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Patracy, A couple weeks ago I drove my M1009 to Medford Oregon, about a 300 mile trip to drive my 1978 crew cab dually back with the M1009 on a trailer and a scissor lift in the back of the truck and various junk stuffed in. Now mind you the truck has a fairly tired 350 in it so it is a lot of truck for that engine but of course I wasn't thinking about how I was abusing it, I was cussing its lack of power going up the grades on I-5 through Oregon, well until I came to a weight station that was closed. Oregon leaves the scales on even when the booth is closed so I pulled in to try and understand the lack of power. Total weight was just under 19,000 pounds, my cussing turned to "good job little truck, you can make it" LOL. Of course i abused it again last weekend recovering a 1993 Chevy crew-cab 4x4 minus the engine but with a complete 6.5 TD engine and trans in the bed of it but had off loaded the scissor lift for this trip cause I maybe dumb but I am not stupid.