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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    they buy them back at 1.5x value. If someone was smart, they'd buy one off an unspsecting owner for little value and then sell it to a dealership... Pr0fit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Dodge to challenge Raptor ?

    I thought the same thing until I realized the Shortbed dodge has solid axles and 8 lugs... hmmmm
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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    company truck, right? HA!!!:sombrero::sombrero:
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    Hiking with toddlers

    Sherpani. We have one as well and It will hold up to a 45lb child.
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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    how did you read that I was saying toyota trucks were best? I just have some experience in corporate purchasing, and purchasing dosen't always make the best choices. However, you immediately jumped to conclusions and jumped down my throat so, thanks for that. I'll make sure I highly regard...
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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    after having worked in a few corporate purchasing groups, I'm going to tell you they're picked because they're cheap. The purchasing groups are rated by how much money they spent and usually the cost to repair the vehicles don't hit their metrics. I'm not trying to argue with you, just...
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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    I'm going to preface what I'm going to say with.. I owned a ranger for a while and it was tougher than snot. I'd get another in a heartbeat. But, you need to understand that any vehicle purchased by a company is purchased because it is the cheapest(that can do the job, OK) and not necessarily...
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    Ford Vrs Toyota course

    more or less. If they can't fix it, they'll buy it for 1.5x blue book.
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    2011 GM diesel power figures announced

    I wonder how much internal work, bottom end, to reach that number. It's impressive, but when I worked in the diesel industry for an indepentent manufacturer 700 ft-lb was considered to be near or over the limit for the mechanical strength of the block/crank. (to achieve reasonable/marketed...
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    Me and my 4yo daughter offroading pirate adventure at cow mountain

    awesome. My daughter wil be 1 in a month. I can't wait for the adventures.
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    5-6 Person Family Tent Under $200

    Sorry to dig up this old thread but.... Look at the link below. Coleman Friends and Family code still works. Some of the deals are good, some not. I bought from there a year ago and it's still chugging along. (P.S. you can buy their better quality tents on there tooo)...
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    Fly Fishing: My first fish

    Thanks, I also want to explore the Farmington. You can call me, Russ. The screen name is a hold over from my early internet days. It is not intended to be a negative, but only to be a reminder that no matter how much we think we know, the less we actually do....
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    Outdoor Kid Photo Thread

    Awesome Thread. I will now use these pictures to guilt my wife into using the sherpani wahoo more.... :-)
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    Fly Fishing: My first fish

    I'm going to dig up this old thread because, I'm jonsing for more fishing time.. I bought a fly rod and some equipment in High School and put it away after one fishless summer.(I tried, It was in the back seat of my jeep constantly) I went away to college and didn't pick it up again until 13...
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    1987 toyota sunrader, 4x4, turbo, xlnt cond, - $22500

    That is a stock turbo 22r. Should be just fine.
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    Nalgene, still the best...

    I have poly carb ones and the milk jug looking material ones. I like the milk jug ones and they don't have the BPA or something... So.. I use those. Wife is preggy so she is paranoid.
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    School me on Ford Super Duty

    It's not a physical jake brake per se.. It's a function of the VG turbo. I can explain in detail if you would like.. when I get home from work.
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    Diesel News: POST HERE

    I don't know if this is already posted, but: https://www.ford.com.br/sr_f250_default.asp?sr=f250cd Brazilian Ford F-250 with Cummins 4bt common rail. ~230-250 HP. Now why don't we get that here..
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    dodge 6.7 owneres

    high egt's are needed to remove soot build up periodically.
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    dodge 6.7 owneres

    1. urea in a dodge truck.. check your sources. This is an HD strategy. 2. egr does not kill turbo. This is incorrect. Cummins HD product has run EGR's since 2004 with a VG system and no mass failures. There is a reason.. but ... it is not perfect though.. but that exhaust brake sure is...
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