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Old 06-28-2022, 06:59 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by flybouy View Post
Danny it was around that time when I was visiting relatives in WV. One of my cousins bought a slide in camper for his 1/2 ton Ford. He asked me to help him set it down and secure it. Then we went for a ride. He slowly went down the hill from his house which was about 1/4 mile down a steep hill, about a 10% grade. He was scared by how light the steering felt so at the bottom of the hill he turned around to go back.

As he Bagan the climb he realized the front wheels were off the ground. I ended up standing on the front bumber while he inched up the hill, tires barely contacting the asphalt. One of those stories that still comes up when we see each other after all the years.
The wheels would only come off the ground as high as the rear bumper would allow, old school wheelie bars. Should have just gunned it and measured how far you rode the wheelie.
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