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Mr.H
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10/26/2003
14:42:12
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 Subject: Towed 6,000 lbs. Friday EASY! 4.7 5spd
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I towed a tandem axle trailer with 130 blocks, 220 hoggin bricks, 6 sacks of masonry, and it's a 20 footer trailer that has to weigh close to a ton by itself.
The blocks are 30 lbs apiece, and the sacks 70 lbs.
She just bowed up and towed it without any complaints creaks or groans.
So the towing cap. is NOT just for ad's sake. I'll bet she'd pull more with bags, a stouter clutch and some more mods.
I have a 3.55 rear gear with 255/50/16's so 1st is pretty low with that setup.
Anyway, I thought I'd post a report about it cuz I thought that was pretty cool.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
10/26/2003
18:09:02
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That is pretty cool!
I just towed my 12 foot trailer with two Quads (one of them a HEAVY Polaris) and another kids quad in the truck bed, my family of 4 and all of our luggage from Phoenix to the Ogilby dunes this weekend with NO problems whatsover with my 2003 QC 4X4 4.7 5-speed auto 3.55 gears.
Some family members that came with us were in a Dodge Cummins 4X4 and they had a slightly longer trailer with two axels carrying 2 quads, a 3 wheeler, and misc supplies like a BBQ grill, etc.
I know they out weighed my load a bit but I still passed them up the hill and his truck could not go over 90 MPH because of redline he said. That surprised me. I jumped over 100MPH for a brief moment just to mess with them.
That 4.7 will surprise you under load. My bro-in law asked me what mine had. I said it was a 4.7, which is approx 287 cubic inches or so. He didn't seem to believe me. He thinks I'm wrong about my engine size when I said approx 287. I guess Liters don't mean much to some people.
Now gas mileage and cost of fuel was a different story. I used more fuel than his RAM 3500 Cummins.
Here's what I towed...
2003 Graphite QC 4X4 4.7 Auto 3.55
Home Brewed Cold Air Intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Modified TPS to .72VDC, Modified IAT. 160° T-Stat.
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Mr.H
Dodge Dakota
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10/27/2003
00:08:09
| RE: Towed 6,000 lbs. Friday EASY! 4.7 5spd
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Sweet. I realized after I got my truck that a 3500 gets better gas mileage and lasts longer and pulls WAAAAAY more than mine. Thats WAAAAAAAYYY more towing cap. with those cummins. Oh well, at least my sport is stylin. Cab lights just look kinda backwoods to me.
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dakotajess01
Dodge Dakota
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10/27/2003
21:37:59
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pulled and 18 foot iorn double axel trailer with a K-5 blazer loaded on it, baton rouge to laffayette, 65 all the way
4.7 quad, flowmaster deltaflow, k&n intake, autolite plugs, more mods to come
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Quads????
Dodge Dakota
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10/27/2003
23:20:04
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If you didn't have a pic I wouldn't know what you meant
BTW there called 4 wheelers or ATVs
Damn yankee jargon....
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Other_hand
Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
01:38:57
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Cummins guy - how much diesel will you have to
burn to make up the cost difference between a
4.7 Dak and Ram3500 Cummins?
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Mr.H
Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
06:58:37
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Well, Since my Dak was used, I'm not thinking NEW pricing here, like so many people pay. I personally think it's not so smart to spend dealership price on ANY vehicle. Buy em 2 years old with 30k and 5 to 6k less money. I could've got a cummins for about 14k.
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xplikt
GenIII
10/28/2003
10:38:04
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I've heard them called quads in the south west.
More people call them ATVs up here in Montana.
-Mike
http://www.dodgetruckworld.com/xplikt/
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out | straight piped 3rd cat | turndown tip
Full Hotchkis and RAS
Shaved emblems and antennae
150BM fan | removed clutch | HD Radiator
R/T wheels on 275/40/17 Dunlop 9000s
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
10/28/2003
10:49:35
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YANKEE JARGON?????
Here in Arizona most people I know call our bikes QUADS except for the few who still use 3 wheeler (ATC's) as they called them.
But still. I was impressed with what my 4.7 4X4 has towed! I pass a lot of other people on these hills. On this trip I was afraid out family members in their CUMMINS 3500 would leave me when we got to the hills. But for some reason with the loads and all I PASSED them! And they were trying too!
That new 5 speed auto sure gets the power down I think.
I'm sure if I had the same weight as them it would have been a different story. They were probably pulling 1000 lbs more, if that.
2003 Graphite QC 4X4 4.7 Auto 3.55
Home Brewed Cold Air Intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Modified TPS to .72VDC, Modified IAT. 160° T-Stat.
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Dam Yankee
Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
15:19:36
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We call them 4 wheelers or ATVs - are we really so different ? The civil war is over. Get over it.
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Durango
Dodge Dakota
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10/28/2003
20:27:35
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Dallas Tx here and I've never heard ne1 call em quads. The civil war is over, and I really like you yanks, but I love the dirty south!
We riddin 4-wheelers down dirty, wit some chrome twamps, maybe some spinners, you kno
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Waltherone
Dodge Dakota
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10/29/2003
00:19:37
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We call them 4 wheelers down here in Houston/Rosenberg as well.
3 wheelers, 4 wheelers...what do you call 3 wheelers, "tries"? lol
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AndrewM
Dodge Dakota
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10/29/2003
08:09:21
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Yep, 4-wheelers here in Louisiana too!
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
10/29/2003
19:36:11
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Quads, 4 wheelers, ATV's, ATC's, who cares call them whatever.
They're fun as hell to ride. Especially at the DUNES! And Dak's tow them very well I might ad!
2003 Graphite QC 4X4 4.7 Auto 3.55
Home Brewed Cold Air Intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Modified TPS to .72VDC, Modified IAT. 160° T-Stat.
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