Going to need a tow/haul rig

[Duck Vader]

9 mpg average. Fully puts the 01 dmax at 15-16.

[DCIV]

Add up oil changes and fuel additive on that diesel.


Coop

[vr4]

[quote=""DCIV""]Add up oil changes and fuel additive on that diesel.


Coop[/quote]

This. Diesel maintenance is up there.

[Duck Vader]

I'd be putting less than 5000 miles a year so maintenance would not be that huge.

[DCIV]

[quote=""Duck Vader""]I'd be putting less than 5000 miles a year so maintenance would not be that huge.[/quote]

Until the fuel Gels, the injectors arnt working, and so on….so many fireman have them and their shop bills are SCARY!!! One reason I got rid of the Humvee, was scared I would have to fix it.


Coop

[Duck Vader]

Kind of why I wonder if a 6.0 with the 4l80e, although not ideal, might be worth it since I can get them cheap enough.

[DCIV]

[quote=""Duck Vader""]Kind of why I wonder if a 6.0 with the 4l80e, although not ideal, might be worth it since I can get them cheap enough.[/quote]

The 6.0 will do it. You want the Allison trans. Find a 6.0 with the Allison. Lol.



Coop

[Duck Vader]

Engine is not my concern. 6.0 would dog on a few hills but not enough that I think I would hate it. Biggest concern is the transmission.

4l80e is not a bad one, just not as good as the Allison. Not sure if anyone ever modified a 6.0/allison to fit together.

EDIT: apparently huge parasitic loss behind the 6.0 if you try to use the Allison, so no one does it.

[ChargerX3]

Pick up a Ford yet?

[Duck Vader]

[quote=""ChargerX3""]Pick up a Ford yet?[/quote]

I have mixed feels on Fords honestly.

I am a GM guy. Always have been. Owned 3 silverados and a ram. Drove ford a lot for work. Never really liked them. Great work trucks, but not comfortable for me like a GM is.

That and the only fords I would be interested in might be the 2015+ and those are $. Don't like older fords from around 2000-mid 2010s.

[DCIV]

Seriously. Get a nice tow vehicle right before you need it. Get where you are going, sell it and get what you need again. You are good about this anyways.


Coop

[Duck Vader]

https://www.corwinfordtricities.com/use ... um=6B12796

Just so I don't lose the link.

Mpg is comparable to 6.0 gm trucks but more reliable? Don't know enough about these engines - school me? Worth it over 6.0 gasser?

[vr4]

That thing will walk all over a 6.0 in mpg once you open up the intake and exhaust.

Make sure it's a powerstroke and not an idi-t. It should be being a 96 but you never know and they didn't give an engine shot.

I say that because we have a customer with a 95 idi-t and he thought he was getting a powerstroke. It was advertised as a powerstroke.

It's not that the idi is bad... It's just the 305 of the diesel truck world. (The gm 6.5 would be the iron duke)

[ChargerX3]

Atta-boy.

[Duck Vader]

My problem is that I really don't want to spend that much money but it's looking like I might not have a choice unless I just get something good enough for now that I know I'll replace with something better in a couple of years.

[ChargerX3]

Box truck if you want to pinch Pennie’s and get your money back.

[Duck Vader]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... tory_share

"love tap"

[Chris GTO TT]

Love tap if you're into BDSM

[DCIV]

Still want it. Cheap!!!!


Coop

[Duck Vader]

https://www.trucksplususa.com/used/Ford ... e27c54.htm

02 f350 srw with 7.3 diesel. $10k.

Oregon salvage title though from 2006. But has since has another 100k put on it?