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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i'm a user, not a mechanic.
when i buy, it'll be a diesel for 3 reasons.
first there will always be diesel no matter what. the govt. won't let the transportation industry come to a halt, ever. it may slow down or get expensive, but the truck stops will forever be open to a large degree.
second, you just can't get the HP out of a gasser without trashing the enigne. bnand new 2006 ford and chevy engines are noted on all sales material i have seen as being able to go a maximum of 150,000 miles. during the last 50,000 miles i'd suspect the wear and tear to drop off lots of HP and service and maintenece becomes a nightmare.
third, i'm pulling a full size pick up. standard cab, long bed, empty. can't do it on a gasser without wearing the engine out on hills.
as as side bar;
can someone tell me if they have any idea as to how some older rigs, in excellent condition, with a DP, have only 60,000 or so miles over 10 or more years. i am looking into some Foretravels and they are all low mileage and in pristine condition. i know if a gasser is left idle for long it just begins to fall apart, leaks develop and so on. you need to use them on a regular basis.
is it not the same for a DP? even though it's gonna get 500,000 miles on a single engine, it seems 10 years with only 60,000 tells me it sat a lot.
what do you pro's think.
stephen
soon to be MHDP owner
when i buy, it'll be a diesel for 3 reasons.
first there will always be diesel no matter what. the govt. won't let the transportation industry come to a halt, ever. it may slow down or get expensive, but the truck stops will forever be open to a large degree.
second, you just can't get the HP out of a gasser without trashing the enigne. bnand new 2006 ford and chevy engines are noted on all sales material i have seen as being able to go a maximum of 150,000 miles. during the last 50,000 miles i'd suspect the wear and tear to drop off lots of HP and service and maintenece becomes a nightmare.
third, i'm pulling a full size pick up. standard cab, long bed, empty. can't do it on a gasser without wearing the engine out on hills.
as as side bar;
can someone tell me if they have any idea as to how some older rigs, in excellent condition, with a DP, have only 60,000 or so miles over 10 or more years. i am looking into some Foretravels and they are all low mileage and in pristine condition. i know if a gasser is left idle for long it just begins to fall apart, leaks develop and so on. you need to use them on a regular basis.
is it not the same for a DP? even though it's gonna get 500,000 miles on a single engine, it seems 10 years with only 60,000 tells me it sat a lot.
what do you pro's think.
stephen
soon to be MHDP owner
