Mega Cab Long Bed?
From : henry ammons
Q: of an effect on the ability to plow with the vehicle such as manuvering and blind spots most plowing is done looking ahead. blind spots go with the game. snow can cause blind spots from one minute to the next. wheel base has to do with manuvering not cab size. fair enough. i dont think i would use such an expensive vehicle to push snow around when far less expensive models could do it just as well if not better but as i said before thats just my personal choice. im with tbone and budd -- i love the old trucks -- who wants to get a brand new truck scratched up plowing when you can get a cheap old reliable d150 the thing with a older truck is that plowing snow really takes its toll on a truck and reliability suffers. it doesnt matter how careful you are or how anal you are about maintance. after about 5 years ya have to just about rebuild them due to the wear and tear salt water and abuse. we get calls all the time from customers who have hired some guy who with a older truck that gave them a low price that didnt show up. believe me it doesnt work out. maybe a older truck used around your property and your neighbors but not in commercial operation. and if you really want something you can mount a plow on and use to carry the crew and tools try an old cargo van -- not the same maneuverability but an all round relaiable work truck. a plow on a cargo van roy .
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From : dave
lol what makes you think they are not. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving tbone wrote there is no way that we can compete with gubberment subsidized third and second world countries what makes you think they are subsidised graham .
From : td
agreed there is no doubt that once they find there is a market for the stuff they will sell rather than pay to get rid of it. however the sources for this go into the farming industry as soy beans are a cheap source of the raw material. i doubt the government will have to subsidize this industry it just makes too much sense and there is too much opportunity to make a whole economic cycle out of it. ive done a bunch of research on this as i drive a diesel. this fuel will be much more regionally priced for quite a while. that is to say the closer to the source you are the cheaper itll be. after a couple of years itll get big enough that itll either compete with traditional fuel at a slightly better price or itll find an industry standard price. but i doubt that itll need much money from the government to get it started since many of these companies are starting in peoples garages with the small units. the scale on which they can make fuel leads me to estimate profitability within a few months depending on amounts made. id do it myself only ive got an idea i might be out of business shortly afterwards given what i know about local stuff from my inside sources. if the event im told about doesnt materialize im going after it. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author max dodge wrote because of subsidies if so thats not real economics - thats politics - and someone is losing money/paying for it i.e. the taxpayer. have you done the websearch i suggested i doubt it since you havent come up with the facts yet. biodiesel is relatively easy and cheap to manufacture. there is no need for subsidy since half the raw material can be either gotten for free or the producer pays for you to remove it. there are several companies currently doing r&d on various methods all of whom are looking to do this as a capitalist venture with no subsidies. instead of barking the same old bark inform yourself. youre right - i was thinking of gasahol. i am familiar with biodiesel. i do question the volume of free material to convert much less ones that pay you to take it once it catches on. right now with it just ramping up there is a lot of free raw material to convert - restaurants etc. are glad to give away what they presently have to pay a disposal service to haul away. it just seems that when it is being produced at levels approaching a moderate fration of traditional diesel the market forces will treat it like any other commodity - the sources realizing that they are giving away something that actually has value will start charging what the market will bear for the presently free material - it will start with the disposal companies being paid good money for the material they collect and eventually paying the restaurants etc. for the unconverted material. but you are right - it will start having a beneficial influence on the traditional fuel markets. bill putney to reply by e-mail replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter x .
From : christopher thompson
on 2006-01-27 221331 -0600 christopher thompson kf4drr@alltel.net said rach im with you on that he didnt mention milky oil so im thinking that possibly a failed gasket into a intake runner. i would think a cracked manifold at a water jacket would leak water into the lifter valley resulting in a overfilled milkshake of a crankcase....but then again stranger things have happened. the mechanic that i took it to did mention that he ran a test by using something that caused the coolant to turn blue. he said there was coolant in the oil and immediately suspected the head gasket. water in the oil how long has this been going on how much water in the oil antifreeze and bearings do not play well together at all. roy .
From : tom lawrence
on fri 27 jan 2006 110031 -0500 rachel easson rske@sympatico.ca wrote check out this british video http//www.exn.ca/video/video=exn20040414-towbike.asx budd yabbut does it have heated leather seats mike now mike youre not talking to that eastern wabbit you should say that correctly . . .try again . . .yea budd !!!!! yea budd!!! does a goldwing come with heated seats i ride american brands now and real riders dont need them. just ask beekeeper. budd eastern wabbit just stuff a couple of warm rabbits up your pants falling apart at the gut rach i thought that game was played with ferrits beekeep how would you know that greg budd hey dont ask -- eac to his won hey .
