Sorry I haven't checked in, but I've been getting settled in and enjoying life in the Great Northwest. Guess I'm finally back online.

In case you all are wondering how the trip went towing a rather large trailer (8X16 Enclosed) with a TT3000 for 3100 miles, I couldn't have been happier with the way things went. Well maybe except for the gas mileage (9 mpg) and hood damage (see below in addition to a big rock chip) .

The truck performed flawlessly (and still is ). The highest my tranny temps got were 150 degrees towing the trailer w/jeep in the Appalachians and in the city here in Portland. It was too damn cold everywhere in between to even register on the guage. I think it was -10 when I left Omaha. So cold that the clearcoat and paint cracked on the hood.

I did stop at a some scales once I hit Oregon (dropped the Jeep in PA). Total weight was 12,540 lbs. A while back I had the truck weighed empty at 4920 , so that's 7620 lbs of trailer and cargo in the bed.

I'll have to upload a few photos, she wasn't sitting pretty, but handled just fine.


So, did I miss anything interesting the past month?

 

Nothing interesting really.


Glad you had a safe trip

 

glad you made it. were you saying that you were in omaha nebraska?

 

Yep, stopped in for a few hours to do some 4-wheeling and grab a bite to eat.

 

Glad to see everything went well.

I bet its alot colder there than youre used to LOL

 

Not at all. 40-50's past few weeks. We did have some snow and ice roll in about 3 weeks ago, but just for a day.

 

anything you want to tell us about your truck

 

Just the usual.

Reg. cab 1500 powered by a 6.0l with a small cam and the usual bolt ons. 4l60e w/ shift kit and a Yank TT300.

 

great to hear the trip went well... the only trips I am takiing here for the past (and next) few months will be behind the wheels of cougars, hummvee's and 7tons... judging by your name... I think you can relate... LOL... glad to hear about the good trip sorry about the damage..