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Say what?!?!
About 6pm this evening, I decided it was time to get the weight distributing hitch setup for the 93..
We set Kitty's up at the dealer, since mine hadn't arrived yet. Once it was setup, the mandatory road test began.
I could vividly tell the camper was behind me, but I just needed to get the feel of 7,500lbs behind the truck. I also watched my pyro like a hawk, the whole trip home. I put about ten miles on it, which included interstate and two-lane country roads. Everything was fine, until I got it home...
Since we live on a hill, there is no choice but to back the trailer up the hill to it's spot. I was about 15 feet from getting the camper spotted, when a cloud of smoke came out from under the truck. It was the unmistakable smell of clutch disk overheating. I stopped and gave it a chance to cool down. I decided not to make another attempt. I ended up letting Kitty put it away, with her truck...
It probably would have been much better, if the ZF 5 didn't have such a tall reverse gear.
My next attempt, will be done in 4-low. The hill we have to shove it up, is probably between 3 and 4 percent, if not a bit more..
Anyway, here's a pic of the rig... Ain't it pretty?!?!?!
It was 8pm when the pic was taken.. Not much sun light. I'll get a better pic later..
We set Kitty's up at the dealer, since mine hadn't arrived yet. Once it was setup, the mandatory road test began.
I could vividly tell the camper was behind me, but I just needed to get the feel of 7,500lbs behind the truck. I also watched my pyro like a hawk, the whole trip home. I put about ten miles on it, which included interstate and two-lane country roads. Everything was fine, until I got it home...
Since we live on a hill, there is no choice but to back the trailer up the hill to it's spot. I was about 15 feet from getting the camper spotted, when a cloud of smoke came out from under the truck. It was the unmistakable smell of clutch disk overheating. I stopped and gave it a chance to cool down. I decided not to make another attempt. I ended up letting Kitty put it away, with her truck...
It probably would have been much better, if the ZF 5 didn't have such a tall reverse gear.
My next attempt, will be done in 4-low. The hill we have to shove it up, is probably between 3 and 4 percent, if not a bit more..
Anyway, here's a pic of the rig... Ain't it pretty?!?!?!
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It was 8pm when the pic was taken.. Not much sun light. I'll get a better pic later..