Gas vs PSD
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From: emporium
Than again -life is full of variations. In my 25 years in California have never seen a plow mounted to a pickup. My SUV was pulling 5000 lb boat on ramps just fine.
1 foot of snow? Seems well design car with 8" clearance can deal with that, while giving safety and comfort.
YouTube - Mercedes Benz C320 4Matic in the snow
1 foot of snow? Seems well design car with 8" clearance can deal with that, while giving safety and comfort.
YouTube - Mercedes Benz C320 4Matic in the snow
its funny you have never seen a pickup with a snow plow....thats what i do for a living here
Originally Posted by stingray152003 
i can tell you that a plow on a two wheel drive truck works like **** to as i know if i dont have in in 4x4 i wouldn't move.
i can tell you that a plow on a two wheel drive truck works like **** to as i know if i dont have in in 4x4 i wouldn't move.
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From: Jessup, PA
How much weight do they have over the rear axle? Do they carry salt?
All the medium duty trucks for borough and state here are 2 wheel drive too, but they carry salt. All small trucks that only plow are 4 wheel drive.
However, I have also seen the medium duty 2 wheel drive borough trucks go up hills backwards to salt because they could make it up the hill going forward.
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From: emporium
How much weight do they have over the rear axle? Do they carry salt?
All the medium duty trucks for borough and state here are 2 wheel drive too, but they carry salt. All small trucks that only plow are 4 wheel drive.
However, I have also seen the medium duty 2 wheel drive borough trucks go up hills backwards to salt because they could make it up the hill going forward.
All the medium duty trucks for borough and state here are 2 wheel drive too, but they carry salt. All small trucks that only plow are 4 wheel drive.
However, I have also seen the medium duty 2 wheel drive borough trucks go up hills backwards to salt because they could make it up the hill going forward.
the more weight you have on ice the worse it is. but thats not the point. on pavment 2 wheel drive trucks can plow just fine. in my case, i plow the roads for the oil wells in the area. 4 wheel drive with chains is a must. and some times thats not good enough. a 19 mille long road is rough when you plow with the dozer
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i love the motor/trans. the only thing i hate is the seats. there so rough on my back. im thinking of takeing them out and putting the seats from my 97 in it. when you spend 16+ hrs a day in the truck it sucks.
i really like the manual shift on it and the tow/haul. when the tow/haul is on and you just touch the brakes it automatically downshifts so you dont have to ride the brakes down the hill for 5 miles. not to mention i can put over a ton on anti-skid in the hopper and you forget its there. unbilevable power that thing makes
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From: Texas
My V10 will out pull your PSD any day of the week,
If its close to stock and of the same age as my V10.
LOVE that statement!
If it's stock and of the same age and has bald tires and if it's raining and if it's nighttime and if I'm driving it and if my clutch doesn't slip and if I don't miss a shift and if it's a full moon and if I went fishing yesterday and if mom's making stew for supper and if your fuel filters are mostly plugged... Did I miss anything?!
That's good stuff!
If its close to stock and of the same age as my V10.
LOVE that statement!
If it's stock and of the same age and has bald tires and if it's raining and if it's nighttime and if I'm driving it and if my clutch doesn't slip and if I don't miss a shift and if it's a full moon and if I went fishing yesterday and if mom's making stew for supper and if your fuel filters are mostly plugged... Did I miss anything?!
That's good stuff!
If You have a PSD that from the same era as my V10 and its close to stock, I will outpull it.
Now he claims he will beat my diesel in 0 to 100 mph race. He is probably right here, but how about 0 to 100 feet race? My diesel is having high and steady torque at low rpm. So when he will be burning the rubber from standing start at 6200 rpm, I will pass him with no mercy 
What year and model is it?
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You don't remember you stood by that for like 100 pages then we spent 50 pages revising your signature when you realized you are not outpulling any bone stock 6.0 or 6.4 (or nbs 7.3). Haha
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Even with 7 spark plugs working, I'll pass your 7.3 sitting on the side of the road while you're changing out your 5th CPS, or your worn out HPOP, or your leaking oil lines, or your leaking EBPV pedastal, ad nasium. After 2002, the V-10 has the least TSB's than any Ford engine ever made. It's the most dependable, most reliable, best towing engine ever designed. Nothing has so far ever been engineered to beat it, even for longivity including overall cost to drive. All you need to do is check out the real figures that include mileage, usage including number of V-10 engines in RV's, fleet vehicles, etc. The V-10 is a no brainer for the absolute best Ford engine they ever made.