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10-03-2005, 03:50 PM
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Rivet Master  
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,108
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Ultimate Tow Vehicle
I was at a classic car show in Springfield and ran into this thing. It's a Ford F-650.
It looks like it could tow anything hooked to it and do it without stopping for fuel very often.
Dennis
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10-03-2005, 04:57 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,707
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Might be a wee bit oversized for our GT...
Yeah, and bounce all our rivets loose in the process! Bigger isn't always better ~ 
Shari 
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10-03-2005, 05:01 PM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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Tell Me!
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Originally Posted by InsideOut
Yeah, and bounce all our rivets loose in the process! Bigger isn't always better ~
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I am getting a much heavier truck than the one I have...more powerful too  But I factored the cost of an air hitch into the calculations. I have seen the end result of towing an Airstream with a heavy truck AND bad axles...not a pretty sight unless you are planning on gutting it anyway.
Aaron 
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....so many Airstreams....so little time...
WBCCI #XXXX AIR #2495
Why are we in this basket...and where are we going 
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10-03-2005, 05:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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What was the member's name -- came from east of Dallas if I recall -- towed with a semi tractor. The letter 'd' figured in his screen name if I recall...
I have had a passive interest in the Air Ride Hitch, since I am looking at moving up in TV GVWR capacity. Ohhh, my Nissan rides so nice... A recent post I won't try to find noted the Air Ride between his receiver & ball mount cause observable flexing that concerned the writer. I wish we had plenty of input on this topic!
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10-03-2005, 06:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,707
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Don in E Texas
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What was the member's name -- came from east of Dallas if I recall -- towed with a semi tractor. The letter 'd' figured in his screen name if I recall...
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http://www.airforums.com/photo...age.php?i=1979
Nice guy...met him at the Forum Rally we had in NM, June of 2003!
Shari 
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10-03-2005, 06:31 PM
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Retired Moderator
1992 29' Excella
madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,644
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if i were in the market for something of this type i think i would skip the ford in favor of the international cxt.
my bucket truck at work uses the same cab, very comfortable and has an excellent view of the road.
http://www.internationaldelivers.com...family/cxt.asp
john
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you call them ferrets, i call them weasels.
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10-03-2005, 06:53 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 233
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I totally LOVE the Ford and I want it. Tom
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Tom and Frank
Evanston, Illinois
2004 Safari 28 ft Slideout "Lucy" 4 HI CAMP
2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 PSD PWRSTRK,
and Brittany, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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10-03-2005, 07:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1993 30' Excella
whitewater
, north of cheddar curtain
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,259
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Originally Posted by cosmotini
I was at a classic car show in Springfield and ran into this thing. It's a Ford F-650.
It looks like it could tow anything hooked to it and do it without stopping for fuel very often.
Dennis
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just give the man your first born and IRA...i hope you have money in your saving acct for fuel...
norby 
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Illegitimous noncarborundum(dont let the bastards wear you down)
The only true nobility is found through giving good food to your friends- Anton Careme
beauty is in the eye of the beerholder-cosmo fishhawk
if something is too good to be true, its usually gone before i get there-mister boffo
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10-03-2005, 07:23 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 233
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F-650
Only problem is that this truck isn't on Ford's consumer or commercial website. Is the box aftermarket or do you know where Ford publicizes it? It's an awesome truck. Is my drool perfectly clear?
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Tom and Frank
Evanston, Illinois
2004 Safari 28 ft Slideout "Lucy" 4 HI CAMP
2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 PSD PWRSTRK,
and Brittany, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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10-03-2005, 08:11 PM
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,108
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There was a web-site on the mudflaps. I think this was it.
http://www.f650pickups.com/indexb.html
Dennis
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10-03-2005, 10:54 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 233
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I hate you
Thanks a lot for getting this much closer to this truck. When I tell my husband what I want he will never forgive you and might come chasing after you. Tom
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Tom and Frank
Evanston, Illinois
2004 Safari 28 ft Slideout "Lucy" 4 HI CAMP
2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 PSD PWRSTRK,
and Brittany, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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10-03-2005, 11:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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Don't forget the "overcompensation" factor ... anyone (well, any guy anyway) getting out of that thing would inevitably deflate the expectations of any watchers.
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Of course I'm an elitist. Look around you.
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10-03-2005, 11:20 PM
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Tom, the Uber Disney Fan
2006 30' Safari
Orlando
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 4,693
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I just hope my wife doesn't see the XUV or my garage is in for major modifications!
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10-03-2005, 11:23 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 233
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Nothing about me or of me or watching me would deflate as I got out of this... I'd be all man, all butch man! I WILL buy one.
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Tom and Frank
Evanston, Illinois
2004 Safari 28 ft Slideout "Lucy" 4 HI CAMP
2004 Ford Excursion 6.0 PSD PWRSTRK,
and Brittany, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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10-04-2005, 12:04 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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oooh, can't wait for THOSE photos, Tom ... everybody's mouth agape as you swing manfully out of the cab .... and then fall flat on your face because you miss a step & you're still 4 feet in the air ...
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Of course I'm an elitist. Look around you.
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10-04-2005, 12:16 AM
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Tom, the Uber Disney Fan
2006 30' Safari
Orlando
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 4,693
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Question here Summerkid, do butch men bounce when they fall from four feet? 
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10-04-2005, 12:25 AM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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buff butch bodies bounce best!
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Of course I'm an elitist. Look around you.
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10-04-2005, 06:15 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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SK... there's something about alliteration in the hands of a true wordsmith... ahem...
<Moderator hat on>
Folks, do you suppose that we, uh, might redirect this thread back to the subject before it gets any further out of hand, please? Thanks... <Moderator hat off>
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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10-04-2005, 06:38 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
1972 31' Sovereign
High Springs
, Florida
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 2,311
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Man, I'd have to think thrice about something like that, in light of the fact that Citgo at Exit 399 on I75 is advertising diesel at $3.799. 
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ARS WA8ZYT
2003 GMC 2500HD 4X4 D/A Ext. Cab
Propane Powered Honda EU2000i
Lots of Hot Sauce!
Air # 283
WBCCI 1350
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10-04-2005, 06:40 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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I suspect that if you can afford the purchase price and the total cost of ownership, that fuel prices are insignificant!
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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