Hauling Tile
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Hauling Tile
Hey guys...my boss just called me and asked if I could haul 3k pounds of tile up to Steamboat Springs, CO tomorrow. I work for a piece of **** company, so vehicles are limited...so he asked if I could use my Ranger. I think I'm going to tell him no. 3k is probably too much for the Ranger to handle. Not to mention I will be hauling it up the mountains, 7-9k feet above sea level....so a significant power loss.
I'm contemplating just telling him no. Hell, I only have 4 days left of the job anyway, then i'm going to a new job.
What do you all think? Too much weight for the Ranger?
I'm contemplating just telling him no. Hell, I only have 4 days left of the job anyway, then i'm going to a new job.
What do you all think? Too much weight for the Ranger?
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You do realize from Denver to Steamboat Springs is only 156 miles, right? So he'll pay you $156,,, no... let's take this BEST case senario:
$156 to
$156 back
$150 gas (estimate)
and the day's worth of wages...
this still does NOT make it worth it to use YOUR Ranger.
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Hauling "stuff" for work usually isnt 3,000lbs of tile. Plus there are some killer runs up these mountains. It really isnt worth doing for our company.
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If I remember payload for our trucks is only like 1200lbs. If your going to do it tell him he has to get you a trailer and use the bronco. It has more grunt for those hills. This is of course IF you do it, but why bother if your gone in 4 days? Just tell him you dont want to take a risk of ruing your clutch/transmission. Even if it doesn't cause any issues at first. It'll definitely wear things down faster in the long run.