[rescue] Re: geek vehicles

[David Cantrell]

James Lockwood <james at foonly.com> wrote:
> International 1160 (cross between an 1110 and a 1210) truck with a lumber
> rack.  I've had 2 tons of cargo in the bed and aside from some increased
> brake pedal effort, the truck rode better than when empty.

Of course.  Trucks are designed for carrying a load - not that you'd think
so from the way most people drive them - and so the suspension and chassis
and everything are designed to perform better like that.  My Landrover
was somewhat skittish when empty, and the back end was a bit
temperamental at speed.  It behaved itself a lot better when I put a few
hundred pounds of ballast over the back axle.

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