RE: What can beat a Savage SS
I have a Savage and an LST and there's really no comparison between the two in performance department. The Savage just can't keep up. It can't follow the same trails because of the smaller tires, can't crawl the same hills as the LST with it's ultra low gear and flips over way more than the LST due to the suspension superiority on the LST.
So, if you want to pull him around the yard, then proceed to take him on the drag strip go for an LST. This isn't my opinion but an observation based on my personal accounts of these two trucks.