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Towing is relatively easy to calculate it need not be complex 1. weigh vehicle 2. find GVWR  from manufacture for you SPECIFIC vehicle 3. Find GCWR from Manufacture for your SPECIFIC vehicle 4. Run Class E tires 5 Subtract GVWR from GCWR and what is left over is what the mfg says you can tow 6...

Hi, I have a GMC 2500 and you might have the same vehicle mfg information. If you are apprehensive about throwing your vin number out across the intertnet . Try looking in your glove box, there should be a sticker which should have all the information as to your truck axle gearing etc etc.  It...

Dont do it, unless you know for a fact t has been bullet proofed ( EGR delete, better/stronger head studs etc) those 6.oh-no shes gonna blow) engines usually let go around 140k miles. You will have a good motor if you have the work done but youre looking at another 4-1/2-6k to have it done. If...

Hi Bullfrog, Im in hot and humid SC, If I slap the Titebond II and several layers of outdoor paint to the canvas, how many years do you think I might get from it? is 2-3 years a good average for giving it another coat?

Hi Everyone, Im in the process of making a truck camper....long story short I will be using it for weekend getaways and and for several days at a time when I start building a small cottage as a retirement base camp a few years from now. Question: Would it be ok to use a pond liner as roof...

Plenty of diesels with over 200,000 miles...the best approach if using stats ( which I also took in college) would be to approach why so many diesels are for sale around 200,000 miles... a more likely probability would be owners getting rid of them because they want something newer "to impress...

7.3 400,000 6.0 150,000 cummins 400,000

FWIW I have made some of my best returns from medical marijuana...it is a pink, OTC stock...aka penny stock....I only played what would hurt too loose but not wreck me....I was using a social premise that the marijuana laws would loosen up if Hillary was elected, but quickly got out when Trump...

 Good point! I think I see what you are saying....a little light in the rear and no tongue weight without it?  Maybe a motorcycle and or a bigger water container for those desert folks...lol for some reason it just says possibilities

Hi Folks, I was searching the local craigslist for some camper parts such as windows...maybe a cheap stove etc and I came across this neat build on a standard trailer...they used the back half for the camper and the front was like a toyhauler for a 4 wheeler or motorcycle etc....they claim it is...

Yes I have seen Allison transmissions in a 2500 chevy 8.1 Gasser, I asked the guy what was his mileage like with that big block, he said 12 miles to the gallon, if he was towing or not.

with 6k I would look for the older Ford IDI's from 1994-back either a 6.9 or the 7.3...cheap and easy to work on. An older dodge 12vavle cummins would be a good choice too. You could probably find a good F-350 dually in those year ranges for under 6k

Hi Bullfrog,  I went to that web site and checked out teardrops and tiny trailers and saw a PMF job a fellow did and it looked darn good! I will probably return the 3/8 beaded plywood and skin it with something else...do you think that thin luan would be ok and what did you use as a filler when...

Hi  It is a stock bed duallly. It will mostly be on the road but I will probably go on somewhat maintained National Forest roads. I was thinking of 3/8 beaded plywood for the exterior which could take a good paint or waterproof stain...the reason I was thinking of the 3/8 beaded plywood...

Hi Folks,  Im pondering to build a over cab shell camper on a budget similiar to what Mr Wells made or just throw a little bit more effort and expense and make a slide in? Im a short guy, while Im in decent heath for now I would like to be able to walk in without bending over....getting older...

My .02 on the truck choices, its really apples Vs oranges. The gassers and diesels have their pluses and minuses. I have a 2500 6.0 gasser...it is a fuel hog, you will stop more often, sure it tows ok but coming from a diesel and into the gasser it is mediocre at best.  Sure I can tow 5-6 k with...

Hi Jerilynn, I guess I will probably do something like that, use the RV as a home base and burn the road up for most of the time. I thought about building a small retirement home on a dirt patch somewhere, but that would lock me in again to the home thing but with less expenses, so in...

I just joined the forum, Im 57 and looking to get out at 62 and buy my insurance for 3 years. I have a travel trailer with all the stuff we all enjoy but I dont ever hardly use that stuff, sure I use the TV, toilet and shower, but I hardly use a microwave, stereo, heater etc. I almost wished I...