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Truck questions from a sedan driver.

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  1. Mwalsh9152

    Mwalsh9152

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    My 6.4 Hemi 2500 with 4:10 gears got 16.5 hand calculated on my way home from picking it up. Absolutely terrible for a daily driver, but I have a company fuel card, so it doesn't hurt me. Haven't calculated fuel mileage since because it is always mixed driving, and because I don't really care what it costs to run it :rofl: :lol:

    She's a thirsty bitch!
     
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  2. JackHammer

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    Nah, I trust him. After all, he has a dog in his profile pic. A criminal wouldn't do that. :handshake:

    But, if someone happens to get thirsty on the trip, who am I to stop all the fun? :thumbs:
     
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    He knows I was kiddin’... and I know U know I was kiddin’ too... We’ve met up at several GTG’s... always a good time.
    eatonpcat is good peeps! But don’t tell him I said that....
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    nothing lasts long here in the rust belt. does not help that the sheet metal is so thin - tin cans of veggies at the store are thicker. I have 131000+ on the clock for the escape. likely time to move on down the road before it starts to $10 and $20 me to death. ( inflation - used to be nickle and dime:hair:)
     
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    When you buy a truck you will hear from friends you never knew you had….

    I’m moving…
    I bought a refrigerator…
     
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    Well then, he might swing over to Wisconsin and I might help him fill the bed of the truck up with empties.:whistle::handshake:
     
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    Uh yeah when I was looking at ram 1500's before getting my f150, I was only looking at 3.21 geared hemi's. Those 3.92 geared 1500's drop the mpg pretty good. They are not bad with the 3.21's. I can only imagine an even heavier truck with higher gears and bigger engine sucking the fuel. But as you mentioned, a company fuel card is a great equalizer.:)
     
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    WWW's work needs another truck by next spring. He'll likely shell out $$$$$ to replace the engine in the 2015 (?) F350 flatbed duelly. Just a few years ago when it blew it would have been newer used truck would be less than a new engine (from what I understand)
     
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    And instead of charging them, at all or after a couple of favors have been done, I just bargain with them for their time: hour for hour help me run the splitter or chuck wood at me for stacking. Or whatever else.
    Sca
     
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    A non-womanspeak declaration... starting afresh I see?
    :rofl: :lol:
    :wacky:

    :D
     
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    YES!! :rofl: :lol:

    I think?
     
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    Oh! Starting to draw the curtain closed now... ok.
    :whistle:
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    Wait a minute, wouldn't that have been a non manspeak declaration?
     
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    Not in my world... one or the other, there is no middle.
    :D
     
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    Just be glad I'm not out climbing Lombardy Poplars and cutting down women, yeesh!:rofl: :lol::p:rofl: :lol:
     
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    That was a Clem level choice of words. :rofl: :lol::thumbs:
     
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    Clemcorrect is only one of my many capabilities!
     
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    :D
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    What are y'all chin waggin' about? :fart:
    I need info about trucks.
     
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    Lol. I'm sure you've seen how off the rails we can get here.;)

    So, are you expecting to park it in a garage? If so, measure twice or 5 times.

    What's the biggest thing you expect to tow?
     
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