From : tom lawrence
on 2006-01-27 221331 -0600 christopher thompson kf4drr@alltel.net said rach im with you on that he didnt mention milky oil so im thinking that possibly a failed gasket into a intake runner. i would think a cracked manifold at a water jacket would leak water into the lifter valley resulting in a overfilled milkshake of a crankcase....but then again stranger things have happened. the mechanic that i took it to did mention that he ran a test by using something that caused the coolant to turn blue. he said there was coolant in the oil and immediately suspected the head gasket. but like i said before how could a blown head gasket get coolant on every spark plug so if it is a manifold problem whats the procedure pull the manifold and look for the leak. hopefully its just a manifold gasket that would need to be replaced. is a cracked manifold a fairly common occurance the engine has 185m miles on it. if the manifold/gasket is the culpret and they get replaced what about the coolant thats in the cylinders will that burn off if the engine finally starts or is there a way to dry out the cylinders short of removing the heads .
From : christopher thompson
rach im with you on that he didnt mention milky oil so im thinking that possibly a failed gasket into a intake runner. i would think a cracked manifold at a water jacket would leak water into the lifter valley resulting in a overfilled milkshake of a crankcase....but then again stranger things have happened. -- -chris 05 ctd 99 durango heres a followup to a post from earlier this month. ...the front 4 plugs and each was covered in fluid. i held a match to one of the wet plugs to see if it would burn and it didnt. i guess the mechanic was right when he said that the engine had a blown head gasket and the plugs were wet with coolant. i may be wrong but should your oil not be milky and frothy if there is coolant in it you didnt mention seeing that rach sorry -- meant to reply to peters initial post not yours chris but did you check for possible hairline crack in intake manifold -- hoping that is not my problem but my ex suggested that probably worst and final scenario in my case which probably means take it to the tried and true garage because it is too much work in cold climates and no garage hope it is the gasket good luck .
From : fmb
on fri 27 jan 2006 172417 -0700 budd cochran mr-d150@preciscom spam.net wrote check out this british video http//www.exn.ca/video/video=exn20040414-towbike.asx budd yabbut does it have heated leather seats mike now mike youre not talking to that eastern wabbit you should say that correctly . . .try again . . .yea budd !!!!! yea budd!!! does a goldwing come with heated seats i ride american brands now and real riders dont need them. just ask beekeeper. budd eastern wabbit just stuff a couple of warm rabbits up your pants falling apart at the gut rach yep hes an eastern wabbit short ears short tail fat belly short . . . . .nose as compared to these jackwabbits out here in the west with the long ears and all that. had a kitten run up a pant leg back when i was ten . . . .thought id die of massive cat scratch fever. ya see back then in indiana it was hot and muggy in the summer time so we didnt usually wear any bvds . . . . . . budd here kitty kitty....... here kitty kitty...... rotflmao.... budd that isnt the way you play with four legged kittens... lol even at ten. fmb i know but i was napping under the apple tree that beautiful afternoon after lunch and the durn thing it belonged to a neighbor btw decided the leg of those cut-off jeans was a good place to nap. it was when i rolled onto my side that the fuss began. durn near got circumcised. . . . budd i can see the headline now 10 year old caught with pants down under an apple tree trying to get a little pussy!. beekeep lessee . . .the pants were up not down i dont nap under trees like you do greg and it was a neutered tomcat. now that i think back on it and dredge thru the memory files . . .i seem to remember the pain was about like what you would get with 1/2 a hive in your pants. budd .
From : Annonymous
not to mention a certain super 8 motel parking lot . . . . . btw did the rest of the family recover ok from that i never asked and hope they did. budd hhhmmmm. maybe that female teenager stuff that i thought was normal may have been the lasting effects from............... now i can blame you for all this grey hair and empty bank accounts!!!!! vbg denny .
From : tom lawrence
heres a followup to a post from earlier this month. i picked up my truck from the repair shop and they said it started and ran just fine. i drove it for several days without any problem. then one monring it did it again. engine would turn over and it was making an effort to fire but would never catch on. this afternoon i purchased a fuel pressure tester and the pressure tests out at 42 psi and stays constant with the ignition key on. i pulled the front 4 plugs and each was covered in fluid. i held a match to one of the wet plugs to see if it would burn and it didnt. i guess the mechanic was right when he said that the engine had a blown head gasket and the plugs were wet with coolant. but how could a blown head gasket put coolant on every plug unless the head gasket was totally obliterated i could see maybe one or two cylinders being affected but all eight is there another way that coolant could be getting in the cylinders please help!! .
