On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 20:15:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:



My stretch E150 had as much or more ass out behind the rear axle as a
caddy


Same thing with the E-350 I drive. It's a l o n g ass van.
Still rides like a brick though.

This conversation prompted me to look at the build sheet on my F-250
and I discovered why it may be a bit stiffer than others. It has the
factory "plow prep" package. I looked up what that is and it includes
heavier front end springs along with a couple of other things like a 200
amp alternator. It's rated for a plow weighing up to 750 lbs and
a fixed, plow mount assembly of up to 100 lbs. That's a lot of extra
weight hanging on the front of the truck. That prompted me to check
the weight of the plow I have. It's a stainless, medium duty "Snow
Dog". The mount assembly bolted to the frame is 80 lbs and the plow
itself is 450 lbs. So, I am well within the truck's rated capacity.

Hopefully I won't have to use it much this winter ... unlike last winter.


Those stretch vans were used by carpet companies because you could get
a 12' roll in behind the seats and close the door. I got it from a guy
who made a conversion out of a new one. Even with the 4 swivel chairs,
I could still get a full sheet of plywood un there.
It was an interesting conversion because there was a sort of Murphy
bed in the back that folded down from both sides and was pretty
comfortable.. With it folded up the back was open.
With the bed down there was still plenty of storage under it and an
area in the back that was still totally open. They had a portapotty in
there when I bought it but I gave it away.

That thing really had a learning curve to back up with a 20' pontoon
on a trailer. Once I learned the trick I was pretty good with it tho.
All that length behind the rear axle meant you could put a lot of
steering into the trailer pretty fast. The rig was still about 40'
long.
I made it through the Burger King drive through in Key Largo although
it took a few "back up and reposition the trailer" moves.
All of that ass out behind the wheels made it pretty easy.
When I got to the window I said "I bet you don't see a lot of boats
here" She said I was the first one who ever made it. I asked if that
meant I won a free Whopper but that was a "no".