Hi Guys,

I have a 2008 Silverado 2wd 1500 truck I use to pull my horse trailer. I have had this great truck for 8 years and 148,000 miles,

I just wanted to have a source of informed opinions when I have mechanical problems so I can check what I am being told by our local mechanics.

I am all about horses but horse people are truck people by default!

Terri

 

Welcome to the Chevrolet Forum, Cowgirl Terri.

I have a niece who is into the cowgirl lifestyle. She is an expert rider. Me? I am a bit afraid of horses, but I ride "steel horses" instead.

 

I have my motorcycle license Oilcan, but I don't ride much anymore, horses don't scare me, drivers on the road do though!

 

Yeah, I know its not very logical to be a bit leery around horses, when a motorcycle accident is more likely to result in death or dismemberment, but I had my cousin's horse .step on my foot when I was a lad. Thankfully my bones held up, but it hurt like blazes.

I've ridden horses a few times, but I think it's the height way up on a horse that gets to me. On a bike, I can simply slide off and dump it and roll easy, if need be.

Yeah, drivers today drive like bats out of h**l. I grew up during Nixon's 55 MPH nationwide "gas-saving" speed limit, that was set back in 1973, so I am used to going slower then 75-90 MPH.!

Not that I haven't hit the triple digit mark and bent it more then a few times in my day, but that was always when I had a clear, dry roadway up ahead, not in lots of traffic.

 

"Not that I haven't hit the triple digit mark and bent it more then a few times in my day, but that was always when I had a clear, dry roadway up ahead, not in lots of traffic. "


…..which is why you are still around to talK about it