Andersen Ultimate Aluminum - first tow PIREP
I made a trial tow up the little hill just west of me today (I-70 Golden, CO to Floyd Hill - just a short run - 30 miles of 6-7% grade). The "trial run" because almost everything new except the 5er t...
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C Schomer wrote:
That's a slick deal... I've never seen one. Looks a lot lighter than a 5er hitch. I've always traded my extended pin boxes for the shorter boxes and it makes a big difference in the 5er frame flexing so I would also say to put the pin ahead of the ball and see if everything else clears. BTW, I lived just south of Standley Lake on Jellison Ct. before we moved here and going up to the Genesee exit was my test track when I had my 97 CTD.
Is your 07 the 5.9 or the 6.7? Craig
Hi Craig! I'm near 58th and Indiana.
Mine is the new aluminum version - 32 lbs. The steel version is 70 lbs, I believe.
My '07 is the last of the 5.9 ... I just sold my '97 5.9 last weekend. I had a PacBrake on it, and a PacBrake is going to be the first $$ spent on this '07. Don't realize how nice they are until you don't have it.
Our "little test run hill" wrings out the bugs, for sure! I discovered this 07 has the same issue my '97 did - I run into EGT limits before I run out of throttle. My Cummins guru keeps telling me I need a set of his twin turbos to really make towing fun ... I've put him off long enough that he now has built a set of triple turbos that he keeps making me drool over every time I go into his shop. :)
Since the '07 is a 6 speed manual vs the 4 speed auto on the '97, at least I have more gear choices to keep the speed up and EGTs within reasonable range.