From : roy
dear professional equipment tools and plain old stuff keeps on getting more advanced heavy and expensive. people need to move this equipment from place to place and as such the number of back injuries is constantly increasing. unfortunately the global economy dictates that we have to do more in less time. this is a deteriorating situation and will only get worse. well there is good on the horizon for those that have the need to regularly or periodically lift heavy objects. the spitzlift. the spitzlift is a 33 lb portable crane that has a lifting capacity of 700 pounds. it mounts to just about any vehicle or stationary object and in many cases mounts in minutes with no modifications! when the job is done the crane folds up into a nice tidy package that can be stored behind the seat in a pickup or in the closet or garage. it is the tool that people have been looking for! it can be employed for any number of uses * facilities maintenance * machine shops * engine shops * hunters * plumbers * at ikea to lift boxes into the back of the truck or suv * ay home depot to load heavy boxes * at home while working on the project car * when moving into a new home and there is a need to lift heavy boxes. * at the river to load and unload the personal watercraft * in the field to lift up the game for dressing out * highway contractors * law enforcement * hvac contractors * military * many others.... best of all is the affordability of the spitzlift. a complete system for a vehicle with a 2 tow receiver only costs $799.95. order before the end of january and receive a 20% discount. fleet discounts available. come to www.spitzlift.net to see more details. regards david inniss vice president marketing hirok inc 1924 mission road suite n escondido ca 92029 david.i@spitzlift.net .
From : christopher thompson
yea but that puts you back with that tiny box in the back doesnt it *grin* sheesh! some people want everything... me included .
From : roy
because theyre not lefties or leftists . . . .vbg you guys elected the fool. roy limping away lmfao .
From : christopher thompson
20 of extra cab sheesh! and mine barely fits a 25 foot garage. the wheelbase is the same as the crew cab. itll fit. roy -chris 05 ctd 99 durango now really how much longer is the cab of the mega cab over the previous dr crew cabs 20 .
From : tom lawrence
langerhans wrote ive finally decided to bite the bullet and buy myself a new obd-ii code reader. ive looked at a few models on the web and am leaning toward the innova/equus canobd-ii model 3110. does anybody here have anything good or bad to say about this one im also a bit confused about the can protocol. it appears that dc introduced this on some 04 models and frankly i figure that since im not likely to buy another scanner this decade its worth the small upcharge to include this feature since its going to be required on all cars soon. can anybody point me to a source of information as to which dc models use can and what it is good for thanks. i have a gj3-s made by injectoclean and it is awesome and you can update it for free online and it support can now and it has a feed thru so you can connect it to a laptop or a pda! -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .
From : christopher thompson
my next door neighbor has a 35 foot fleetwood he pulls behind his crew cab short box f250 he has only slid the hitch forward once. most the time he pulls his with the slider slid back. says it does fine and makes him feel better as he worries about the cab interference if he should forget. dont know if i would want to try pulling one that way though. i wonder about pin location and weight dist with it slid back. -- -chris 05 ctd 99 durango on thu 26 jan 2006 202228 gmt greg surratt glsurratt@verizon.net wrote on thu 26 jan 2006 084912 -0800 mac davis mac.davis@splinters.comcast.net wrote my guess though i dont know shit about snow or plowing is that they were looking more at the rv market with the mega thing.. seems like a lot of money for a truck youre going to plow snow with.. im not even sure they were looking at the rv market with the megacab. it has a shortbed box on it which means if you go with a full sized fiver youd have to spend the extra bux for a sliding fifth wheel hitch. greg good point greg but most of the folks that i know with 5ers have the short box and 4 doors... a lot of f-250/350s i was advised by a lot of people that if youre going to buy a 5th wheel hitch spend the extra $100 for a slider as cheap insurance and hope that you never need it.. my buddy has been full time for a few years now with his f-250hd and whatever they call their 4 door cab... short bed 5th wheel hitch and 36 5er... he says that hes used his slider twice so far once at the dealer to make sure that it worked once when he was coming out of a tight space and slid the hitch just in case... mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : mac davis
on thu 26 jan 2006 124326 -0700 budd cochran mr-d150@preciscom spam.net wrote he moved back in a couple of months ago and hasnt done shit.. takes him 3 steps to haul ass and then only if its on fire.. great argument for birth control.. well if hes of legal age you can charge room and board just like anyone else. one of my sons quit a job and started acting like we owed him and i looked him in the eye and told him either/or. . . either get a job or i get an eviction paper for him. he got a job. budd this one thinks that hes really smart and were dumber than a box of rocks... they all do. my youngest came over to visit the other day and actually admitted we had been right about watching the money. he was ten bucks short for the light bill so i put a lien on his bicycle. pay day is monday and well see if he walks to work. yeah i rough on the kids both boys but otoh when the older boys friends in the navy decided to get into trouble he didnt go along . . ..they ended up in the drunk tank off base and late for roll call. he had a job within a week of moving here but quit it after 3 weeks because he wasnt getting quality time with us... hmm maybe he should have thought about spending that time with you a few years ago. now is the time to spend quality time paying your way in life. hes moving to vegas soon and will be his girl friends problem for a while.. uh oh . . .i see a bad moon rising. wanna bet on how long that will last looking back with 20-20 hindsight maybe i shouldnt have stopped his brothers from kicking his ass all those times... might have been a reality check. that was the job i had. it seems to have worked so far. but life will soon kick his butt for you hopefully. .
