New 3500 Cab and Chassis

[Dan Simmonds]

Harvey, congrads! Fine looking rig you've got there. I've heard that white is the Texas color for trucks, from friends of mine there.



Speaking of Big Tex, I'm about to order a 30' 25GN gooseneck from them & I intend to drive down to east TX and pick it up later this spring. I will see if they have any beds in stock at the Mt. Pleasant location.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Harvey, congrads! Fine looking rig you've got there. I've heard that white is the Texas color for trucks, from friends of mine there.



Speaking of Big Tex, I'm about to order a 30' 25GN gooseneck from them & I intend to drive down to east TX and pick it up later this spring. I will see if they have any beds in stock at the Mt. Pleasant location.

Yes, they have beds in stock and have a installation shop that installs beds and about anything else related to trailers.



Bill

 

[CUMMINZ]

The 3500 CC has an awsome frame. HB great truck. I like the white

 

[HBarlow]

Thanks, Cumminz. White is the only color to have in hot, dry west Texas and it continues to look clean for weeks unless it is driven in the rain.

 

[HBarlow]

Ken Lauber asked me yesterday to post a photo of my truck. I'm posting this just to bring the old thread and photos up again.

 

[SmithMark]

Wish I'd seen that bed for my C&C. Fancy!! FYI--

I have 15k on my C&C flatbet with 4. 10 gears, automatic. This past weekend I had my first opportunity to take it on the road empty. 632 miles across Ill, Indiana and Ky with only 5 miles city driving. 75mph all the way except in construction zones. The rpm were just over 2,000. overhead console said I got 15. 2 mph. Calculation showed I actually got 14. 2 . Hauling a loaded 13k gooseneck horse trailer, I get 9. 9.

Just wondered how yours did on mileage, since our trucks are nearly identical.

 

[HBarlow]

I have never hand calculated the fuel mileage on this truck. I might happen to glance at the elapsed miles and fuel receipt at the same time and do a quick calculation in my head but based on the overhead I'm probably getting a little better results when unloaded but only because mine has about 74,000 miles on the odometer now. Yours will slowly improve a little but these new ISB6. 7s loaded down with emissions crap simply aren't going to do as well as the old 12 valve or 24 valve 5. 9s.