19 mpg on the last tank! picking up the PUMA today
Not exactly long-term yet, but ...Bill D said:The Auto-Vox X2 looks cool. I'd like to have one by the looks of it.
It will be interesting to hear your long term review.
The resonator is golden. The 1400 RPM drone is completely gone. Noise level at 1400 dropped from 88db down to 80 or so.Vic Harder said:I had added a muffler before the trip, it helped, but the drone was still there. Swapping the muffler for a FTE Diesel 5"x 30" resonator tonight.
3.73 gears. 2100 RPM is 80 MPH on the GPS. Haven't been off road with it yet, but the torque feels really good... can't imagine a need for shorter gears.fish more said:17.6 Tall gears? I'm happy with 16.5
Love the truck/camper combo, and love the lunch spot even more! Last September, on our 40th anniversary, we spent two nights at Elk Lake Lodge just out of sight about halfway up the lake from your lunch spot! Did you drive all the way over from I-15 at Monida?Vic Harder said:Here's one from our trip to Idaho - Sawtooth region over the last two weeks... we were on on our way home and drove through the Red Rocks Wildlife Refuge in MT.... this is Elk Lake. We we having a lunch break and a cattle drive went right around our "secluded" spot!
Goofy 6.5' Hawk on an 8' bed truck.... but the storage space between them is golden!
Foy, I'm pretty sure it was reading your experiences in driving this area that got me interested in doing the same. Yes, we came in from Monida, and went further north on MT100. I was hoping to drive the Gravelly Range road, but it was still closed. ;-(Foy said:Love the truck/camper combo, and love the lunch spot even more! Last September, on our 40th anniversary, we spent two nights at Elk Lake Lodge just out of sight about halfway up the lake from your lunch spot! Did you drive all the way over from I-15 at Monida?
Foy
265/75-16. Speedo error is on the conservative side, as verified by my GPS, about 10%. As in, 76 mph indicated is 70 mph actual. No ground clearance issues noted yet, and that's without any lift.Mighty Dodge Ram said:Quick question: what size tire are you running? Stock seems to be 245/75-16, at least it was on mine. I replaced with 265/75 but have accompanying issues, i.e. slightly reduced mpg, Speedo error, a bit slower on acceleration with 6.0 gasser. If running stock size do you have ground clearance issues? Thanks in advance for your responses. Digging your new ride.
So as not to completely hijack this thread about hour cool "new" truck, good to know the suspension survived an unanticipated shock. I normally tiptoe through puddles for exactly that reason.Vic Harder said:Foy, I'm pretty sure it was reading your experiences in driving this area that got me interested in doing the same. Yes, we came in from Monida, and went further north on MT100. I was hoping to drive the Gravelly Range road, but it was still closed. ;-(
I suspect you camped near this spot? There was an RV parked there (within site of the lodge, I believe):
We hit one BIG pothole on MT100 that really freaked out my navigator (aka wife and best friend!). Should have stopped to check out the puddle before driving into it at 15 mph. When we got to our next camping spot, we discovered that the shock of that bump opened our TF130L fridge door, and two other cabinet doors ... that have NEVER opened before. Stuff everywhere on the camper floor!
No major damage done other than the door of the fridge...it has a surface hole in it now ;-( from where the swinging fridge door and cabinet doors contacted each other. Pic to follow. Still keeps the beer cold tho! I've contacted Northern Fridge (where I bought it) to see if this can be repaired/replaced.