At 170,000 miles, my 1999 4wd Yukon work, farm, family, and hunting truck had become less than 100% reliable, so last week it was sold.



Here is the replacement:



Grandson at the wheel of 2015 4wd Tahoe LTZ with heavy duty everything mechanical and some bling on the interior and outside. Brush guard and skid plate on order. If it lasts 15 years, I will be pleased.

Got a little mud on the tires yesterday at the deer lease- guess we had more rain than expected; had to break in 4wd and trailer tow mode (reprograms 8 speed tranny shift pattern to raise rpm shift points to keep up revs to avoid downshifting and lugging engine on hills).
Learned the rear is so high that a six inch dropped receiver is needed to get trailers near level(horses do not like to ride far at a 45 degree angle).

Nice ride/rig...have fun.

Thanks.
Just installed and adjustable ball mount that will allow a level tow of any trailer on the place other than the travel trailer which has its own heavy duty load leveling ball mount.

I was really disappointed by the looks of the new Chevy/GMC Tahoe/suburban whatever they are called.

They really emasculated/gangstafied those things.

Not that I would buy a Chev anything after the buy out, but I was hoping for something like this:

Great pix! In SoCal, you probably remember Desert Dog tires?
I had those and other such fun and noisy treads on my Scout II. Even some super tough all nylon tires with treads like a tractor - problem was they flat-spotted so bad that the first block or two on a cold morning would give me a headache.

I'm in the same boat. I have a 1999 Suburban with almost 175k on it (I'll hit that this week). I get nervous on trips. I drove to Albany, Texas last weekend, and it did well. The minimal repairs and expenses are worth it, but I hate car payments.

Soon, it'll be parked at the ranch with a trickle charger to be used once I arrive.

Oh, I hope you don't miss the cassette deck you once had. Your grandson likely wondered what that contraption was in the Tahoe.

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Originally posted by crshelton:
Great pix! In SoCal, you probably remember Desert Dog tires?
I had those and other such fun and noisy treads on my Scout II. Even some super tough all nylon tires with treads like a tractor - problem was they flat-spotted so bad that the first block or two on a cold morning would give me a headache.

I just moved down here from Alaska.

DCS - The Tahoe has a CD player, so I can use my C&W disks without conversion, but I do miss the cassette deck which I kept loaded with Willie and Waylon albums for when the mood struck me. Guess that I will have to recreate that collection from another source now.

BTW, I will be taking my grandson to Albany Jan 10-11 for a DWWC youth doe hunt on the Trail and Hooker Ranch. We will stay in town and drive out to hunt.