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On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene
wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so far that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room it takes, even that's not a problem. Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner. On the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the 4Runner by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, Gene
wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27*pm, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. *-Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage *http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:27:12 -0400, Gene
wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27*pm, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. *-Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage *http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... I'm not planning on any races down Splugen Pass, so I've not worried about the stability. This pass, BTW, made my wife famous in our group of motorcyclists for having done it on her motorcycle. http://tinyurl.com/24xudu6 -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Nov 4, 6:38*am, John H wrote:
On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:27:12 -0400, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with * dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. *Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... I'm not planning on any races down Splugen Pass, so I've not worried about the stability. This pass, BTW, made my wife famous in our group of motorcyclists for having done it on her motorcycle. http://tinyurl.com/24xudu6 -- Hope you're having a great day! John H Looks like you could kick the bike into neutral and coast the way down, John. |
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On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote:
On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. |
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On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote:
On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. |
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:01:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Nov 4, 6:38*am, John H wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:27:12 -0400, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with * dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. *Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... I'm not planning on any races down Splugen Pass, so I've not worried about the stability. This pass, BTW, made my wife famous in our group of motorcyclists for having done it on her motorcycle. http://tinyurl.com/24xudu6 -- Hope you're having a great day! John H Looks like you could kick the bike into neutral and coast the way down, John. Nope, damn near have to stop for the switchbacks. It was a hard ride with rain almost to the top where it turned to snow. At the top was a small customs shack and a small coffee shop with a wood stove. It was the most beautiful thing in the world. It's probably a good thing it was raining. If I could have looked down and seen that view, I'd probably have called for a helicopter to get me down! -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:42:25 -0400, HarryK wrote:
On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. They've had them in Europe for years. Every Toyota model except the very small ones. Here's a site with all the European models. Eveything from the Aurus on up, except for the Prius, come with a diesel. http://www.toyota.nl/cars/new_cars/index.aspx Maybe one of these days we'll be so lucky. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Nov 4, 7:37*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, *wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. * -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage * http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with * dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. *Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast.. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Or slip rent. |
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On Nov 4, 7:42*am, HarryK wrote:
On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. |
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"Gene" wrote in message ...
On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 Reply: They cut down the places you can park! And notice how many dualies have broken fenders. ;) |
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"Tim" wrote in message
... On Nov 4, 7:42 am, HarryK wrote: On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process. Reply: They do not meet the emissions particulate requirements. Seems odd, that they get 2-3x the mileage of the same vehicle in gas. Just burn up the energy in the tailpipe I guess. Rented a VW Jetta TDI about 5 years ago in Italy. ran 95 mph down the highway with gusto, thought it was gas, when I pulled in to the station the attendant informed me it was an Olio car. Do not know the exact mileage but was very good. Probably in the 50 mpg range. |
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"Tim" wrote in message
... On Nov 4, 7:37 am, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Or slip rent. I tow a 21' boat. Nice size for comfort and safety where I boat. Love the diesel pickup for both the mileage and the safety while pulling. My S10 blazer would pull the boat, but it was near the same weight, so who was really in control? |
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"Gene" wrote in message ...
On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:09:35 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so far that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room it takes, even that's not a problem. Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner. On the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the 4Runner by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it. What sort of mileage are you seeing without towing? -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 Reply: the 20-21 would be non towing. I get about 18.5-19.5 running 79 mph to Los Angeles and the newer Chevys have an extra gear in the tranny and get about a mile better. |
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On 11/4/2010 8:16 PM, Tim wrote:
On Nov 4, 7:42 am, wrote: On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process. I just found out Isuzu no longer brings consumer vehicles over here. I was curious because I remember an Isuzu diesel and when I looked it up, the site said the company stopped exporting smaller vehicles to the USA several years ago. Where's Joe Isuzu? |
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On 11/4/2010 8:13 PM, Tim wrote:
On Nov 4, 7:37 am, wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Or slip rent. I have "free" use of one side of a lake boathouse for one boat. The other boat incurs some heavy slip fees. Hey, it's only money, and if I didn't spend it on the boat, the crooks on wall street would have taken it. Why should they have fun with my money? :) |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:28:19 -0400, Gene
wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:09:35 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so far that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room it takes, even that's not a problem. Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner. On the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the 4Runner by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it. What sort of mileage are you seeing without towing? Around town it's dropping back into the 17-18mpg range. The highway figure above was without towing. I am planning on riding the bicycle or motorcycle more for the short, around-town trips and the longer trips when I go by myself. The motorcycle gets 45-50 mpg, if I keep it around 70. Yesterday we put new seals in the final drive and a new tire on the rear. Damn tires are getting expensive. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:23:52 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote: "Gene" wrote in message ... On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:09:35 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so far that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room it takes, even that's not a problem. Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner. On the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the 4Runner by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it. What sort of mileage are you seeing without towing? CB, by putting your reply after the sig line, it's getting cut off when responding with Agent. I was wondering what you're driving, and what engine you've got. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Nov 4, 8:37*am, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, *wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. * -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage * http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with * dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. *Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast.. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. But it's so much more pleasurable with a big, red truck! |
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On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:48:32 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote:
