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Old May 19, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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I LOVE my PSD

It's awesome. I just drove it from the Souther tip of the baja back to Colorado. It had about 1000 lb in the bed doing an 75 to 85 the whole way and got 17.5 mpg.

I have taken it wheeling twice on bald tires since I had it and it definitely holds its own.

This weekend, I got a bug guard for $20, window vents for $20, and a triple gauge pillar pod for $20. Now I just gotta get some gauges. I also ran a bottle of BG244 which appears to have made things run smoother and imporved my efficiency even more. I am waiting for some more money for new tires, exhaust, and intake... Then Gauges and chip down the road along the ccv and other mods

Any way... Not trying to go on forever, just expressing my PSD joy and waiting to satisfy my PMS. Some pics

Just a cool pic in the mud



Another nice water pit



You can see my bald tire tracks from the previous passage through it the previous night



And then where she got stuck on the pumpkins due to poor line choice. Had to jack it up with the stock jack and fill the rut with some trees and rocks to unstick it. As it was a spontaneous decision to go play, the only tools we had were bbq stuff, a mag light, and the jack... Super fun though. These pics were actually the day after. We were stuck from 10 pm to 12 pm the night before



And an aftermath picture



More Colorado Mountain pics to come as soon as the snow melts and i get some new tires
 
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Old May 19, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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Nice pics man, great to hear you're loving your truck.
 
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Old May 19, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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i love my truck a lot glad you love yours, just wonted to know how deep was the water you drove thew.
 
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Old May 19, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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you should post that up on the v10 vs psd forum. that will fire up the v10 guys!
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Yea, now if only I could avoid getting mine stuck in things like that, I won't even try it, been stuck twice in my truck, once in my front yard in about a foot of compact snow and once in the allay way, it was soggy, both times had to get pulled out, first time by a Toyota, second by a cheby with big tires and a 10K wench. He sunk a log into my back yard just trying to pull me out. The log was under his tire to keep him from moving backwards.
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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wish i caould share the joy, but sadly mine is 2wd. this is when i miss my blazer with 16" of lift and 42's. but oh well i like my psd better. the more u upgrade the more you will love it.
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Nice going! enjoy your 7.3
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by snakedoc
i love my truck a lot glad you love yours, just wonted to know how deep was the water you drove thew.
I believe about midway up the doors. It was definitely over the bumper

Originally Posted by mountaineer27
you should post that up on the v10 vs psd forum. that will fire up the v10 guys!


Originally Posted by Visseroth
Yea, now if only I could avoid getting mine stuck in things like that, I won't even try it, been stuck twice in my truck, once in my front yard in about a foot of compact snow and once in the allay way, it was soggy, both times had to get pulled out, first time by a Toyota, second by a cheby with big tires and a 10K wench. He sunk a log into my back yard just trying to pull me out. The log was under his tire to keep him from moving backwards.
Yea, I was a little worried, but it pulled through. Thats a problem with heavy trucks... Also makes em fun!

Originally Posted by wiccantoy
wish i caould share the joy, but sadly mine is 2wd. this is when i miss my blazer with 16" of lift and 42's. but oh well i like my psd better. the more u upgrade the more you will love it.
Someday i'll build a truggy to tow behind it

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Nice going! enjoy your 7.3
Definitely
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Nice buy! Enjoy.
 
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