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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1844970" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>In the 70's through the 80's. before the Powerstroke and aluminum trailers, all we had to pull those steel trailers with were the Chevy/GMCs with the 454. You recorded mileage in "gallons per mile" instead of miles per gallon. About 86 or 87, I had bought a new F350 sngl rw 4 x4, with a 460 motor, and was still recovering from nausea and sticker shock at the $12k price. My roping partner had gotten a 4 horse, slant load with DR for about $10k. We had $60k in our 2 horses in back, and another $5k or so in the saddles, tack etc. We pulled up at rodeo in Mississippi that afternoon, and an Ford Escort station wagon pulled up beside us. 4 rough stock riders got out, and they had 4 gear bags with their bull ropes, bare back rigs, etc. Jim looked at me and said: "<em>They pay the same entry fee that we do, you know? And win the same money!</em>" But, I was about 30, and Jim was 50. I said "<em>Yeah, but how many of them will still be doing it at 30, much less 50</em>?! </p><p>Today, we get a lot better mileage out of the diesels, but the truck is $100k, the trailer is $100k, the horses will be twice that costs, and fuel is $4-$5 a gallon. The rough stock riders now, can get a little hybrid SUV that gets 30mpg or better!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1844970, member: 40587"] In the 70's through the 80's. before the Powerstroke and aluminum trailers, all we had to pull those steel trailers with were the Chevy/GMCs with the 454. You recorded mileage in "gallons per mile" instead of miles per gallon. About 86 or 87, I had bought a new F350 sngl rw 4 x4, with a 460 motor, and was still recovering from nausea and sticker shock at the $12k price. My roping partner had gotten a 4 horse, slant load with DR for about $10k. We had $60k in our 2 horses in back, and another $5k or so in the saddles, tack etc. We pulled up at rodeo in Mississippi that afternoon, and an Ford Escort station wagon pulled up beside us. 4 rough stock riders got out, and they had 4 gear bags with their bull ropes, bare back rigs, etc. Jim looked at me and said: "[I]They pay the same entry fee that we do, you know? And win the same money![/I]" But, I was about 30, and Jim was 50. I said "[I]Yeah, but how many of them will still be doing it at 30, much less 50[/I]?! Today, we get a lot better mileage out of the diesels, but the truck is $100k, the trailer is $100k, the horses will be twice that costs, and fuel is $4-$5 a gallon. The rough stock riders now, can get a little hybrid SUV that gets 30mpg or better! [/QUOTE]
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