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Dec 18, 2008 | 11:24 PM

#46

QwkTrip

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I think in the future we will see more people trading in their 3/4 ton trucks for a new 1/2 ton truck. The recent batch of 1/2 ton trucks are sturdier and more capable than ever. They now meet the needs of many people that used to rely on a 3/4 truck but were only carrying moderate loads. Combine that with a better ride and mileage for everyday use and you have a winning combo.

But the 3/4 ton trucks are becoming more capable at the same time. If you tow big loads, then the Tundra (or any other 1/2 ton) just isn't going to cut it. Never has and never will.

Dec 19, 2008 | 02:43 AM

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MassSupra

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I just wonder how many problems they're going to have with TWIN EGR's

Dec 19, 2008 | 06:36 AM

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I may be missing something, but are the front tires even interchangeable with the rears on that truck? And those are some awful looking cab lights.

Dec 19, 2008 | 08:36 AM

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KelVarnson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bsfarmer

Don't get me wrong I love Ford trucks and my Superduty, but go to any truck pull, and I guarantee that the 'Yota will out pull everything out there, period. Doesn't matter if you have a big block 3/4 or 1-ton, it will be out pull it.

Subscribing, and making popcorn...

Dec 19, 2008 | 08:41 AM

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From: Frederick, MD

very interesting discussion that i started here. And now you have this pic above at a attempt to make a compact pickup into a heavy duty. it looks short still, bet it will really be a gas hog and in order to make the power needed I bet it will need at least 4.30 gears.

Dec 19, 2008 | 08:52 AM

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rollerstud98

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That truck has an 8.0 liter Hino diesel in it, is not a toyota made truck but was something built for sema last year or the year before.

Dec 19, 2008 | 09:04 AM

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senix

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Originally Posted by rollerstud98

That truck has an 8.0 liter Hino diesel in it, is not a toyota made truck but was something built for sema last year or the year before.

Thanks explains it!

Dec 19, 2008 | 09:29 AM

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hino makes good diesels

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Dec 19, 2008 | 10:50 AM

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the guy even said that its not even a concept its just a project...and it took alot of pillaging of a couple trucks just to even get it to work...and it only has 300hp just my .02

Dec 19, 2008 | 11:29 AM

#55

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Originally Posted by texastech_diesel

I'm not going to flame you.... I just want to point out that you basically called your own bluff on this one.

What I was trying to point out was that the Tundra is a very powerful truck and that it can put it to the ground better than any gasser pickup out there. So it shouldn't be considered an inferior pickup, as most of the posts on here have been bashing the truck, when most of these people really haven't seen them perform in the real world.

However, the guy in the story in the original post was obviously overloaded and shouldn't have been on the road.

Dec 19, 2008 | 05:39 PM

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hughjazz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickke

the guy even said that its not even a concept its just a project...and it took alot of pillaging of a couple trucks just to even get it to work...and it only has 300hp just my .02

I'd be willing to bet that hino will last longer and get better mileage that the 6.0 or the 6.4

Dec 19, 2008 | 05:48 PM

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patrickke

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whats your reason for saying that?

Dec 19, 2008 | 09:40 PM

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hughjazz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickke

whats your reason for saying that?

Hino Motors, Ltd. -- Company History

Hino has been in business forever. based on the 6.0 history, and the relative newness of the 6.4 I would put my money on hino

The early n/a: 6.9/7.3. or 7.3 powerstroke I might go the otherway.

My point is, hino is for real. For those who think the japs can't make a good diesel should look at what isuzu is doing for the bow tie boys.

I've driven many hino med duty trucks.

They are for real also.

And they get REAL good mileage.

personally I wouldn't touch a modern navistar p/u engine for a while yet.

(no offense for those who did)

Dec 19, 2008 | 10:42 PM

#59

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Originally Posted by Fordfanatic4life

u guys ever see that 08 SD promo video comparing trucks..

once video showed the SD and all the other fullsize trucks going over a washboard road test..

the Tundra flexed and warped like a baloon in the wind..almost seemed as if the truck they tested had no frame at all..

i remember the Chevy gas tank door popped open like it had a auto release.. was a funny moment..

yeh that was an f150 promo vid...