Recent content by RB5

That 115HP reminds me why we used to put aftermarket intakes, carbs, and ignitions systems on the old Chevy's my friends and I drove. It was pretty easy to get more power out of a 350 as long as you could get it to run clean enough to pass emissions tests.

uh no.. I consider a basic truck for work to have 4x4, elocker, auto trans, a/c and heat, electric windows, and at least a 6.5' bed and a cab not big enough to carry an army. Heavy duty cooling is also a must in Texas. I like the extended cab to be able to keep stuff dry or locked up. I don't...

I agree there are way too many gadgets. My 2013 does not have nav or a big touch screen and only has what I wanted. I don't think I can find anything similar new these days. Maybe I could get close if I ordered one. I refuse to get a 5.5' bed that I can't even lay a rod and reel down in...

Gear down and run 1500 rpms even doing loader work. It can't be run like the older tractors and is not designed to be. I read the manual and now go many months without a regen cycle. It is very rare to hit regen unless I idle some while off the tractor.

Same with my 4044m if i don't run at 1500 plus enough.

My Deere 4044M has it. I have no issues with it as long as I run at 1500 rpms most of the time. That is easy to do with the large number of gears to chose from. Only issue I had was when my FIL borrowed it and did not understand the regen feature. He told me it got louder. Of course he is...

My old Ram that has been parked for 15 years still has the Goodyear Wranglers with Kevlar on it. They still have air in them. Those are the only tires I never got a flat with. I wouldn't run those on the road. I'd say if the tires are not dry rotted with cracks in them, the tread coming...

Seatbelt chime disable instructions were in my F150 manual. The auto lock feature made me nervous that I would get locked out of my truck with it running.

Diesel electric hybrid might be the way to go.

We use solar here in Texas without even having to install it. My water line runs 2000' from the road to the house across a field. From May or June on when it gets hot it is harder and harder to take a cool shower. If you are not careful and forget the ground is so warm you can get a really...

My biggest complaint with the current electric vehicles is a lot of them brag about zero to 60 times. Until they make a truck that uses less power and has a longer range a lot of us will not even look at one. I don't need to go 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. In Texas we do a lot of driving. Our state...

I drove a rental car on vacation that had start stop tech in it. I hated it. I had to remember to turn it off every time I got in the car. I asked the Ford dealer if start stop and cyllander deactivation could be disabled and did not get an answer. I also was told years ago that I could not...

You mean a Chromerado? Sorry I just can't call them Silverado. When I was driving chevy 10 series Silverado was a trim package. I had a 77 big 10 heavy half in that sparkly Cordova Brown with chrome spokes.

My 2013 F150 stx 4x4 supercab I paid $26k plus ttl. $10k off MSRP. It has the 5.0 and 3.73 elocker. No giant touch screen. It has almost 280k miles. This is easily the best truck I have owned. The bad thing is the new ones are in the $50k plus range for what I have seen They have $10k in...

I also don't smell oil and gas fumes all the time like before fuel injection was on everything.