Getting the 900s to the hill

94fordguy · Jul 24, 2010

What do you fellow 900 guys drive to get to the good stuff?

Will normally be pulling the 4-place, but I dont have a pic of it behind the new truck, so this was a couple days after I picked up the new sled deck a few weeks ago

(Now I just need some snow

)

Feel free to post some pics of your rides:beer;

'02 F-350 Super Duty Lariat c/c l/b 4x4 V-10 with a front end leveling kit

Danbot · Jul 24, 2010

Super Duty all the way!
Mine is a 2000 F250 with a 6.8l V-10

ghostwhite · Jul 24, 2010

So far just the old one, haven't loaded in the newer one.

rmk2112 · Jul 24, 2010

2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 Ext Cab w/ Firestones Airbags.

I had a 2 place enclosed all last year. It was a 01 Charmac, but it was all steel construction. It weighed a ton....sold it a few months ago. Kind of wishing I hadn't....I put a lot of $ and time into it. Debating on a sled deck, a 2-3 place enclosed or 2 place open. Still deciding.

Old Enclosed Trailer

mountainhorse · Jul 25, 2010

1999 Ford Ranger 4.0....

Small but gets me where I need to be with the ARB on the rear and GY Duratrack Studded all around.

Pulling a single place Triton trailer.

Making a single deck, in-bed, this year with airbags hooked up to the ARB compressor.

BIGGDAWG · Jul 25, 2010

08 f250 v10 crew cab long box and a 27 foot enclosed trailer
full entertainment system in the truck with 2 dvd players and 14" monitor on the ceiling 7" dash mount monitor on my kenwood dnx8120 works good for watching the sledding videos on the way out to the hill since we have 12-20 hours each way. :face-icon-small-fro

mountainhorse · Jul 25, 2010

Hells YEA!!

ruffryder · Jul 25, 2010

mountainhorse said:
1999 Ford Ranger 4.0....

Small but gets me where I need to be with the ARB on the rear and GY Duratrack Studded all around.

Pulling a single place Triton trailer.

Making a single deck, in-bed, this year with airbags hooked up to the ARB compressor.

LMAO!!! ha ha.... Figures!!

I don't have a 900, but I have a nytro.. pulling my single place with a jeep liberty crd..

minds think a like I guess

guidoxpress · Jul 25, 2010

08 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3L V8 crew cab....LOVE IT...wish i had a diesel, but it does the trick...will never buy a truck w/o 4 doors..its way to nice, lol..

The trucks been through alot...1 HUGE Elk, and was a landing spot for the wifes sled

V-nose 2 place trailer, great trailer...a small 2 place enclosed would be awesome, but too much $$..

gonna get a small stereo with some bumps finished this fall...with remote start/alarm

would like to get a 6" Pro Comp lift and 20" wheels, but my sled addiction pretty much makes ANY extra $$ disappear

ghostwhite · Jul 26, 2010

I'm with you Guido, four doors is a must, heres the newer truck

I have a 28' enclosed V-nose too but no pics.

jskattum606 · Jul 26, 2010

Ive got a 2008 Super Duty 6.4. Great truck. Spartan tunes, Procomp Leveling and rims, and a black sled deck not pictured. And just got the second rig sold
It was a 7.3 Ford

chunkysoup · Jul 26, 2010

Quite a few with V10 Fords! Do u not like fuel mileage?:face-icon-small-con

94fordguy · Jul 26, 2010

chunkysoup87 said:
Quite a few with V10 Fords! Do u not like fuel mileage?:face-icon-small-con

Fuel mileage isn't great, but it's not horrible, I've seen 13MPG on a 1200 mile trip with my quad in the back..... What I really like personally is the smooth, snappy power, quiet, and no diesel smell, extremely reliable... just a nice motor IMO. Not quite the throw you back in the seat torque of a diesel, but still decent and I can buy a lot of gas for the $4-5K price difference.

6.8L V-10 - 310 hp/425 lb ft torque circa 2002, the newer 3 valve motors are stronger

7.3L - 275 hp/500 lb ft

6.0L - 325 hp/560 lb ft

06 RMK 900 · Jul 26, 2010

Just got back from the mountains with my truck (wish it would have been with sleds but was just for vacation) So far I really like this pickup 92000 miles and only thing I have done is change oil and drive shaft U joint

2004 Dodge 1500 5.7 Hemi

First two are before I left for west yellowstone last Jan.

This one I just took Friday, put a few other things on it just got new tires on Thursday.

Goinboardin · Jul 26, 2010

Getting Rusty but Trusty

I don't own a nine, but I tow my buddies nine all the time. Usually have a sled in the box and two on the trailer. The trailer deck was a sled deck for this truck, but was too heavy for the half ton with stock rear suspension so I bolted it on a utility trailer for winter use. Trucks getting a heart transplant after one last 1000 mile journey back to MN. Its my first vehicle, starting year 6 in November. Its a 96' F-150, 5.8 4x4 @ 163,000. One pic is from Yellowstone (May 2009), the one with 3 sleds is from April in Crested Butte, CO, and the one with the Edge RMK (new toy!) in the bed is from June in the Snowies.
Enjoy the summer mods!

SLDHVN · Jul 26, 2010

DMAX

f15ejedi · Jul 27, 2010

1996 Land Rover and a one place trailer. To crappy to post pics.

BIGGDAWG · Jul 27, 2010

chunkysoup87 said:
Quite a few with V10 Fords! Do u not like fuel mileage?:face-icon-small-con

my mileage sucks but love the truck and yes i can buy a lot of gas for 5-7000 buck diff. in price. plus i don't like the 6.0l or 6.4l diesels.

i average 7 mpg pulling my enclosed and 12 empty.

chunkysoup · Jul 27, 2010

94fordguy said:
Fuel mileage isn't great, but it's not horrible, I've seen 13MPG on a 1200 mile trip with my quad in the back..... What I really like personally is the smooth, snappy power, quiet, and no diesel smell, extremely reliable... just a nice motor IMO. Not quite the throw you back in the seat torque of a diesel, but still decent and I can buy a lot of gas for the $4-5K price difference.

6.8L V-10 - 310 hp/425 lb ft torque circa 2002, the newer 3 valve motors are stronger

7.3L - 275 hp/500 lb ft

6.0L - 325 hp/560 lb ft

WOW! If ur getting 13 in that thing that is great for a V10! We took a trip to the UP once with 2 trucks, Both 05s one V10 and one 6.0 stroker, both hauling 4 place enclosed trailers with identical load. The V10 got about 8mpg where the diesel got 13mpg.

The smell of diesel is one of the best things about it!:face-icon-small-hap

94fordguy · Jul 27, 2010

chunkysoup87 said:
WOW! If ur getting 13 in that thing that is great for a V10! We took a trip to the UP once with 2 trucks, Both 05s one V10 and one 6.0 stroker, both hauling 4 place enclosed trailers with identical load. The V10 got about 8mpg where the diesel got 13mpg.

The smell of diesel is one of the best things about it!:face-icon-small-hap

Ya, it does pretty good unloaded on the freeway, haven't really pulled much with it yet tho, I'm sure it will drop to 8-9, and it gets about 9-10 just driving around town, but it is a fun rig to drive.. after test driving several diesels with a buddy of mine, I like the 'sport' feel of the v-10 and the noticeable lack of vibration

I would love to get 13 pulling a 4-place enclosed, and it would be nice to have a rig that made that whistling sound, haha:face-icon-small-sho

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