gimmie11s
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Alaska to Ohio.
-2 countries
-4 territories
-6 states
-4046 miles
-10.4 mpg (not bad for almost 12k lbs of truck, trailer and persons).
This is a long shot, but is that the KOA at Cape Hatteras OBX?Made it’s maiden voyage 5.5 hours, only down shifted once to climb a steep bridge, but other than that it was night and day difference from my 07 Chevy duramax! Trip back home in a couple days and will have to remind myself to fill the front water tank of the camper to offset the weight in the back to keep the little bit of sway down! Averaged 10.9mpg!!
We did the drive to and from Alaska from the sout eastern part of the US (4 one way trips) from 1995 to 2000. The picture is Dec 1999 and was the shortest trip 8 days and one day I only drove 225 miles.
It w a great truck made it to 270k mile and we liked it.6.5 diesel. What a sweet truck! Ive had a few, miss them all.
Pic from August?I’ve made that similar drive a couple times from WI to AK and back. Quite the drive!
The first time we drove straight through, only stopping for fuel and food. 3 day trip. Here we are right outside Haines Junction..
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That’s a heavy beast to pull with a 2500 Cummins.
Nice setup. I took a look at a few Brinkley’s a couple of weeks ago. Very nice rigs!
May just be the camera angle, but it looks like the back axle of the international is at the back bumper of the truck? Either way, very cool vintage "overland" type truck!This was July 17 with Mt Shasta in the background heading north on 97 in CA. Towing a 1973 International 1310 with an Alaskan camper and Halldon bed that was ordered that way by the original owner to drive the Alaska Highway for his retirement, yes he did and died from a heart attack after he got back. Odometer has 14934 miles on it which judging by the interior very well could be original.View attachment 60448
No camera angle, it's 156" wheel base and that rear axle is way way back there.May just be the camera angle, but it looks like the back axle of the international is at the back bumper of the truck? Either way, very cool vintage "overland" type truck!