On 11/4/2010 8:16 PM, Tim wrote: On Nov 4, 7:42 am, wrote: On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process. I just found out Isuzu no longer brings consumer vehicles over here. I was curious because I remember an Isuzu diesel and when I looked it up, the site said the company stopped exporting smaller vehicles to the USA several years ago. Where's Joe Isuzu? Isuzu is still having its influence: "GM and Isuzu entered into a capital agreement in 1971. That relationship continued to flourish and grow, and in 1997 GM and Isuzu agreed that Isuzu would become the global C.O.E. (Center of Expertise) for diesel engine development within General Motors. One year later, GM and Isuzu formed a joint venture for the development and production of the 6.6 liter Duramax Diesel. The Duramax 6600 Turbo Diesel was the product to meet a rather bold goal." from: http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/duramax_diesel.htm (Which is a pretty good read.) -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:50:21 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote: Hey, it's only money, and if I didn't spend it on the boat, the crooks on wall street would have taken it. Why should they have fun with my money? :) You'll fit right in here. |
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On 11/5/2010 9:51 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:50:21 -0400, wrote: Hey, it's only money, and if I didn't spend it on the boat, the crooks on wall street would have taken it. Why should they have fun with my money? :) You'll fit right in here. There are others who don't trust the con artists of wall street? I'm shocked! |
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Wayne,
You might want want to look at something like this for something to carry on your boat. It's not street legal but it might be suitable for your needs. I had a 500Watt version up until 4 days ago when someone a stranger decided they needed it more than I did. I ordered this one from walmart.com at $284. I plan on keeping this one chained at night when left outdoors. http://www.currietech.com/currie-tec...ic-scooter.php |
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On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 10:28:52 -0400, "Ziggy" wrote:
Wayne, You might want want to look at something like this for something to carry on your boat. It's not street legal but it might be suitable for your needs. I had a 500Watt version up until 4 days ago when someone a stranger decided they needed it more than I did. I ordered this one from walmart.com at $284. I plan on keeping this one chained at night when left outdoors. http://www.currietech.com/currie-tec...ic-scooter.php Interesting. Does Walmart carry their complete line? Can't find the weight spec on their web site but notice they have some pedal powered models which is nice from a legality standpoint. Around here I'd get killed in traffic however. You've got to be able to stay ahead of anyone who can hit you. :-) |
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
... On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 10:28:52 -0400, "Ziggy" wrote: Wayne, You might want want to look at something like this for something to carry on your boat. It's not street legal but it might be suitable for your needs. I had a 500Watt version up until 4 days ago when someone a stranger decided they needed it more than I did. I ordered this one from walmart.com at $284. I plan on keeping this one chained at night when left outdoors. http://www.currietech.com/currie-tec...ic-scooter.php Interesting. Does Walmart carry their complete line? Can't find the weight spec on their web site but notice they have some pedal powered models which is nice from a legality standpoint. Around here I'd get killed in traffic however. You've got to be able to stay ahead of anyone who can hit you. :-) It's weight is about 60 lbs. I wouldn't dare take one of these out in traffic. It would be fine for sidewalks though. Local laws permitting. |
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On Nov 5, 7:33*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:48:32 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 11/4/2010 8:16 PM, Tim wrote: On Nov 4, 7:42 am, *wrote: On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, *wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process. I just found out Isuzu no longer brings consumer vehicles over here. I was curious because I remember an Isuzu diesel and when I looked it up, the site said the company stopped exporting smaller vehicles to the USA several years ago. Where's Joe Isuzu? Isuzu is still having its influence: "GM and Isuzu entered into a capital agreement in 1971. That relationship continued to flourish and grow, and in 1997 GM and Isuzu agreed that Isuzu would become the global C.O.E. (Center of Expertise) for diesel engine development within General Motors. One year later, GM and Isuzu formed a joint venture for the development and production of the 6.6 liter Duramax Diesel. The Duramax 6600 Turbo Diesel was the product to meet a rather bold goal." from:http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dur...sel.htm*(Which is a pretty good read.) -- Hope you're having a great day! John H But the relationship between Isuzu and GM may be a bit fickle. Unless they've kissed and made up, this link is from a year ago and still may be negotiated for all I know. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/12...e-at-risk.html |
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On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 15:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Nov 5, 7:33*am, John H wrote: On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:48:32 -0400, "Paul@BYC" wrote: On 11/4/2010 8:16 PM, Tim wrote: On Nov 4, 7:42 am, *wrote: On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote: On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, *wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy rain. Too much flotation in the back end. Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east coast. Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice.... I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are you sure you need 'em? Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability.... I'm really leaning toward super singles.... One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you don't need a humongous truck to tow it. Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with 4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want. Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages. i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process. I just found out Isuzu no longer brings consumer vehicles over here. I was curious because I remember an Isuzu diesel and when I looked it up, the site said the company stopped exporting smaller vehicles to the USA several years ago. Where's Joe Isuzu? Isuzu is still having its influence: "GM and Isuzu entered into a capital agreement in 1971. That relationship continued to flourish and grow, and in 1997 GM and Isuzu agreed that Isuzu would become the global C.O.E. (Center of Expertise) for diesel engine development within General Motors. One year later, GM and Isuzu formed a joint venture for the development and production of the 6.6 liter Duramax Diesel. The Duramax 6600 Turbo Diesel was the product to meet a rather bold goal." from:http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dur...sel.htm*(Which is a pretty good read.) -- Hope you're having a great day! John H But the relationship between Isuzu and GM may be a bit fickle. Unless they've kissed and made up, this link is from a year ago and still may be negotiated for all I know. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/12...e-at-risk.html Doesn't sound like bad news for GM though. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H |
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"John H" wrote in message
... On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:23:52 -0700, "Califbill" wrote: "Gene" wrote in message ... On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:09:35 -0400, John H wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H wrote: After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too desirous of a white truck, I went with this one: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days. I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a bigger league than the 4Runner. Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper sticker. I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions, and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a replacement for the current truck.... I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so far that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room it takes, even that's not a problem. Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner. On the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the 4Runner by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it. What sort of mileage are you seeing without towing? CB, by putting your reply after the sig line, it's getting cut off when responding with Agent. I was wondering what you're driving, and what engine you've got. -- Hope you're having a great day! John H Reply: I have a 2004 LLY Crewcab. Same color as yours. New livemail screws up on reply to group, and does not mark it. |
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