Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[bindian]

Almost all the 18 wheelers run in line six cylinder diesels in this country. Some of the European diesels like Scania use V8s, because they run more cab overs.

Exactly. America has been brainwashed that V8s are the "in" power trip and nothing beats them. I had a Ford F250 with the inline 6 300 cu. in. I was always having "pulling" arguments with folks who had V8s. I surprised one or two of them.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Some pictures of the outing yesterday,, was a nice day.. Lou

new addition the calf,, and max (the dog) got in trouble and had to set in the truck..

I love all the photos, Lou!
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I bet if my hands where as small as yours, I could get mine from the bottom too, had one the guys in the crew do that for me in a motel parking lot in Colorado. I can almost grab the filter, but cant grasp it enough to loosen.

Small hands do good mechanics make. Sounds like a poem by Lou.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Woohoo! A towing contest! Sounds like fun! :stirthepot:

Challenge accepted.:laughing: We just gotta figure out who will pull who (Dennis or You in front) when Y'all try to pull my Cummins.:stirthepot:
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I saw the house Rebecca is buying, yesterday. Since her friend is letting her stay (paying) while she gets back on her feet, Rebecca is already planning on paying it forward. Rebecca's high school (and college) friend will be moving in Rebecca and Chloe's house as a room mate starting a week after Rebecca moves in. Now Rebecca's payment will be around $300 a month for this...............

Did I raise a smart, kind, and loving daughter? You betcha.
hugs, Brandi

 

[txdon]

I saw the house Rebecca is buying, yesterday. Since her friend is letting her stay (paying) while she gets back on her feet, Rebecca is already planning on paying it forward. Rebecca's high school (and college) friend will be moving in Rebecca and Chloe's house as a room mate starting a week after Rebecca moves in. Now Rebecca's payment will be around $300 a month for this...............
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Did I raise a smart, kind, and loving daughter? You betcha.
hugs, Brandi

Wow that is good. The average rent for an apartment within 10 miles of Austin is $978 for a one bedroom. Oh, by the the way a burglar is trying to get into the garage.

 

[bindian]

Wow that is good. The average rent for an apartment within 10 miles of Austin is $978 for a one bedroom. Oh, by the the way a burglar is trying to get into the garage.

Don,
Rebecca and her room mate (for now) had nice two bedroom apts. for 900 a month up north Austin off of 183. Not far from where the pilot flew his plane into the IRS building.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Dennis,
What year is your Duramax?
hugs, Brandi

 

[NativeSon]

Dennis,
First off........I was thinking wrong. I just crawl under to undo the oil drain plug.:thumbsup: I pull the turbo duct from the air box to get to the filter from the top. Starting threads upside down on a filter full of oil is fun.

Now, go ahead and bring the bicycle, cause your Duramx would be wooped. I'll put any Cummins powered pickup against all the other diesel pickup. Even if it has an Allison transmission behind it.:shocked::shocked:

2003 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty 2500/3500 - First Look & Road Test - Motor Trend


Ram's new inline-six 5.9-liter High-Output Cummins Turbo Diesel engine, which delivers 305 horsepower at 2900 rpm and 555 lb-ft of torque at only 1400 rpm when shifted by its manual six-speed transmission. Dodge rightfully boasts that this is the most powerful turbo diesel available in the 2500/3500 truck market, offering a tow rating of 23,000 pounds (Gross Combined Weight Rating). It may also be the most durable, engineered to have an average major overhaul interval of 350,000 miles and oil-change intervals of 15,000 miles instead of the customary 7500. While their displacements and cylinder counts are larger, Ford's 7.3-liter V-8 Power Stroke and General Motors' 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesels don't quite measure up to the output of the High-Output Cummins, producing 275 hp/520 lb-ft and 300 hp/520 lb-ft, respectively.

Now Dennis..............add another 100 horsepower:shocked::shocked: for crusin' or 50 horsepower for pulling from the programmer..................and you might wanna bring two bicycles:2cents:..........one to ride home after the first one burn it's tires up in the flames my tires are gonna start leaving you in black smoke.:cool2: Oh well..........back to the tire shop. Cause I really can spin all four rear tires. Don't ask me how I know this.

