Heard they are awesome and get good mileage but i can buy a lot of fuel for the price of a $40,000 new truck................
In the hunt to add a truck. Anyone here running the newer ecoboost F150? Curiousity has me peaked on how they perform. My gas burner 5.4 has been a true proven worker, but this new technology has me wondering if it would be smart to give it a little more time to see if the ecoboost has longevity.
Agreed. It's a tough pill to swallow, the write-off helps though. Been truck/vehicle payment free for 5+ years now.
The new ones are much different. My beloved 2007 GMC Sierra classic 2500hd really got the job done till I got t-boned by some 50 Cent wannabe going 85mph in a fully loaded escalade w/o insurance in 2010.Haven't owned a diesel since 1989, that POS Chevy soured my appetite for the towing ability. Maintenance was a nightmare, repairs were expensive and it was a turd in the sub-zero temps.
So BPWY, what do you say about the Duramax's from the 2000's and up? Especially the white ones?Your father's diesels and the modern ones are completely night and day difference.
The GM diesels of the 80s and 90s made good boat anchors.
Let me know if you're near any Manheim auction sites. Ill take a look at their inventory. I bought 2 trucks from the Phoenix and Las Vegas sites last year.In the hunt to add a truck. Anyone here running the newer ecoboost F150? Curiousity has me peaked on how they perform. My gas burner 5.4 has been a true proven worker, but this new technology has me wondering if it would be smart to give it a little more time to see if the ecoboost has longevity.
Let me know if you're near any Manheim auction sites. Ill take a look at their inventory. I bought 2 trucks from the Phoenix and Las Vegas sites last year.
Possible in a Dirge at about 55 mph. Problem with the Dirge is the body falls apart around the engine and the trannies like to grenade.....Buy a ford with the 6.0 diesel in it. Had it a total of 1.5 Weeks before I had to get it towed.
Nurumkin, 18-22 mpg while hauling a few thousand pounds?
Once I throw a full dump trailer on it I drop down to about 15, wind resistance plays a huge factor on those big trailers, One of my dumps had solid wood sides for a while and I got 12 in it full or empty. Once I got rid of the wood and put chain link on it jumped up to 14-15 full. out guys with gassers say they are lucky to get 8 with a full trailerBuy a ford with the 6.0 diesel in it. Had it a total of 1.5 Weeks before I had to get it towed.
Nurumkin, 18-22 mpg while hauling a few thousand pounds?
Until debris gets caught in them while you're trying to dump!!! Nothing is quite as frustrating as having to unload a dump trailer by hand!Kennel fencing panels are perfect for debris trailer walls.
Most of our guys are pretty good at loading a trailer (one group did it for over a year with no sides on the trailer and still got 15 cy in each trailer. They stack all of the flat stuff on the sides (matresses plywood etc) to keep crap from slipping through. Then when they dump those things are sitting on the sides to be separated.Until debris gets caught in them while you're trying to dump!!! Nothing is quite as frustrating as having to unload a dump trailer by hand!
That's the 2nd most frustrating thing! Having to separate debris at the landfill!Most of our guys are pretty good at loading a trailer (one group did it for over a year with no sides on the trailer and still got 15 cy in each trailer. They stack all of the flat stuff on the sides (matresses plywood etc) to keep crap from slipping through. Then when they dump those things are sitting on the sides to be separated.