2005-2010 Duramax diesels & rust

[Hay Dude]

Speaking of 2005-2010 Duramax Diesels, I found this one about 100 miles away.

28 Chevy Silverado Dump Duramax Diesel - cars & trucks - by owner...

I like it, but it’s not exactly what I want and its a little out of my price range, but I don’t know if seller wants to come down a few grand.:laughing: I really didn’t want a dump body, but Im sure I could find a lot of uses (was thinking about a big deck over dump trailer, so this would save me that expenditure, although its smaller)
Anyway, asking $18,900 without plow. Need plow, too. BOOM budget blown sky high....
Also, being an 08 it has the dreaded DPF.
Does anyone know about the GM DPF system? Was it better than Fords DPF? The DPFs on my Fords are pretty bad.
I have zero experience with GM DPFs

Thoughts?

 

[Industrial Toys]

That hot water would be most welcome by any salt left behind. Salt and rust, hates the cold too. lol

 

[Hay Dude]

That hot water would be most welcome by any salt left behind. Salt and rust, hates the cold too. lol

Didn’t know that! I found hot water to rinse out the salt left little chance for ice to lock up the salt when it’s freezing cold, then when it thaws it’s still salty in all the crevices...
I don’t have rust problems and I run trucks & equipment in snowplowing business for 30+ years.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Just gets back to that old debate about the merits of parking outside vs in a heated space.

 

[Hay Dude]

Just gets back to that old debate about the merits of parking outside vs in a heated space.

As I had mentioned before, after I rinse the entire vehicle or equipment, it usually goes inside the garage with a fan circulating some air to speed drying.
Works for me, but I realize not everyone can bring everything inside.

 

[Industrial Toys]

My point was, I am in that camp that although I find it obviously pleasant to park indoors, I believe less damage is occuring to a vehicle parked outside in the cold.

 

[coobie]

My point was, I am in that camp that although I find it obviously pleasant to park indoors, I believe less damage is occuring to a vehicle parked outside in the cold.

Until the mice get in it.LOL

 

[Tomtint]

Rust is brutal up here in Mass. primarily from the Mag Chloride they put on the roads. My 7000 mile 2017 F450 4x4 just went to the dealer and had all 4 rotors and pads replaced due to rust, earlier this summer I saw a oil puddle under it in a parking lot...the oil filter had rotted through.. the dump hoist frame is also rusting and needs to be blasted and painted already. .. I have a 2017 F350 crew cab platinum with the diesel motor and it has 17-18k miles on it now.. it's rarely driven, and never in the winter crap. I'm thinking about keeping that as a 20 plus year truck as we move south. Thing was 70 something grand and I own it so I don't see any reason to trade it. .. My "daily driver" is a 1999 F150 that I bought from a friend who lives in Florida where the truck spent its whole life..it was and is still rust free. ..I paid him 2k for it...and now I'm into it for north of 14k with all the repairs. ..I'm definitely upside down on that one but it is what it is.

 

[deezler]

Tom.... holy crap, man. You need to move. Sounds awful

 

[Tomtint]

Forgot to mention that when the F450 had the rotors replaced due to rust..It was actually in there to get both manifolds replaced due to rust as well. .. 2-1/2 year old 7,000 mile truck...