Bradleyrj
11-25-2008, 03:43 PM
Ever been really proud of your car Or truck.. what ever. Whats the story of the most proud you have ever been, been able to "rub it in" a little.. etc.. another thread on another board I am on got me thinking about this. Heres mine.
A few years ago I had a 96 F-150. 302 auto, 2wd.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Asphaltplant2.jpg
Only suspension mods were sway bars from a mid 90's 1 ton 4x4 (BIG SWAY BARS) and wheels and tires.
I used the truck to haul the lawn equipment, trailer ..you name it. I had a 20 ft tandem trailer with 2 foot sides behind the truck to get mulch. I got to the mulch place (John Deere place in my home town) told them I wanted mulch but didnt know how much.
I told the guy the truck and trailer I had he said I could get 4 scoops and be full. I said well lets see if we can get a little more. He started loading. He put 4 scoops on the trailer and told me to go in and pay. I told him I wasnt finished and to start loading the truck. He put 1 scoop in and asked if I was done.. I asked for one more.. so 4 scoops on the trailer, 2 on the truck.. I said whoa. The guy parked his little bob cat and told me he has been loading mulch for a few years there. He said he had a new Z-71 (at the time) and he would never load it like that.
I just told him to get a real truck and then he could. Only thing that ever went bad on that truck was the trans. I had to rebuild it at 180xxx miles because the reverse sprag messed up...I used that truck like a 1 ton 4x4 many times and it never talked back once. It was funny. The transmission blew up when I was moving about 20 mph leaving a buddies house. Hardly made it out of the driveway.
A few years ago I had a 96 F-150. 302 auto, 2wd.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l289/BradleyRJ/Asphaltplant2.jpg
Only suspension mods were sway bars from a mid 90's 1 ton 4x4 (BIG SWAY BARS) and wheels and tires.
I used the truck to haul the lawn equipment, trailer ..you name it. I had a 20 ft tandem trailer with 2 foot sides behind the truck to get mulch. I got to the mulch place (John Deere place in my home town) told them I wanted mulch but didnt know how much.
I told the guy the truck and trailer I had he said I could get 4 scoops and be full. I said well lets see if we can get a little more. He started loading. He put 4 scoops on the trailer and told me to go in and pay. I told him I wasnt finished and to start loading the truck. He put 1 scoop in and asked if I was done.. I asked for one more.. so 4 scoops on the trailer, 2 on the truck.. I said whoa. The guy parked his little bob cat and told me he has been loading mulch for a few years there. He said he had a new Z-71 (at the time) and he would never load it like that.
I just told him to get a real truck and then he could. Only thing that ever went bad on that truck was the trans. I had to rebuild it at 180xxx miles because the reverse sprag messed up...I used that truck like a 1 ton 4x4 many times and it never talked back once. It was funny. The transmission blew up when I was moving about 20 mph leaving a buddies house. Hardly made it out of the driveway.