[MBZ] OT Powerstroke? Who needs them and why?

[John Berryman]

On Jun 17, 2006, at 8:48 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:

> John Berryman wrote:
>>
>> I just gotta ask,
>> What do you guys "need" these huge expensive trucks for?
>
> My buddy's 2001 F250 club cab has towed horses and forklifts all  
> across the
> country, the back seat gets used mainly for storage. It's nice to  
> have a place
> in the cab for an ice chest and a couple of suitcases.
> I use it for short trips like hauling a wrecked 190D home from  
> Ohio. You can
> thank Kevin in Columbus and my friend's F250 for your wife's  
> monowiper.
> Klebby has a salvage business.
> I can't speak for the rest, but when my friend takes a big load of  
> horses
> or a 9000lb forklift somewhere, he's exceeding the truck's 20k  
> GCWR. Wouldn't
> want to do it with a smaller truck, but I agree, the same truck  
> with a regular
> cab would give more performance and better turning radius with less  
> cost and
> less comfort.
>
> Mitch.

	Thanks Kevin. So that truck is doing what it's paid for. As it should.

Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am