On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:12:00 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 1/31/2014 8:46 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:57:58 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Thursday, January 30, 2014 8:28:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:

We often saw Dodge, Ford and Chevy/GM pickups. If you looked at the
undercarriage the components ... meaning wheel drums, rear end,
suspension, etc., were huge on the Dodges compared to the Fords and GM
products ... comparing the same series .... 150, 1500, 250, 2500, etc.
That's what convinced me to buy that hard riding Ram 2500 HD. It rode
hard but was a strong truck. Weakness was their transmissions.

Bigger size doesn't always mean better strength. It can just mean more weight... especially bad if the smaller, lighter components are strong enough for the job. Then you're just lugging around more weight along with that stiffer suspension to carry it.

Seems like Dodge has, for years, been the stiffest, most truck-like. Chevy was the softest, and Ford found the right combo in-between the two.

If not for the Ford diesel engine reviews (right here also), I'd probably be in a Ford. I was right
proud of their 'go it alone' attitude. But the Silverado does everything I've wanted it to do,
pulling close to 11,000 lbs without a whimper.



I may come around to another Ford diesel someday now that they have
dumped the 6.0L in favor of the 6.4L and corrected the problems the
former had. There is no question that I liked the 20-22 mpg the F-350
got on the highway with gobs of power to tow. But then again, I
probably won't have need for anything that tows and plows if things work
out.

Had our first meeting with a realtor yesterday. Pretty interesting.
For you RC flying addicts, the realtor told us they will be hiring a
video and photography crew to come to the house to document the listing.
Part of that process will be a drone helicopter with an HD camera. He
said they will fly it up the long driveway and make a birdseye view to
the property, house, barn, paddocks, pool and landscaping. Sounds
pretty cool.


They are very cool!

Here's a vid showing some of their capability. Unreal. And the cameras are not that expensive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rMw0JRCnE