hauling hay

[Diamondpilot]

Its really too bad GM dropped the big block a few years back. I feel they did this to force you into a diesel if you want to really work the truck. While this made the lost of money in the short term it will probably hurt them in the long run. Too many problems and low mpg with the new diesels will send some loyal customers looking at Ford or Dodge for a large gas engine.

Chris

 

[QRTRHRS]

I posted this on another forum as well but I just had to share how well the truck did hauling 21K of hay and 6K of trailer.....my truck is a srw but it hauled the 27K really well, for ag (at least what I was told) you can have up to 10K per axle including the trucks rear axle anyhow here's a pic

You just might want to ask for a few more opinions on going up to 10k per axle including a single tired pickup. AG or not, without getting into axle weights, I know of no state that legally allows going over the tire load ratings.

 

[John Deere 3520]

Its really too bad GM dropped the big block a few years back. I feel they did this to force you into a diesel if you want to really work the truck. While this made the lost of money in the short term it will probably hurt them in the long run. Too many problems and low mpg with the new diesels will send some loyal customers looking at Ford or Dodge for a large gas engine.

Chris

well number one the diesel out sold the 8.1 buy a huge margin from everything ive read and number two the Dmax lmm is getting the best MPGs out of the bunch.

 

[Diamondpilot]

well number one the diesel out sold the 8.1 buy a huge margin from everything ive read and number two the Dmax lmm is getting the best MPGs out of the bunch.

I realize the diesel in any of the big 3 is a huge improvement over the gas counterpart but the cost is also way out there. I am a diesel fan, have 2 currently and looking for a possible third. The thing is the only real big gas engine left is the Ford V-10. Its a steal as a $600 option over the base V-8. To jump to the diesel its nearly another $8,000. If I were towing just a few times a year and my loads were 10k to say 15k I would really look at saving the upfront cost and getting a large gasser. You can buy a lot of gas with that 8k you saved and just live with the 12 mpg.

Chris

 

[John Deere 3520]

I realize the diesel in any of the big 3 is a huge improvement over the gas counterpart but the cost is also way out there. I am a diesel fan, have 2 currently and looking for a possible third. The thing is the only real big gas engine left is the Ford V-10. Its a steal as a $600 option over the base V-8. To jump to the diesel its nearly another $8,000. If I were towing just a few times a year and my loads were 10k to say 15k I would really look at saving the upfront cost and getting a large gasser. You can buy a lot of gas with that 8k you saved and just live with the 12 mpg.

Chris

I agree but do you have the diesel flu too cause i got it bad. Might be trading my Dmax for a Cummins not sure yet.

 

[jgrreed]

I agree but do you have the diesel flu too cause i got it bad. Might be trading my Dmax for a Cummins not sure yet.

Me too. Have an F350 now, likely a Jetta TDI coming soon, and either a Benz CDI or a BMW X5d in the distant future. I'd love to see the diesel choices here that are available in Europe - Audi's, BMW's, minivans, etc....

-Jer.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Yea, I have owned 4 Diesels. I started off with a 1999 F350 SRW 4x4 then a 2004 Ford F-250 4x4 followed by a 2005 GM 3500 SRW and finally a 2006 F-350 4x4. I had the 99 Ford up until November of last year when a deer did it in. The Dmax I traded for the 2006 F-350 4x4 in 2005.

I am not planning on buying another for a few years unless its another 7.3L 4x4 for my hired hand at the lake. He loves the 7.3 the best and I have to say even though it was not much on HP, it had great torque and all we ever did to it was brakes, tires, ball joints, tie rod ends, and a CP sensor which the 7.3 is notorious for.

Chris

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I posted this on another forum as well but I just had to share how well the truck did hauling 21K of hay and 6K of trailer.....my truck is a srw but it hauled the 27K really well, for ag (at least what I was told) you can have up to 10K per axle including the trucks rear axle anyhow here's a pic

Is that duals per axle or____-Singles?

Can't tell in the pic.__________

 

[moloss]

it's singles and yes I wish I would of bought the duals....the guy I got the hay from wanted to put another bail on the neck of the trailer! yes the trailer and the truck are over loaded by there gvwr but comared to what these farms do on a daily basis is with smaller trailers this is nothing.

 

[John Deere 3520]

the cummins im thinking of trading on is my buddys he likes my truck and i like his both are 2006 same interior packages same plows and everything. LOL we will see though