Anyone Roll Coal with a Tractor?

[CNC Dan]

The reason people are obsessed with "rolling coal", I have no idea. In reality, it means you can dump more fuel into you engine than it can burn. Not sure how that's impressive.

People see an older tractor trailer climbing a hill with a heavy load and belching sooty exhaust and they think:

Sooty exhaust=Power.

So they tinker with their engine to make sooty exhaust, so they can look "powerfull".

 

[SPYDERLK]

People see an older tractor trailer climbing a hill with a heavy load and belching sooty exhaust and they think:

Sooty exhaust=Power.

So they tinker with their engine to make sooty exhaust, so they can look "powerfull".

No/yes ... or yes/no.,,,:confused3:

 

[Sprinklerman]

Take that big heavy right foot off the floor. Seriously though...some of you guys need to lighten up with the whining. Sound like a bunch of three year olds. My 7.3 has been rolling coal since 1999. As for shortening engine life? Yeah right. The F350 just turned over 323,000 miles and runs like a champ. If a diesel is equipped with a chip or tuner it's going to roll coal when you get on it. It will also have a whole bunch more power. If that doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what to tell ya. Works great fending off annoying tailgaters and ticking off whining "sticks in the mud" too. Oh yeah...I'll be 59 in a couple of months and I'm not anywhere near slowing down on having fun yet!

NEVER GROW UP , I have seen grown ups they dont have fun . 53 and I dont roll coal , but the glass packs on my 62 vette bother my neighbors

 

[joecoin]

Take that big heavy right foot off the floor. Seriously though...some of you guys need to lighten up with the whining. Sound like a bunch of three year olds. My 7.3 has been rolling coal since 1999. As for shortening engine life? Yeah right. The F350 just turned over 323,000 miles and runs like a champ. If a diesel is equipped with a chip or tuner it's going to roll coal when you get on it. It will also have a whole bunch more power. If that doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what to tell ya. Works great fending off annoying tailgaters and ticking off whining "sticks in the mud" too. Oh yeah...I'll be 59 in a couple of months and I'm not anywhere near slowing down on having fun yet!

Well you old phart, I just turned 58 two weeks ago, so you are older than me. But seriously, my E350 was fine until about 130000 miles. Now, when it is warmed up, if I accelerate normally it gives a few seconds of black smoke and bogs down. Doesn't happen all the time, but more often than not. Took it to one garage then another, neither one saw it smoke. The second place told me to treat the fuel with an additive (which I do in winter). That seemed to help a little bit, but it still does it. New air filter was the other solution. any ideas?

 

[CobyRupert]

I agree "rolling coal" in the face of other drivers is criminally obnoxious. It is cool to see at pulls though and there may be one benefit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jiSv31Faw

His first attempt the transmission was in what they call "proud gear".
The instant measurement and display is pretty neat, is the speed indication used as part of the rules (a max speed rule?)

 

[farm boy00]

Rolling coal is fine if you are getting power like hauling a load. I'm 15 and my duramax has 425,000mi on it. At around 400,000 she started a little coal. Now you get on it pretty good let's just say all those prius cars behind it get a "clean breath of air" she does need a fuel and air filter

 

[RDrancher]

NEVER GROW UP , I have seen grown ups they dont have fun . 53 and I dont roll coal , but the glass packs on my 62 vette bother my neighbors

Like the saying goes...If it's too loud, you're too old! I have a bumper dragging Stude with Brockman (not so) Mellowtones and a squarebody Suburban with Smithy's. I like to hear what I'm driving. When I was 17 or so, I asked my dad when it was that he started to feel like a grown up. He replied..."If you ever feel like that, dig a hole, get in and pull the dirt back over." I figured if a man that spent over a year in a body cast during WWII had that kind of attitude about life, I'd go with it too.

 

[Garandman]

Take that big heavy right foot off the floor. Seriously though...some of you guys need to lighten up with the whining. Sound like a bunch of three year olds. My 7.3 has been rolling coal since 1999. As for shortening engine life? Yeah right. The F350 just turned over 323,000 miles and runs like a champ. If a diesel is equipped with a chip or tuner it's going to roll coal when you get on it. It will also have a whole bunch more power. If that doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what to tell ya. Works great fending off annoying tailgaters and ticking off whining "sticks in the mud" too. Oh yeah...I'll be 59 in a couple of months and I'm not anywhere near slowing down on having fun yet!

Don't worry, I'm sure everyone gives you a wide berth: probably faster than many of the economy cars on the market and any Prius.

 

[ishiboo]

Well you old phart, I just turned 58 two weeks ago, so you are older than me. But seriously, my E350 was fine until about 130000 miles. Now, when it is warmed up, if I accelerate normally it gives a few seconds of black smoke and bogs down. Doesn't happen all the time, but more often than not. Took it to one garage then another, neither one saw it smoke. The second place told me to treat the fuel with an additive (which I do in winter). That seemed to help a little bit, but it still does it. New air filter was the other solution. any ideas?

With the air filter checked, I would say the injectors or EGR are possible culprits to investigate. What year?

 

[Garandman]

This video proves rolling coal is cool, according to the ones who made the video.