Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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bkirkpatrick wrote:Jarlaxle wrote:but spinning the RPM's to keep up with the diesel(low RPM) is going to kill the V10 over time.rvert10 wrote:
According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
18,300lbs, actually.
Mileage will be about the same as a new emission diesel hauling that weight: lousy. Comparing two tow trucks, an F-550 V10 and a Ram 4500 with the Cummins, the mileage is a wash...despite the F-550 being a Supercab 4x4 and the Ram a regular cab 4x2. Of course, fueling the Ram is $4.15/gallon and fueling the 550 is $3.75!
True...the V10 truck has been repowered. It ONLY went 553,000 miles!
