMG]gearing up for a bright future!!375hp 750 fp tourque 4 well 6 wheel drive 23,000 combined weight..its a monster!!!

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Old 01-17-2012, 11:34 PM
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Old 01-17-2012, 11:41 PM
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Jeez
oh I forgot it has a TV Too!!!
Old 01-17-2012, 11:43 PM
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Nice!

TAG, 5th wheel or gooseneck?
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dont really know it has a ball hitch in the center of the bed what do you call that??
my trailer has a pinnel hook but ill need a 3 foot drop hitch!!!
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Is that an aftermarket cowl hood? Look huge.
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i dont know it is alot bigger than the one on my 3500 4x4 box truck..you sit about 2 feet higher too
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Now that's a truck.
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That should be able to haul just about anything !! I'm glad that it is not my credit card being used to fuel it !
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That should be able to haul just about anything !! I'm glad that it is not my credit card being used to fuel it !
its a deisel. 6.6 liter with 6 speed auto allison trany it actually gets way more mpg than my gas trucks...
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Awesome truck! You wont even know there is a car behind it.
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Originally Posted by Kubs
Awesome truck! You wont even know there is a car behind it.
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I have to ask what's the point of a flat bed truck? You can't put anything in it and you don't need a flat bed to tow a gooseneck.
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Originally Posted by TRACKMAN2
dont really know it has a ball hitch in the center of the bed what do you call that??
my trailer has a pinnel hook but ill need a 3 foot drop hitch!!!
Thats for a gooseneck.
I'd love something like that to tow my 47' toyhauler.
Probably hold out for a Freightliner though
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I'd like to "Occupy" that truck!

Very nice indeed.
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Originally Posted by TRACKMAN2
its a deisel. 6.6 liter with 6 speed auto allison trany it actually gets way more mpg than my gas trucks...
what are you expecting for mileage on it? Good Luck with your new truck!
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Originally Posted by TRACKMAN2
its a deisel. 6.6 liter with 6 speed auto allison trany it actually gets way more mpg than my gas trucks...
Try not to blow the engine on this...J/k.

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I have to ask what's the point of a flat bed truck? You can't put anything in it and you don't need a flat bed to tow a gooseneck.
i don't know thats why i got such a deal deluxe cab crappy bed..people who wanted the truck didn't want the bed and people who wanted the bed didn't want the truck..it is wider than a standard bed popular with farmers horse people and industrial applications
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Originally Posted by 93Rubie
Try not to blow the engine on this...J/k.

funny!!!......NOT
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Originally Posted by travisnd
I have to ask what's the point of a flat bed truck? You can't put anything in it and you don't need a flat bed to tow a gooseneck.
Gooseneck trailers have the unfortunate habit of hitting a normal truck bed. The ball allows the trailer to tilt side to side in relation to the truck, unlike a 5th wheel. When you pull into a driveway on a slope, the trailer ends up crunching the walls of your truck bed. Ask me how I know.

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