joebabyny Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well, after begging/borrowing/stealing other people's trucks the past 2 years (huge thanks to my father and brother!), I decided to step up and trade in the one love in my life, my wrangler sahara unlimited, for a brand new 2011 white Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie crew cab. The hemi engine with it's 390hp and 410 lbft torque is pretty bad-a$$, and with it's 9,000 lb tow rating and spacious cab it should be the perfect vehicle for my adventure this season. In addition, over the last 2 seasons we have grown from 40 people to about 300 people per game. We started out with being able to fit everything into a pickup truck, then moved on to a 8x5 uhaul trailer and then a 12x6 uhaul trailer. Dealing with those uhauls was a total nightmare, and meant HOURS of loading the night before the game and gameday morning and then HOURS after getting home from the game. There was no way I was going to put myself through that this season. The original plan was to have this custom trailer built with a lot of crazy stuff, but the lockout really screwed up my timetable. As a stopgap for this season, I just picked up a new Haulmark 16x7 Transport V nose trailer, green and black. We plan on mounting a directv dish and a large flatpanel off the back, so we can tune in to other games or pregame. I am really excited for this season. With the 6 foot long grill we picked up 3/4 of the way through the seaosn last year, and with the new truck and trailer this year, we are able to really do a lot more and have more people enjoy the tailgate party that I have been doing with my friends for years. IT also means that TAILGATEJOE will be at all the away games (well, at the moment we are 65% sure about Denver and Oakland but everywhere else we are 100%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That is a pretty big trailer man, congrats. Looking forward to watching some pre-game from the parking lot as well. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 That is a pretty big trailer man, congrats. Looking forward to watching some pre-game from the parking lot as well. Good job. Yeah, well, hopefully I can drive with that thing strapped to the back, lol. I really want a 18x8, but I figure this will work for now and not be too overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Check this 16x7 trailer out. http://home.comcast.net/~ssauer40/cargomate/cargomate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Pics of the new rig? Dodge makes a nice truck. I know their engines are real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Pics of the new rig? Dodge makes a nice truck. I know their engines are real good. I'll get some pics this weekend. I love the Ram, very comfortable and has all the power i need with the hemi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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