Anyone hear about the exhaust fluid on the new trucks?
#31
10-07-2010, 04:28 PM
I'll tell you why, Greed, a bunch of greedy B@$!@^#$ up there in congress that can only see as far as their pocket books and in the here and now, they can't see the big picture, the picture of things to come.
Anyhow, sorry, had to rant, so I digress and agree that it is nice to be seeing more HP and TQ coming out of the factory, I just don't like what it's going to take to keep those trucks running 5 to 15 years down the road when things start breaking down.
Anyhow, sorry, had to rant, so I digress and agree that it is nice to be seeing more HP and TQ coming out of the factory, I just don't like what it's going to take to keep those trucks running 5 to 15 years down the road when things start breaking down.
#33
10-08-2010, 03:07 PM
Yea, I don't see what the point would be to enforce higher standards on older rigs other then to try and squeeze more money out of the economy and forcing people to upgrade to newer rigs.
I know you guys as well as myself will do what it takes to pass the test but after that I'll run my truck just as I please. Granted I like better mpg and more hp but with better mpg and hp in combination comes more efficiency and our trucks can only get so efficient.
Maybe they shouldn't have killed the electric car if they want better EPA standards.
Bet you guys didn't know that we had electric cars in 96 that were on the road on California but the oil companies and government put a ca-bosh on them. California wanted to mandate them.
Check out the documentary called "Who Kill the Electric Car"
I know you guys as well as myself will do what it takes to pass the test but after that I'll run my truck just as I please. Granted I like better mpg and more hp but with better mpg and hp in combination comes more efficiency and our trucks can only get so efficient.
Maybe they shouldn't have killed the electric car if they want better EPA standards.
Bet you guys didn't know that we had electric cars in 96 that were on the road on California but the oil companies and government put a ca-bosh on them. California wanted to mandate them.
Check out the documentary called "Who Kill the Electric Car"
#34
10-08-2010, 05:33 PM
#35
10-09-2010, 11:58 PM
#36
10-10-2010, 11:13 AM
yea, thats one thing about human kind, we think we are all powerful. granted we do not help the situation, but I think it is arrogant to presume that we are responsible for climate change when the earth has been here for as long as it has, and already gone through several ice ages and warming spells.
On your ash point look at the forest fires (especially in Colorado, because thats where I know), but there is a beatle that kills the pine trees. so a good portion of the state is a tinder box, why??? So that it can go up in flames, clear the forrest out, and refrrtilize the ground naturally. this allows the forrest to come back naturally stronger and more plentiful for all them critters out there. Yet, what do we do, stop the fires because it threates our property, take big logging equipment in and cut out all the dead forrest, and move it away. to my knowledge we do not put a fertilizer down equivalent to ash to allow it to re-grow.
It is definitely in our best interest to be aware of the environment and take care of it, but there is a simple fact, our very existence damages the environment, and that will always be the case no matter what, and when the earth gets tired of us destroying the environment, it will destroy us.
On your ash point look at the forest fires (especially in Colorado, because thats where I know), but there is a beatle that kills the pine trees. so a good portion of the state is a tinder box, why??? So that it can go up in flames, clear the forrest out, and refrrtilize the ground naturally. this allows the forrest to come back naturally stronger and more plentiful for all them critters out there. Yet, what do we do, stop the fires because it threates our property, take big logging equipment in and cut out all the dead forrest, and move it away. to my knowledge we do not put a fertilizer down equivalent to ash to allow it to re-grow.
It is definitely in our best interest to be aware of the environment and take care of it, but there is a simple fact, our very existence damages the environment, and that will always be the case no matter what, and when the earth gets tired of us destroying the environment, it will destroy us.
#37
10-10-2010, 04:53 PM
Here Here!! 
Granted we don't need to contribute to further pollution by putting oil in the gutters and what not. We should reuse as much as we can and respect things around us as much as possible but there is only so much one can do, the rest should be left up to nature. Let nature take it's course!
Nice, well anyhow, I've learned a good amount in this thread and I may still one day, if I get enough money together buy my wife a brand new E350 SD 10 passenger van so she can have a nice van with a nice wheel chair lift for our daughter.
Granted we don't need to contribute to further pollution by putting oil in the gutters and what not. We should reuse as much as we can and respect things around us as much as possible but there is only so much one can do, the rest should be left up to nature. Let nature take it's course!
Nice, well anyhow, I've learned a good amount in this thread and I may still one day, if I get enough money together buy my wife a brand new E350 SD 10 passenger van so she can have a nice van with a nice wheel chair lift for our daughter.
#38
10-10-2010, 06:51 PM
The tanks are 7 gallons. Depending on driving habits and idling time you can go 5000 miles on one tank. It cost jus bout $10 a gallon. At 300 miles till empty, it goes into a reduced power mode and you can't run without the def because when empty the truck will not run, until filled. So far they are good motors!
#41
10-11-2010, 09:09 AM
Steve
#42
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#43
10-11-2010, 11:18 AM
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