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Old 04-20-2011, 07:40 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by stimleck View Post
great post! I would go even further, you don't have to go back to the seventies to find 3/4 ton trucks with less ability than today's half tons.

i haul a 303tg with a 2010 ram 3.92 hemi, with a proper WD and sway, no problem at all

I agree. To use my "grandpappy's" logic: I'd never hook a Shetland pony to a 2 mule log. Nor would I hook 2 mules to a 6' Christmas tree. Both the Shetland pony and the mules would think I'm crazy. Better yet, I'd be wasting feed trying to manage livestock that way.

Same with trucks. Hooking a 26' , 6200 lb 5th wheel to a one ton dually rated at 24,800 lb GCWR is like using 2 mules to tow that Christmas tree. Why feed the beast when you can manage perfectly well with a Shetland?
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