Diesel Question for truck campers
I believe a diesel engine is the best for hauling a truck camper. With the price of diesel going up more each week is it still worth it? Just looking for opinions. Today in Canada a gallon ...
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wnjj wrote:Jfet wrote:
Diesel hands down if you are towing something heavy (large boat or TT). How many gasoline powered locomotives are there?
Locomotives have electric motors doing the "heavy" towing. The Diesel engines just provide cost-effective generator power. If gas engines were even $0.0001 per mile less expensive to run, they would run them.
It is a transmission issue with trains, because they have to sit not moving with the engine running. At least I guess this is one reason they go with an electric transmission and not mechanical.
Edit: I did look it up and originally trains were diesel mechanical, but switched to diesel electric. There are some new trains that are diesel hydraulic (torque converter).
Anyway, not to divert the main topic.
