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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JyRO
I don't know guys. I'm not a big believer that bigger is better. A 1 ton dually is plenty big enough for anything non-commercial (IMHO). All that looks like to me is a big price tag ... and the feed & caring expenses must be out the wazoo. If I were a commercial driver and "the company" provided me with that, I wouldn't complain. But I wouldn't spend my money on that personally.

What would you tow with it? How big of a camper do you need? At some point, the fun and freedom and point of camping goes out the window with the responsibility of such a large camper. At least this is what it seems ... to me! To each their own, and for those that want one or buy one, no problem here.

I'm thinking I may wind up selling my 5th wheel and going with a pop-up that the minivan can tow. The boys would still have the same amount of fun, and the minivan is a luxury vehicle to haul the family in compared to my truck.
i myself would tow a 5er with that i would pull equipment... now that being said... the reason i can see people buying that would be for more comfort for the riders and the driver while towing a big camper instead of going to a smaller camper
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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Sorry I am going to go with this,Dad had a club cab ver of it,belive me we tryed to get it stuck for 4 yrs,no suck luck,had the bed almost up to the cab buried in mud even.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-...QQcmdZViewItem

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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Jfaulkner
On what truck chassis? Here is that link that I posted earlier for $119. Your not going to sell me a Ford, Chevy or IH for $115 if I can get a better truck for a few thousand more.
International 4400 chassis. If you're going to go the Kenworth route, you may as well spend a few grand more and get a SportChassis and blow that Bentz conversion out of the water. You have your choice of Benz or Cummins now... both 330hp as opposed to 315hp in the KW. 26k GVWR vs. 25k.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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kick ***! thats gorgeous, its on my list to have one day... but speedo maxes out at 85? hmmm..
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by doomgaze
International 4400 chassis. If you're going to go the Kenworth route, you may as well spend a few grand more and get a SportChassis and blow that Bentz conversion out of the water. You have your choice of Benz or Cummins now... both 330hp as opposed to 315hp in the KW. 26k GVWR vs. 25k.
KW or Pete can have 8.3 cummins (Paccar) up to 330hp Wouldn't even consider an IH (steel cabs, and boat anchor IH engines) I've seen the crap that comes out of that springfield plant. Those SportChassis trucks are nice.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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I think I like this better.

http://www.bc4x4.com/inthenews/default.cfm?ID=177
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