Sure sounds like fun.

 

I haven't talked to him in depth about it yet lol. I looked it up on Gas Buddy and, figuring worst case scenario @ 10 mpg, it'll be $430 in fuel alone. I figured I'd shoot him $500 and see what he says and cross my fingers nothing breaks lol

And Aaron, I may take you up on that offer someday lol

 

Here are a couple videos of Fancy Gap mountain. It is a 7 mile pull up, and like driving in Nascar going down it! LOL! I didn't make these videos, just some I found on Youtube. The first one is going up and the second is going down. Look close in the second video and you'll see a semi in the runaway truck ramp. that is pretty common to see on this mountain. The other one I mentioned, Camp Creek, isn't as long, but it is steeper.
fancy gap mountain i-77 - Bing Videos

fancy gap mountain i-77 - Bing Videos

 

I see those video's all the time out of my own windshield, LOL I haven't visited a runaway ramp yet though, hope I never do.

Edit: JP, leave a profit margin in those figures, why do it for nothing?

 

I figured I'd make at least $70 lol. Is that cutting myself short?

 

Yeah a little, you would have a lot of time involved plus wear and tear on your rig. That's worth somthing too.

 

Yeah JP, I would charge a decent amount more. Someone else will if you don't.

 

Jp do you plan on sleeping in your truck or make that trip in one day. Have to figure in food, hotel, and a decent profit. Seems like my work pays around .55 cents a mile, but I would go more than that just cause you are pulling something.

 

Jp...how on gods green earth can you take that chance? All it takes is one blow out and you are in the hole on that deal. Not to be a tool but I would do it for absolutely less than 1k $
Fuel.food away from home.main tenence.wear and tear.your time away from home.ther is a reason paying a service to get it is expensive...when it is a business you have to cover all possibilities.even then one brake down can ruin profits for quite some time.a business that makes no profit is a hobby...my hobbies donot include trapsing all over to make 50$ and brake my truck down.
Just looking out for you.I don't want you getting hosed!

 

We can get together if you want. I don't have any PSD projects going on right now though. Just frame and suspension work on my 96.

I'm not sure what torque flite is.

 

JP, you ought to charge between $3 and $4 a mile for that trip.

 

Old dodge trans?

 

Ding ding ding we have a winner lol ...dang Thomas loves talking in tounges. Him and his AMC vehicles haha

 

That's what my Scout II had in it. 345 v8 and the 727 torqueflite.

We're having fun here...

 

Yeah JP, I think you're selling yourself WAAAAY short at that price. Just for comparison sake I had several quotes in the $900-1000 range to move my truck up from GA when I bought it. I wouldn't take the job for nothing unless you're just trying to do the guy a big favor. You're going to be into that project a couple days of your time, several meals, the wear and tear on your truck and the chance that you could break down along the way. I wouldn't take all that chance for nothing. That being said I have driven that stretch of 77 quite a few times myself and even towed a car and trailer through there (in a first gen Cummins, none the less) and your truck will handle it just fine. Just take your time and pay attention and you'll be fine if you decide to do it.