...once you drop the trailer off, don't you suddenly feel like your truck handles and has the speed of a race car?

Yes, a sorta useless post, but I figured others must share the same experience.

 

I always felt like my '92 E150 ran better pulling a trailer. I dunno why... Just did. Almost felt like it KNEW it had to have a little more oomph.

 

lol with a 460 and 4.10s I don't even notice the 12k concrete pump when i'm getting it moving. I do however notice it when I need to slow down suddenly whenever someone cuts me off and slams on their brakes.

I do notice after I drop the pump off at the yard for the day I suddenly have the ability to stop so much better!

 

I know vans are lighter than pickups

 

I'm not seeing it brad...

The extra doors, seating, etc...

It'd be marginal at best, IMPO...

Then again...Never compared them on a set of scales...

 

It's especially true if you have 3.55 gears.

 

I'd say depends on the pickup. Considering that Diesel Brad utilizes a 1980 and a 1996 F350 (according to his sig), it's not unreasonable to think that most vans are lighter than his pickups.

But yes, I get that feeling too.

What really gets me, is when I've been mowing my lawn, then I jump right into my pickup to run an errand- feels like I grew about 10 feet or so.

 

I bet. It's amazing how much more confident you are with the vehicle after you've dumped the load. Suddenly you're like, "This thing doesn't handle so bad after all!"

I will say I was impressed with how well the engine kept it's cool when pulling a load. Even with some of the long up-hills, where the engine was fully loaded up, the temp gauge barely moved.

 

If I ever get around to towing any appreciable amount of weight with mine, I'll let you know. Right now it leads a pleasant life of making Home Depot runs and towing the occasional motorcycle or two.

Mike

 

Same here, and magically the truck gets quieter too. Lol