Happy Sunday!
Looking for some insight here to do a bit of problem solving.
I have an 87 Silverado blazer, 4x4, 350, 700r4, np208, 12 bolt rear dana 44 front, 4.56 gears, 6" lift and 35s. I would never sell this truck - too much fun!
Recently i picked up an old 1st gen Cummins , 92 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed auto. The intention was to use her for hauling and towing but it was more of a future investment. I'm going to be buying farm property within a year or so and wanted to be equipped. I came into a bit of money so was able to buy the dodge for cash, $6500. The more i get into her the more problems and abuse i find from the previous owners and have dropped few Gs already, likely more to come.
I may not ever end up needing to haul heavy equipment like tractors; a lot of the draw was wanting a pickup bed for supplies/rocks/loads of hot chicks etc. but lately I'm wondering if it would save time, money and just be more practical to pick out a flat trailer with sides, such as 12 ft landscape type deal. That way when i need to do my home depot and ranch store runs, i don't have to load the blazers inside.
I live in a small mountain town now -last time i dd the blazer was in Phx, long commutes- but now most days are less than 5-10 miles round trip. So mpg isn't going to hurt as bad.
Who here DDs their blazer, or better yet uses it to haul trailers? Is it safely or practically doable? Again it's more about pickup bed functionality and hauling stuff once in a blue moon. Thoughts? A part of it also is that the dodge has been a costly pain lately and while the blazer rarely has issues, lately I've had both vehicles going down at the same time.
Looking for some insight here to do a bit of problem solving.
I have an 87 Silverado blazer, 4x4, 350, 700r4, np208, 12 bolt rear dana 44 front, 4.56 gears, 6" lift and 35s. I would never sell this truck - too much fun!
Recently i picked up an old 1st gen Cummins , 92 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed auto. The intention was to use her for hauling and towing but it was more of a future investment. I'm going to be buying farm property within a year or so and wanted to be equipped. I came into a bit of money so was able to buy the dodge for cash, $6500. The more i get into her the more problems and abuse i find from the previous owners and have dropped few Gs already, likely more to come.
I may not ever end up needing to haul heavy equipment like tractors; a lot of the draw was wanting a pickup bed for supplies/rocks/loads of hot chicks etc. but lately I'm wondering if it would save time, money and just be more practical to pick out a flat trailer with sides, such as 12 ft landscape type deal. That way when i need to do my home depot and ranch store runs, i don't have to load the blazers inside.
I live in a small mountain town now -last time i dd the blazer was in Phx, long commutes- but now most days are less than 5-10 miles round trip. So mpg isn't going to hurt as bad.
Who here DDs their blazer, or better yet uses it to haul trailers? Is it safely or practically doable? Again it's more about pickup bed functionality and hauling stuff once in a blue moon. Thoughts? A part of it also is that the dodge has been a costly pain lately and while the blazer rarely has issues, lately I've had both vehicles going down at the same time.
right on!
