1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

[MTCK]

Thanks Greenlee. Truck has been getting lots of work done to it lately so today it had to return the favor. About an 11k lbs machine plus whatever the trailer weighs. I need more power!

[Greenlee]

Nice! Looks like it's not squatting the rear end much.

When I was a kid my dad had a Case backhoe that probably weighed about 12,000 lbs. We pulled it all over with the place with a 78' Chevy 3/4 ton. I'm sure we needed more power and more suspension, but we didn't know any better.

[COS399]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Thanks Greenlee. Truck has been getting lots of work done to it lately so today it had to return the favor. About an 11k lbs machine plus whatever the trailer weighs. I need more power!

So, will you truck be moving over to the diesel conversion section????

Looking good. Keep it up.

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by COS399

So, will you truck be moving over to the diesel conversion section????

Looking good. Keep it up.

LSx Section...you mean?

[MTCK]

Greenlee you are right - I have hauled bigger loads with smaller trucks, but this 350 is just soooo tired. Thank goodness for 4.56 years. Got any pics of the Case and old 3/4 ton?

COS and Dave you guys are both close, but no cigar. Keeping spark plugs but not an LS motor. Hint on page one maybe?

Just calc'd my fuel mileage through a tank of fuel. Only about 15 miles were with a trailer. 8 mpg. Can't get much worse than that.

[MTCK]

Decided to stop tempting fate and wired up a new trailer brake controller. Tekonsha prodigy 2. I'll report on how it works tomorrow. I mounted the controller using the holes for the OBD port so I didn't need to drill any holes. No pictures since the website won't upload from my phone.