jkufen
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- Charleston, SC
- Vehicle Year
- 1986, 1991
- Vehicle
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9, 4.0
I just wanted to gloat a little bit about how tough my 86 B2 has been. It is completely stock and I have done things with it that some of my buddies full sizes have had trouble doing. This past weekend a friend of mine called me and said that he had a 35' driving RV that he needed help moving to his shop so that he could cut it up for a project. Well I ride out to his house and see that this camper is crammed in a corner of a yard where it has been sitting for 5 years. The RV was buried up to the frame in mud and dirt, the tires were flat, and it was an automatic that was stuck in park. Well I brought the old b2 over and told him I could get that camper out of the fenced in yard no problem. Let's just say he was skeptical. It was a 35' camper and the sticker in the door said it had a gross weight of almost 15,000 pounds. Plus it was full of junk from the original owner who used it as a storage shed so it was probably closer to 17-18,000 pounds. We I hooked a strap to the front bumper and the way it was positioned I had to drag the front end sideways to get the camper lined up to take it out of the gate because it was in a corner. We hooked the strap to the factory rear bumper and I went to pulling. At first I couldnt get the RV to budge at all. It was as solid as a rock. After about 10 minutes of pulling the camper started to slide around. I dragged it about 20 feet and then it was lined up for the gate. We then dragged it out of the gate. Once we got it out the gate we managed to get it into neutral and filled the tires full of air. At this point in time I have the whole neighborhood watching this redneck pull this big camper with such a little truck. Well truthfully getting it out of the yard was the easy part. Now I had to tow this RV 10 miles or so down the road to the shop. Well it took a while and I believe I dont have much of a clutch left but we got the camper to the shop. :icon_thumby:
Sorry for the long story but I just had to gloat a little about the b2. Now the b2 is the talk of the town! It never ceases to amaze me.
A pic the misses snapped while going down the road.
Sorry for the long story but I just had to gloat a little about the b2. Now the b2 is the talk of the town! It never ceases to amaze me.
A pic the misses snapped while going down the road.