New Snoking Laramie

[SnoKing]

Was Blue a 3rd Gen? What axle ratio did blue have?

Old Blue was a 2001.5 with 4:10 and custom 47RE with DTT smart controller. It was around 325/650-700 at the rear wheels. which put the crank shaft numbers almost up to
Cherry's level. And it had a lot less torque management. I built it to tow and it did that well with good fuel mileage. If it had more gears it was have been perfect!

From a sports truck view, it was lively. New owners son is a state trooper, and drove it the other day and got on it hard coming out of a corner, and got to practice some real driving skills as the rear end started coming around on him! SNOKING

 

[SnoKing]

Weighed again today on an OR DOT scale with empty holding tanks, full water and only small amount of fuel used.

Front axle 5150
Drive axle 6750
Trailer axles 10050

Second fill up was 11.60 MPG, which included the windy segment on 38 to the coast. Third tank was all on windy and ups/downs on 101 and was 10 MPG.

Back on better roads tomorrow. We are in Garberville in Northern Cal. Snoking

 

[SnoKing]

Weighed again today on an OR DOT scale with empty holding tanks, full water and only small amount of fuel used.

Front axle 5150
Drive axle 6750
Trailer axles 10050

Second fill up was 11.60 MPG, which included the windy segment on 38 to the coast. Third tank was all on windy and ups/downs on 101 and was 10 MPG.

Back on better roads tomorrow. We are in Garberville in Northern Cal. Snoking

 

[AH64ID]

Did you have a bunch of weight in the bed or is your pin weight close to 3K/30%??

 

[SnoKing]

Did you have a bunch of weight in the bed or is your pin weight code to 3K/30%??

Both, truck was 3760 on rears almost ready to tow. Added more and 6 gals in box. So I think pin is around 2800. Fairly happy with mileage under similar conditions to Old Blue. To be honest, I think the Banks EB on blue worked better. I am around 1500 pounds heavier. Learning to go down to 3rd gear on plus 6% grades, and 2nd between Crescent City and Eureka on a couple places.

Transmission seems to get confused at times, so doing more manual down shifts. Running along on cruise in T/H at 60-63 and when it comes to a hill it so we and goes the 4th and speeds up, shifts to 5th again and pulls modest hills in second. Still learning! Doing better. Again today realized old blue was setup really well to tow this 12,400+ trailer, as i do not see boat loads of more power out 385/865. Having more gears and long legs is nice. More be really interesting to repeat last two days with 3:73's. Snoking

 

[AH64ID]

2nd is very surprising, unless the corners dictated you get below 40 mph as the weight shouldn't on a 6-8% grade.

The mileage is quite good and better than I get at 20K GCW, but I am nowhere near as aerodynamic and don't travel fuel friendly roads.

 

[SnoKing]

2nd is very surprising, unless the corners dictated you get below 40 mph as the weight shouldn't on a 6-8% grade.

The mileage is quite good and better than I get at 20K GCW, but I am nowhere near as aerodynamic and don't travel fuel friendly roads.

You have not driven 101 between Crescent City and Eureka! Steep and windy. 30 MPH corners. Old blue was in 2nd down same sections. Snoking

 

[AH64ID]

I have driven a bit of 101, but not that section. 30 mph would explain 2nd

 

[NIsaacs]

You have not driven 101 between Crescent City and Eureka! Steep and windy. 30 MPH corners. Old blue was in 2nd down same sections. Snoking

You must have a reason for heading west when your destination is east, (Arizona)? I think I would have headed to Boise and down but I hate water!

Keep the info coming.

Nick

 

[Newsa]

4.10 is a far cry from 3.42's. It would affect not only power/torque at the rear wheels, but also Exhaust Brake.

I'm never going to repeat this, but I pulled a 15,000 lb loaded gooseneck with inoperable trailer brakes (7000 lb gooseneck with 8000 of cattle) 200 miles.

The exhaust brake did most of the braking on that trip. It wasn't my trailer, so I didn't know the brakes were non functional until we hooked it up.

I don't plan on doing that again. They do still pull that trailer with a Ram gasser now though. I just don't go with them.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

You have not driven 101 between Crescent City and Eureka! Steep and windy. 30 MPH corners. Old blue was in 2nd down same sections. Snoking

101 is challenging but it's not too bad. We've been up there with our 36' TH several times.

 

[SnoKing]

You must have a reason for heading west when your destination is east, (Arizona)? I think I would have headed to Boise and down but I hate water!

Keep the info coming.

Nick

Lots of snow on inland routes, and we went to 101 to avoid snow and carrying trailer chains requirement on the Siskiyou Mountains pass. Cross state passing all closed do to heavy snow the day before we left in Washington. Snoking

 

[SnoKing]

101 is challenging but it's not too bad. We've been up there with our 36' TH several times.

I have driven it many times towing and not towing, it is just more work as a driver. I was stationed at the Coast Guard Loran Station in Point Arena for a year and a half in the late 60's on Highway 1! So I know the area fairly well. The sluffing roads in Oregon were not good! Snoking

 

[NIsaacs]

Lots of snow on inland routes, and we went to 101 to avoid snow and carrying trailer chains requirement Snoking

Good plan, I agree.

Nick

 

[SnoKing]

BTW DEF gauge was at 3/8 at Crescent City so we hit WM and a box of Blue DEF put it back at Full+! About 5k on clock and only second box. Snoking

 

[JSoloman]

I'm envious of your trek and loving your posts Chris. I've traveled the coast road with the '01 pulling the Arctic Fox. It's definitely not for site seeing when you can see the back end of your trailer on the next switch back! Safe travels and keep writing!

Jen

 

[Cummins12V98]

You must have a reason for heading west when your destination is east, (Arizona)? I think I would have headed to Boise and down but I hate water!

Keep the info coming.

Nick

He is coming to see me in Palm Springs first!

 

[Ram4Sam]

He is coming to see me in Palm Springs first!

Good heavens......Snoking AND Cummins are going to be in my neck of the woods There goes the neighborhood.....:-laf

Sam

 

[Dogpatch]

Wish I was going to Palm Springs

 

[SnoKing]

Hey, we had that white stuff on the side of the road this morning South of the Red Woods. SNOKING