What a lovely machine! Where was
this pic taken? Looks more like Bragg Creek than Regina. The apparent condition of your acquisition bears out my belief that Saskatchewan might be the world's best place to go looking for an old truck. Have you driven it yet? That looks like road dirt in one of those pix. When I got mine, it had its original differential ratio; 5.14, which rendered a comfortable cruise of about 35 mph, a fast cruise of 40 - 45 and was nearly flat out at 50mph. I like 50mph, but not with the engine screaming like that. It was okay at 50 with this load on it,
[IMG]http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/59/159/2/44/83/2992244830096215731VRvwTI_th.jpg[/IMG] because the engine was working, but fuel economy was abysmal. I never thought to gauge it, but I think that since I've changed out the differential it has increased by nearly 50%. I now have a 4.10 diff, and the truck is now a reasonable candidate for a road trip, because it can cruise easily at 50 - 60mph. I have been staying close to home since the change, but have driven enough to know that there is no ill effect from the change. She can still pack a monster load, could still (hypothetically) pull a big boat up a ramp, or crawl dead slow over a field of rocks.
Right now it is time to go indulge in an annual event of foolishness on my motorcycle. When I get back I'll talk about tires and wheels.
