Diesel versus gas

[6x6in6]

Ultimate truck= F350, 12v Cummins, 6 speed manual. 

Yes, we both know people with those.
And probably the same people.   

How's that hot water tank parts washer treating you?

[jeepasaurusrex]

LOL.. that was a long time ago.  
I ended up having to move and didn't finish it.  

Isn't Denny's a 6 speed?

[6x6in6]

LOL.. that was a long time ago.  
I ended up having to move and didn't finish it.  

Isn't Denny's a 6 speed?

Yes it was!
Not being a Ford guy  , whatever the ZF trans is which he is still running.  I do believe it is a 6 though.

[jeepasaurusrex]

If and when the auto dies in my F350, I am going to swap in a 6-speed and manually shifted T-case. I am not a fan of electrically shifted stuff and slush boxes. 

[JackOfAllTrades]

I was pretty happy to have gas this week after seeing numerous diesel trucks struggling along side of the road, and several of them still parked there.

That's under-edumacated truck owners or just plain lazy ones.  (if they've got jelled fuel)

I've had my diesel rig for six years now and doubt I'll ever go back to gas in a truck. I've grown very fond of the power.

-Steve

[alecvg]

I drive a gas, and I love it, but I would also love to have a diesel.  If I ever buy a truck new, it will be diesel.  I have drivin Duramax alot, and love them, driven cummins a time or two, and love the way they drive as well.  Love both.

[seth30]

I have a 2009 chevy silverrado 1500, and it has flex fuel, which provides me with 22 MPG.  If I ever go to a diesel truck it had better beat that in MPG

[norsepeak]

'06 Dodge 1 ton Cummins, love no problems down to -5, 18-20 mpg.

[Buckmark]

So for the guys who have to or can plug there trucks in, when out in the woods or back country do you camp near currant bushes? 

[huntnnw]

if your going to own a full size, diesel is the only way to go

[JackOfAllTrades]

'06 Dodge 1 ton Cummins, love no problems down to -5, 18-20 mpg.

Yup, 600 pounds of torque at the flywheel, and I average 17mpg year round, with freeway runs to 22mpg. 15mpg towing my 29ft camp trailer over the passes.

You don't have to plug in your diesel. It is nicer if you can, but if you put a fuel additive in during the cold spell and keep good batteries in your truck.. There should be no issue. Sure, she'll rock and rattle for a couple minutes when starting in the sub zero cold. But a maintained diesel will be fine. I've been to truckstop of america and seen rigs frozen up.. not fun, but guys that drive in Florida then don't take precautions when they hit the cold weather.

Days should be gone when we didn't run synthetic oils and have dual batteries in their pickups.

-Steve

[norsepeak]

done a little work to mine Steve, considerably more torque than that and still getting good mileage.  Yanks my 11.5' camper and 26' trailer around like it's not even there.

[JackOfAllTrades]

All I've done is straight pipe 4" to a 5" exit. That gave me a little different/higher powerband and a whole lot cooler EGT's. Good enough for me.

-Steve

[Pathfinder101]

Love the tourque.
Love the mileage.
Hate not having a place to plug in your block heater.
Hate finding out when it's -20 in Montana that you have one dead battery...

[JackOfAllTrades]

Batteries go bad.. Hell, I ran dual batteries with my 460 gas engine too. A bad one can drain on the other. (not supposed to with an isolator, but it happens)   My batteries are still the factory ones from 2004. I'll make it through this winter, but come summer and I see a sale, no matter if they're still workin fine, I won't let them stay in my truck through next fall/winter. A lot of people have block heaters on the gas engines back east. That's the norm.

What really sux is that Ford gittin jumped by a jap Yota! 

-Steve