800 miles towing 14K lbs. averaged 12 MPG in the truck. MMMMMM
30ft gooseneck trailer,
1 '72 CJ5 with all kinds of goodies
1 '98 Jeep TJ rebuilt for rock crawlin.
Man I love Diesel power. No trouble maintaing 70 MPH.:burnrubr:
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800 miles towing 14K lbs. averaged 12 MPG in the truck. MMMMMM
30ft gooseneck trailer,
1 '72 CJ5 with all kinds of goodies
1 '98 Jeep TJ rebuilt for rock crawlin.
Man I love Diesel power. No trouble maintaing 70 MPH.:burnrubr:
What were you towing with?
One of those low-power motors you gripe about :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
He's not the only one lately.... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
'03 RAM 3500 Quad-cab, Single Rear wheel, Short-bed, 2WD, High Output Cummins with a 6-speed manual tranny. Its bone stock. No mods to it at all. WOOO WOO!
Only 305 HP, but 555 Ft. Lbs of torque at 1400 RPM.
TTIWWP
Need pics of the wheeling trip too!!!!!
I ain't got nothin' to gripe about now that mine works again... BTW... Unless the fuel gauge has changed, looks like over 22 mpg on this tank at the half-way mark. Not bad considering a lot of idling, and dragging my heavy-ass made out of lead horse trailer around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
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Originally Posted by Sharpie
Did not have a camera, So I don't have any pics of either. I am trying to see if some of the people I was with got any good pics.
My dads Ram 3500 wouldn't pull my 914 on the 18ft goose in the hills west of Shreveport at 70.
The old F-350 I put a Banks pushing 11psi, would pull the Dodge and trailer better.
Apparently this is not your dads 3500.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
It's not the power output I bitch about, it's the fuel injectors that crap out every 750 hours...Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Actually, after seeing what Cat and Cummins have planned for Tier 4 in 2011, neither of them are on my Christmas card list anymore... ::Rant::
I didn't realize you had to deal with anything smaller than an ISX...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
What year was the F-350? The stock turbo in my 2000 Dodge is pushing 18.5 psi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
I think that would be the sort of f-350 that didn't come with a turbo... Hence they were christened "Powersmokes"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
::Hmm:: My ex-wife had one of those... a '93... spent most of it's time with the accelerator peddle pushed all the way to the floor...Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Oh yeah before FI all the old Diesel engines were dogs. That has changed thankfully.
My responsibility envelope is 15-40 liters... but unfortunately Tier 4 offroad emissions impacts everything above 175hp starting Jan 1, 2011. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
So they should do like the Japanese manufacturers... and suddenly... magically... NOTHING makes more than 175 hp...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
I think the EPA has already demonstrated their sense of humor on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser