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Posted by IBorange in TX on April 11, 2006 at 19:39:48 from (24.155.172.222):
In Reply to: OT: 3/4 Ton Trucks posted by Specter on April 11, 2006 at 07:45:38:
I agree w/some of these guys. I have a '93Ford 1 ton duely diesel w/o turbo, just plain. I ave 15.5 driving to the pastures and then to town. The thot that everyone has left out, is the speed that you drive. The slower the speed the better the fuel milage. I have hauled 15k-20k from IA to TX and running at 55mph, the old Ford 7.3 would run 10mpg. That is pulling a single tire tandum axle 26ft trailer. If you can't haul the load on a single tire tandum trailer behind a 3/4,then it must be a 1 ton. The old Ford 7.3 has 167k miles on it and has very little done to it. The injector pump had to be rebuilt, but other than that it has been a good truck. Remember: for every gallon of diesel the the oil companys make,there is also a gallon of gasoline made. I also have a '96 1ton Ford 460, fine pulling truck, but it will get 8-9mpg pulling loaded or empty. I would suggest two things: 1)don't buy automatic trans and 2.)buy what every brand of truck you want. With today's fuel prices, something has to break, the etholgas has to become greater and the biodiesel has to become greater. It just makes good sence to use a crop based fuel. Hope I have not bent you ear to much. Have a good one.
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