) As expected, things went smoothly thanks to Marty, Jeff and Don. The camper was mounted on our 2006 Tacoma in short order. Following the lead of Cort and others on the forum, I equipped the truck with Load Range "E" tires and air bags. I could not have been happier with the performance on the way back home yesterday. It was difficult to tell that there was even a camper on the back. It handled and rode better than it did on the trip up to Sacto. empty, and it got 17.0 mpg on the 270 mile return journey. We are hoping to average between 16 and 18 mpg on trips, so this 17.0 was a good omen. The first shakedown trip is planned for the weekend after next. Needless to say, we are very much looking forward to it. Thanks to everyone on this forum. Your oppinions and advice over the past year or so have been extremely valuable. Let the games begin!
Yet Another ATC Bobcat!
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 01:18 AM
Yesterday was a big one for us; we picked up our new Bobcat. In order to assure that things would go well, we showed up with the obligatory box of donuts (one of the many tips that I have picked up on this forum ) As expected, things went smoothly thanks to Marty, Jeff and Don. The camper was mounted on our 2006 Tacoma in short order. Following the lead of Cort and others on the forum, I equipped the truck with Load Range "E" tires and air bags. I could not have been happier with the performance on the way back home yesterday. It was difficult to tell that there was even a camper on the back. It handled and rode better than it did on the trip up to Sacto. empty, and it got 17.0 mpg on the 270 mile return journey. We are hoping to average between 16 and 18 mpg on trips, so this 17.0 was a good omen. The first shakedown trip is planned for the weekend after next. Needless to say, we are very much looking forward to it. Thanks to everyone on this forum. Your oppinions and advice over the past year or so have been extremely valuable. Let the games begin!
) As expected, things went smoothly thanks to Marty, Jeff and Don. The camper was mounted on our 2006 Tacoma in short order. Following the lead of Cort and others on the forum, I equipped the truck with Load Range "E" tires and air bags. I could not have been happier with the performance on the way back home yesterday. It was difficult to tell that there was even a camper on the back. It handled and rode better than it did on the trip up to Sacto. empty, and it got 17.0 mpg on the 270 mile return journey. We are hoping to average between 16 and 18 mpg on trips, so this 17.0 was a good omen. The first shakedown trip is planned for the weekend after next. Needless to say, we are very much looking forward to it. Thanks to everyone on this forum. Your oppinions and advice over the past year or so have been extremely valuable. Let the games begin!
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 01:42 AM
Yesterday was a big one for us; we picked up our new Bobcat. In order to assure that things would go well, we showed up with the obligatory box of donuts (one of the many tips that I have picked up on this forum
Congrats on the new camper, you're going to love it, but uhhh where's the pictures??
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 02:28 AM
Congrats on the new camper, you're going to love it, but uhhh where's the pictures??
Yes, congrats, you will love it! Pictures!
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 02:30 AM
but uhhh where's the pictures??
C'mon, you know the rules!
Congrats.
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 03:02 AM
Congrats on the new camper, you're going to love it, but uhhh where's the pictures??
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 03:16 AM
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Congrats on the new camper, you're going to love it, but uhhh where's the pictures??
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I knew you would ask that . . . . had to wait until my wife got home to show me how to post pics. . . . . .and even she can't do it! Any help would be appreciated.
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Congrats on the new camper, you're going to love it, but uhhh where's the pictures??
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I knew you would ask that . . . . had to wait until my wife got home to show me how to post pics. . . . . .and even she can't do it! Any help would be appreciated.
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 02:49 PM
You will like your Bobcat! But where are the photos?
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 04:24 PM
Congratulations! Glad it all went smoothly. Yeah let's see some pics! Did you end up upgrading your shocks or the coils on the front end? I am super happy with my OME coils and the Bilstein 5100's
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:28 AM
You will like your Bobcat! But where are the photos?
Another day, another attempt at photos. We used a camera with fewer megapixels and will see if that helps. Here goes . . . .
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