I can answer that :)
I towed a trailer fully loaded and my bed loaded from east VA to TN (450
miles)... I got maybe 1-2mpg less than I normally get.. acceleration?
plllleeeeeaaaassssseee!!! 2/3'rds the trip, forgot I had the trailer back
there.. if it wasn't for the flapping of the tarp, would have forgotten
about the stuff in the bed..... ... oh yeah.. 97 cc slt 5.2L :)
oh yeah.. that was 2 days after I bought my dak, so to say the least, I was
QUITE pleased.
Ken Allgood
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Clifton" <mcc@negia.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: DML: My "Heavy Hauler" Dakota...
> Pulled a 5000lb car and trailer about 30 miles through the hilly curvy
> countryside running about 45 - 55mph most of the way with my '95 6'er
> with 3.55 gears and a few mods. Dynomax Race Magnum muffler being the
> main horsepower/torque contributor. The truck had absolutely NO problem
> pulling this load. Everyone involved was absolutely amazed. I was a
> little surprised myself. It even stopped pretty damn good. It was
> amazing how well the truck would accelerate. I can't imagine how the V8
> would have handled that load. Probably woulda been like pullin' it with
> a Cummins! :)
>
> Chad Clifton
> mcc@negia.net
> '95 DSCC 5sp V6
>
> dak@mama.indstate.edu wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Thought I might share this one with you, as I am
> > awfully proud of my Dak today :-). I had to help move
> > some equipment from our HQ to a secondary office
> > space in town. I ask the boss "what are we moving?",
> > he says, "we need to move some UPS equipment over
> > to the other building". I'm like, fine, guess we
> > aren't going to get movers like we usually do,
> > oh well. So, I pull up my truck, and we proceed to
> > load the pieces for this *big honkin' UPS*. It was
> > pretty damn heavy, had to have been a ton since it
> > looked like the Dak was almost ready to hit the
> > bump stops :-(. I'm like "damn what the hell - oh well
> > too late now", so after scraping the shit out of my
> > bed and tailgate we button her up and proceed to
> > drive down the road. It was amazing... the truck
> > didn't even feel like it was hauling anything!
> > Stop and go traffic, merging onto the highway
> > (during rush hour no less), up and down hills,
> > it didn't matter - the truck would just pullpullpull
> > along no sweat.
> >
> > So, what are the specs on this beast, you ask?
> >
> > '97 CC SLT+ v6 5spd 3.55 LSD *stock*
> >
> > That's right, my sixer hauled a ton of lead-acid
> > goodness today, and but for the new paint scheme
> > on the bed and tailgate didn't even complain. My
> > boss felt so bad that the company is gonna pay
> > for my new Rhino liner (as soon as I get it installed,
> > of course) :-).
> >
> > Have fun, y'all...
> > --
> > dak
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