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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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How much can your SD tow?

Parked in a small field for a beer festival the other weekend and thought this would make a fun pic. (Apparently my g/f also thought it would be a good opportunity to make a funny face...)

 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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Now thats what i call optimism - maybe if the girlfriend got out and helped push!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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man that is cool.

on a side note what kind of lights are those on the bottom bar on your grill?

Edit: I see your on a fire dept. must be strobe lights?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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Red/White LED emergency warning lights. Whelen TIR style LEDs. I'll try to get a vid up of them.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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You must have got the Heavy Duty Tow Package
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Red/White LED emergency warning lights. Whelen TIR style LEDs. I'll try to get a vid up of them.
Cool
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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Was this before or after the beer?

 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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Imaginative pic, I like it.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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Thanks for the comments. Was definately after the beer. Walking back to the truck I thought "hah it looks like I'm pulling rail cars!" so I grabbed my camera and snapped a few pics.

Also here's the vid of the lights. (They don't look very bright because of the camera settings I had to use to try and capture the strobes.)

YouTube - F250 Emergency Lights (New Setup)
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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That's a cool pic! I work for the railroad, but I've never thought to take a picture like that lol
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I think I was getting close to the MAX with this load...




 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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I think I was getting close to the MAX with this load...





and that would be the light duty tow package
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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Release the brakes on those cars (RR) and I'll betcha the SD WILL pull them...esp if it's a diesel~! And prob. even if it's a gasser!














Now STOPPING is quite another story......
 
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Great pictures guys.
 
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