RickyR
09-22-2005, 09:25 PM
My new toy is awesome. I finally got rid of the Suburban, and bought a dually. The 'burb was great, but lacked fuel economy while towing my other toys. Being a 454, the 'burb really never got better than 8mpg towing, and rarely got 12 empty.
So, I went with the Lemmings and did the employee pricing thing with my new K3500 crew cab dually. The Duramax is a stout engine. and tows my stuff with ease. It is still being broken in, but fuel economy is about 12 towing, and 17 around town,,
We recently went to Monteagle, TN with my jeep ( Labor Day weekend) and the new truck towed so well, I forgot how much it cost me..
I am counting the days 'till Sarasota, so I can tow my boat without having to worry about stopping every 250 miles for fuel. My plans are to fill my 50 gal. spare tank in St. Marys, Ga, so I hopefully won't have to buy fuel in Fla. I figure if I top off in Ga, I will have enough fuel to get to Sarasota, then transfer fuel into my main tank for the ride back to Ga.
I'm hoping Scott will give me the latest price in his area, so I can do this right.
Here's a few pics from this past summer...
This is why I have been boating so little...
Ricky...seeya...
Memorial Day weekend
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Flop%20in%20TN%20resize.jpg
Labor Day weekend
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/jeep%20flop%20labor%20day%202005.jpg
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Dually%20jeep%20URE%20comp.jpg
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Dually%20URE%20compressed.jpg
So, I went with the Lemmings and did the employee pricing thing with my new K3500 crew cab dually. The Duramax is a stout engine. and tows my stuff with ease. It is still being broken in, but fuel economy is about 12 towing, and 17 around town,,
We recently went to Monteagle, TN with my jeep ( Labor Day weekend) and the new truck towed so well, I forgot how much it cost me..
I am counting the days 'till Sarasota, so I can tow my boat without having to worry about stopping every 250 miles for fuel. My plans are to fill my 50 gal. spare tank in St. Marys, Ga, so I hopefully won't have to buy fuel in Fla. I figure if I top off in Ga, I will have enough fuel to get to Sarasota, then transfer fuel into my main tank for the ride back to Ga.
I'm hoping Scott will give me the latest price in his area, so I can do this right.
Here's a few pics from this past summer...
This is why I have been boating so little...
Ricky...seeya...
Memorial Day weekend
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Flop%20in%20TN%20resize.jpg
Labor Day weekend
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/jeep%20flop%20labor%20day%202005.jpg
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Dually%20jeep%20URE%20comp.jpg
http://www.knology.net/~ericselz/Dually%20URE%20compressed.jpg