Congratulations on a successful trip. Sorry to hear about the tired old engine, but you
had a pretty good load on it and I expect some of those hills were pretty steep.

Al

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Vernon wrote:

Gentlemen. We just got home safely with the Bridgeport and a
Syncrowave 300 welder. The loaded trailer weighed about 10,000 lbs.
The '85 Ford E350 van pulled the loaded trailer very well in terms of
the steering and suspension. However, the tired old 6.9L naturally
aspirated diesel engine fell flat on her tired old face. A couple of
times we found ourselves doing 5 mph going up grades on the interstate
out of Springdale, Arkansas. It was truly dicey.

But the bridgeport is home. Long live the bridgeport! Woo hoo!
Vernon