You just gotta understand:melodramatic: Cummins:checkeredflag: derated:yellowflag: this engine 100s and 100s of horsepower to get it to work with a factory (cough):fever: transmission.:soapbox:
hugs, Brandi

I love it when Brandi talks a little smack.

Charlie

 

[bindian]

I love it when Brandi talks a little smack.

Charlie

Well:hyper:, smack this :donkey::mistletoe::forbidden::stopsign::roadblock::stormwarning:.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

Challenge accepted.:laughing: We just gotta figure out who will pull who (Dennis or You in front) when Y'all try to pull my Cummins.:stirthepot:
hugs, Brandi

I already know that I can tow better than a Cummins. My mom has the Cummins, and I have her beat, with both of my rigs, be it the 7.3L Powerstroke, or the gas inline 6. Don't forget, what is under the hood is a big part of the package, but there is a rear end involved too! :stirthepot:

 

[Western]

Brandi, my work truck is an 09 flatbed (1 ton) Only time I've checked the mileage was last summer on the Colorado, New Mexico trip. iirc, I only got around 12mpg pulling about 10-11,000# haulmark car hauler (28', what I have my equipment in. Hard to be any where accurate because the paint load in the flatbed varies from 1-3500#

The other one we just got in 1st of the year 2014 3/4 ton. This will be my 1st one with the stupid exhaust fluid.

 

[NativeSon]

Well:hyper:, smack this :donkey::mistletoe::forbidden::stopsign::roadblock::stormwarning:.
hugs, Brandi

I meant that in the kindest way.

Charlie

 

[Western]

FG, it doesn't matter to me which one of us have to pull, or push Brandi, after all it is dodge "deadweight" and I know we would love to help our southern sister get where she needs to go

I have all three, different years, tranny's. What has killed Cummins is the EPA. Cant really compare a block in a PU and a Semi

 

[ronjhall]

Love my Duramax. A little tuning and it runs down the highway with little effort. Couple of my neighbors here in south TX have them noisy 6 cylinder trucks. Just to much noise for my liking.

 

[Lou66]

I have a homemade truck that I made myself,, that right,, I did it by myself,, with no one's help.. just me,, alone in the barn,, it has four sets of quad tires in the back and the same in the front.. that right I did it by myself.. I call it double quad take off fast,, all sixteen tires will burn rubber.. That right,, all of them.. one time,, not too long ago,, I was in a hurt,, so I lock it in 16 wheel drive,, put the hammer down,, it put out so much black smoke that the EPA pulled me over.. that right and Al Gore was with them,, they thought I was burning old tires,, that right,, but they saw it was me,, And said oh it you Lou,, let me off with a warming.. that right.. I was going to take a picture of it.. but my camera broke from the take-off,, yea,, that right,, Lou

 

[jinman]

The very best truck is the one sitting in your driveway with no payments. Paid for pretty much trumps everything.

 

[Lou66]

Jim my truck is paid off,, I just still own for the tires.. yea that right.:laughing:. my other truck is a ford I bought new in 2003,, one ton, 6.0 diesel, 4 door, 4 wheel drive,, auto, bully dog chip with tool box and tools in case.. Lou

 

[pacerron]

The very best truck is the one sitting in your driveway with no payments. Paid for pretty much trumps everything.

Amen to that. Same goes for everything else.:thumbsup:

We are going to have to do some truckin for bird feed. The poor birds up here are havin it ruff. WE have put out over 50 pds of sunflower seeds and 20 pounds of mixed seed in the past 5 days.
We like watching them get along with each other so enjoy feeding them.
Meanwhile more Orchids are in bloom to enjoy.

 

[Western]

The very best truck is the one sitting in your driveway with no payments. Paid for pretty much trumps everything.

In the words of my daughter ........Ahh.........Duh:duh::laughing:

Some trucks that you "pay off" is extortion though.


Ron, that is a nice bird feeder, we like to feed them too.:thumbsup: I just got home with some 1"x6" cedar to make a couple small bird house. Maybe I can get the wrens to build there and not on my tractor.