From : christopher thompson
the fix two complete -new- fully assembled cylinder heads @ $353 apiece top-end overhaul gasket set $144 for gaskets holy tomatoe! both o2 sensors at $102 each ! again - kinda proud of these new cap rotor plugs ignition wire set t-stat coolant oil etcetera etcetera etcetera etcetera and etcetera total parts $1275.21 total labor $ 671.50 8 hrs @ $79 12-mos/12000 mi warranty on the parts & labor yes both i did ask free loaner car for 4 days so you are saying the ignition system and the heads were bad kinda odd coincidence. why new o2 sensors i have been fighting a p0302 for 2 years cyl 2 misfire and have replaced all the ignition components and am thinking it may be the head as well. it damn sure wasnt the ignition stuff. .
From : carolina watercraft works
well thats why i gave you the redneck translation. besides it dont sound so sissy-fied either duz-it budd gotta tell you i am still working on my french but communicate ok but up in the gatineaus quebec many of the locals speak no english and their accents are really thick not like ottawa/hull. believe me when they speak they dont sound like sissys! lol i met a couple them that could speak only a little broken english down here in moab utah a few years back during a jeep safari. i was working at the local hospital and one was complaining of mal au tete and the nurse thought he wanted to feel something . . . .even with the blood running down the poor guys temple area. i guess that one year of french i took back in high school saved him a broken nose also. one of my neighbours built like an ox was asking me for a time-- he pointed at an envelope and i thought he wanted the date and no a full minute of laughing and sign language later i discovered he meant a stamp timbre tambrhhh -- yes you have to drive 7 miles for one of those. i joked with him i could learn algonquin like that! rach from what i remember of it it was shortly after noah docked the ark ya know french was not that easy to learn for me . . .of course having a teacher that was from the southern us and was taught french by a german didnt help much. once we all got a laugh when she told us a joke how do they speak in southern france bon jour yall. budd .
From : Annonymous
jphagcanbereached@cox.net writes ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote dripley52@nothisyahoo.com writes whats the average selling price for the new 3500 drw qc with the cummins & an automatic in it msrp theyre about $43. what are folks actually paying for these hows the nav package is it worth $1800 addtl a coworker just bought a *new* 05 3500 srw sb qc with the cummins & an automatic in it for a tad over $25 outright no trade. here in oklahoma city one of the dealers is advertising 10000 off msrp of any 06 dodge 2500/3500 pu in stock if that gives you any indication. thanks john. still a little rich for my blood even though id sure love to have one. even with $10k off by the time you roll tt&l back in and assuming little or no trade youre still looking at one doosie of a truck note. my house note including taxes & insurance is barely $800. getting a 3500 diesel duelly is like having a second house note. .
From : jph
max dodge wrote fortunately when most of the u.s. was opposed to going to war in 1940 we decided to enter the european theatre regardless. that is simply not true. in fact even hollywood would be shamefaced to drift that far from reality. well alan i guess you forgot about lend lease destroyers the four stackers as they were called and the huge amounts of supplies and milatary hardware shipped to england from 1939 to 1941 prior to pearl harbor. further i guess you forgot the guys who died on patrol aboard the u.s.s. reuben james in the north atlantic while escorting a convoy. they died as a result of a torpedo attack on the ship with a loss of over 100 men on october 31st 1941. this was just the first of iirc four usn ships sunk prior to war being declared. that is *not* entering the european theatre as you claimed. in addition all of these events were part of the reason that there is a theory that fdr conspired to get us into the war. in order to continue sending supplies to england if not increase the amounts it has been supposed that fdr deliberately allowed pearl harbor to occur. pure speculation. graham .
From : Annonymous
tbone wrote and yet we managed to prevent all of europe from speaking german lol! you do talk some astonishing drivel. graham .
From : mac davis
some people need something to gripe about just a guess. *grin* -- -chris 05 ctd 99 durango top-posted and un-trimmed mr. bude. can some one explain to me why people have such a bug up their butt about top-posting i find it much more convenient when reading through a thread... .