Loren,

if it is any consolation, try turning that truck around on a tight trail. One with a ditch on once side and a steep drop off on the other :)

alistair

On 2012-08-31, at 8:33 PM, Loren Busch wrote:

> A good friend of mine just bought a Ford 350 Turbo Diesel, going to be
> hauling a 5th wheel with it.  I was looking at that truck the other day, my
> gawd what a monster!  I'm tall but would still need a step stool just to
> get up and work in the engine compartment.  But I can't see how you could!
> So damn much 'stuff' in that engine compartment.  But the cab is like a
> luxury car, all the bells and whistles.  And yet, when not hauling the 5th
> wheel, he gets about the same mileage I do in Starwagen.  Hmm, how do I
> transplant most of my Westy into the bed of that monster?  4wd to boot and
> plenty of clearance.  Oh well, back to getting ready to head to Hells
> Canyon and then to the WetWesties annual Reunion at Catherine Creek.