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Apr 14, 2025 | 06:36 PM

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HRTKD

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Originally Posted by 350Recon

Looks like the swamp evaporative AC used in the desert southwest.

That's what it looks like to me too.

Apr 14, 2025 | 11:09 PM

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Wow, cool!

Goes to show that we're spoiled with the many hundreds of horsepower we have today. That truck probably did that job with maybe 100HP!

Apr 14, 2025 | 11:11 PM

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Is that an old AC on the roof?!?

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Originally Posted by 350Recon

Looks like the swamp evaporative AC used in the desert southwest.

Definitely a swamp cooler!

Probably installed in a former roof vent hole.

Apr 14, 2025 | 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CathedralCub

Wow, cool!

Goes to show that we're spoiled with the many hundreds of horsepower we have today. That truck probably did that job with maybe 100HP!

you can’t see him because he is just out of frame, but the internet weight police pulled him over to tell him he needs a bigger truck.

Apr 15, 2025 | 01:16 PM

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Strider250

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@meborder not true, looking at the specs on these trailers the weights ranged from 6k lbs to 9k lbs GVW and the hitch weight was listed between 630 to 800 lbs, the heavier ones were at about 9% GVW and the lighter ones were about 11% GVW.

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