Again, not having driven my truck for more than 4 miles, I am not sure it the T-case will overheat or not. I am just thinking ahead.

My claims are 3 hours away from where I live. It's no problem if I am driving in my Tundra pulling a trailer...two hours on hwy (up and down hills) and another hour up a single wide dirt road for another 26 miles (15-20 MPH).

But consider that drive in the M715... pulling a loaded trailer! The truck and the trailer will be loaded down with camping and mining gear for an entire month in the woods. Suffice it to say, if I overheat that T-case, I had better change the T-case oil before I head up the dirt road or risk being inoperable on that single-wide road, blocking traffic. Not a comfortable scenario for anyone on that road.

I am just trying to plan ahead. I hate inconveniencing other people because I was a dumba** and didn't think things through. If I can think of a way to keep that from happening, by planning ahead, I want to do it.

By the way, I once got a truck stuck in those mountains and had to hike out 20 miles one night after a full day of clearing roads with a chainsaw. Then I had to go back up the next day with a tow truck. That was 36 hours of hell! I'd rather avoid that scenario again, if'n you know what I mean.*