First tandem trailer pull
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First tandem trailer pull
Well I jumped in with both feet and headed down the road with my 31 foot travel trailer and a small utility trailer in tow. The small trailer had a golf cart on it. I took it easy on the Interstate on the way at 60-65 mph and it pulled better than the last time I pulled just the travel trailer.
The 6.0 had no problem with the big load and summer temps in the mid 90's. The coolant temp was around 205 unless pulling up a long hill, then it reached 220. The fan always kept the temps reasonable. The transmission stayed around 170.
I'm very pleased with the performance of my 6.0 with no tuner!
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The 6.0 had no problem with the big load and summer temps in the mid 90's. The coolant temp was around 205 unless pulling up a long hill, then it reached 220. The fan always kept the temps reasonable. The transmission stayed around 170.
I'm very pleased with the performance of my 6.0 with no tuner!
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I suspect the whole rig was 65ish feet
.....I think in Ga it's not 'proper' to tandem pull, but it is in Bama. Anything goes in Bama.......I doubt I will do it again anytime soon, I just really needed the golf cart for my wife to get around from the camper to my race pits by the track. It's actually a major pain with two trailers. No backing up and you have to plan every stop because of the length.
A friend hauled my bikes to the race so my next project is a front mount hitch on the Ex and a rear camper bike rack. I like to take several bikes so that I have back-ups.
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Best how do those Nitto's work out? being that they're not E-rated and only a p-metric tire, i understand its an extra-load rating but you could go with the Nitto Dura-grappler in a 305/55R20 to maintain a highway style tread pattern
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Motorcycles, I race vintage motocross. '75 Honda CR125 and '76 Yamaha YZ125X for this race. Next race prolly also take '82 CR480r.
The tires seem to be okay. I have been pleased so far with them. Next tire change I'll prob go with a higher load rating like the ones you mentioned. I think these may flex a little too much in the sidewalls with a heavy load, so I keep them at the max pressure.
The tires seem to be okay. I have been pleased so far with them. Next tire change I'll prob go with a higher load rating like the ones you mentioned. I think these may flex a little too much in the sidewalls with a heavy load, so I keep them at the max pressure.
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Motorcycles, I race vintage motocross. '75 Honda CR125 and '76 Yamaha YZ125X for this race. Next race prolly also take '82 CR480r.
The tires seem to be okay. I have been pleased so far with them. Next tire change I'll prob go with a higher load rating like the ones you mentioned. I think these may flex a little too much in the sidewalls with a heavy load, so I keep them at the max pressure.
The tires seem to be okay. I have been pleased so far with them. Next tire change I'll prob go with a higher load rating like the ones you mentioned. I think these may flex a little too much in the sidewalls with a heavy load, so I keep them at the max pressure.
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