I'm really fond of my F350 crew cab King Ranch edition and of course Nero, my
airstream toyhauler. I'm going to be selling both this year I think. Diane and
I decided to simplify things to reduce the maintenance load.
http://www.allaluminumtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/mall-o-murrica.JPG .
Peyote is being cared for and transported by Tony Garmey (Horizon Racing) and
I'm probably going to get a lightweight open trailer for occasional hauls of
the Ambro.
The F350 has been flawless. the only issue is that Diane hates driving it. It
even gets pretty good mileage--16-17 MPG with no trailer, 14 mpg hauling nero
with a full travel load of Peyote, parts, and all the junk we took on our five
month walkabout. Remarkably comfortable rig.
I suspect we're going to replace it with a Mercedes ML350 Bluetec Diesel
unless some american car manufacturer comes out with something with similar
specs. 7200 pound towing capacity, 25 MPG and Diane likes driving it.
On Jan 28, 2010, at 9:58 AM, BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 01/28/2010 1:03:01 PM Central Standard Time,
> riverside@southslope.net writes:
>
>
>> Any body try one of the airport
>> shuttle bus Diesels??
>>
>>
>
> Amici...
>
> For the last four or five years I have been towing a 24' enclosed trailer
> and a race car with a 1995 Chevrolet G30 (One Ton) cargo van. It's previous
> owner was the National Guard (Texas). I bought it on ebay in the summer of
> 2004 when it had just over 40,000 miles. Inside I mounted peg board on one
> side and shelves on the other. It will store and carry pretty much anything
> I want to bring along. A one ton van is a beast size wise, is sprung like
> a five yard dump, but it has a very civil ride, and is very comfortable.
>
> This vehicle has the early 6.5 liter diesel engine (not Chevy's best effort
> ever). Starts and runs just fine, but tends to struggle a little bit on
> steep hills. It used to be even worse, but I've helped myself quite a bit
by
> converting to Marine Injectors (thanks to FOTer Mark Craig), and also
> opening up the exhaust system. The latter made the van sound more like a
race car
> than the race car. At some point I would like to convert to a Marine Pump
> as well.
>
> I've used a bunch of different tow vehicles (cars, panel, pickups,
> converted vans) down through the years. All of them had their good and bad
points,
> but I really like this big One Ton Cargo Van, and I don't have a ton of
> money tied up in it.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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