2014 Pete 386

[Waterloo]

Ditto on those 3:36 gears, I have the 3:42 in mine, and they are terrible if you have to pull any sort of hill, much less a mountain. My only saving grace is that I pull light loads, anything over 20,000 pounds and I am in a world of hurt trying to keep the rpm's up so as not to lug the motor. The truck you found sounds pretty good, I would consider it if the motor and emissions checks out, but I would have the shop you are buying it from install some 3:55 or better yet in your case, some 3:70 gears if you are going to be in the mountains the majority of the time. Then I would take it to Mr Hagg and fix it for good.