3,100miles later and....

[Dfeland]

O. K. so go on vaccation and towing my jeep and flatbed @ around 6,000# to Moab Ut. and the truck runs like a champ! At 140,000 on the original trans, motor and rear it just amazes me. But I have to admit in Vernal Ut. near the dinosaur bone quarry the water pump took a crap. Bearing went out lost the belt and all the coolant. Called NAPA (I know but it died right in front of a Caterpiller dealer they did not stock cummins stuff otherwise I would have put a new cummins pump in) bought a brand new pump for $59 and more coolant and a new belt they delivered it to the parking lot where the truck died and about 30 minutes later I was hauling butt down the road agian. Did I mention that I went through Berthou Pass at 11,700 ft on highway 40 by winter park and out pulled everything in sight(after traveling that far that is the steepest hill encountered). Did I also mention the Duraturd that I passed like he was stopped was towing a small fiver and could not overcome the 60mph head wind that I was doing 75 against? Did I mention that I love my truck?

 

[paccool]

Dfeland, don't ya love it!Oo. Oo. Oo.



My wife says I smirk everytime I pass a Ford on a hill and we are both pulling trailers. Come to think of it, I guess it could be called a smirk!



Stan

 

[nascar mark]

Way to go Dfeland.



Keep spanking them.



mark

 

[KEENO]

Hey Dfeland!



I just drove over Berthou Pass on Sunday when I was out in Colorado buying a new camper/topper from "jjohn"..... I didn't see any dead DuraMax carcasses on the side of the Pass!



Great Weekend.....



KEENO

 

[Dfeland]

Oh well you should have looked a little closer. You must have seen the guys HUGE EYE BALLS as I passed him. :--) :--) Is that just not beautiful through there?????

 

[KEENO]

Hey Deland!



Sounds like an awesome trip! I was just thinking that as shiny & new as all of those Duramax's are that they would show up real good as carcasses. I was amazed at the number on new D-max's I saw over the weekend journey of 2500 miles. I only saw 3 other First Generations... . one prestine pulling a 'fiver' w/ a elderly lady driving. I just smiled & waved! Too Cool! Not sure if she's a TDR'er... . I didn't have a opportunity to try to "convert" them!



The mountains were incredible w/ the new snow that they rec'd last Friday. When did you come through?



Happy travels!



KEENO

 

[Dfeland]

It would have been the 20th, of May. What did you think of all the construction they were doing to the side of that road. I was thinking you are not getting my narrow white a** to hang off the side of that wall like some of them were doing. Apperently they have had a problem with cars going off the side?