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Re: New Super Duty on order
A friend just picked up her 2022 F350 Lariat 2 weeks shy of 1 year after ordering. It was built in Sept. but obviously was waiting on something. It’s not really loaded up. A couple folks on FTE have ordered 23’s and have build dates this month already. Who knows, best of luck with yours.708Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel to Gas Power Observation
In 2020 the TFL guys did the Ike with a 7.3 10sp. with 4:30 gearing. They used large living quarters horse trailer loaded to 16k. On the downhill it took 9 brake applications to hold their 50-60 test. On the uphill it did it in 8:47 secs which is close to perfect 60 mph constant. Trucks fuel meter said 2.2 mpg during the climb. Same setup with GM 6.6 6 sp. did 10 brake and uphill was over 11 min. at 2.3 mpg. Just an fyi.496Views0likes0CommentsRe: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Grit dog wrote: @benny37, I have to laugh. I understand fully what body panel alignment is as well. The funny part is while I’ve never driven a Tesla, you can’t swing a dead cat around here without hitting (seeing) one. I have never once looked at one and thought, ugh that door gap is something only a mother could love…. Idk, pretty weak argument imo. Coming from someone like me who’s decidedly pro dead dinosaurs vehicles, if one has to say stupid things to try to support their decision or argument, it’s time to pick another fight…. Grit agreed, I live in Tesla heaven, CA Wine Country. On a daily basis I see more of them now than say Camrys. In my neighborhood of 220 homes there are at least a dozen now 80% Model Ys. There is a 12 stall Supercharger in the shopping center right outside the entrance to our development. Average 4 cars there at a time. There is no towing accessible stall so that will be entertaining when it comes about. I can’t recall ever seeing a Tesla towing anything around here though. Being a manual wheelchair user I thought it was cool they have an Accessible stall. The bummer is I have never seen a more cheated spot. I was 40 year Maintenance Tech on Bizjets so I have a good eye for detail and I think the panel gap deal is over blown. Maybe early on. I will say the only Tesla I’ve ever seen on a tow truck was Model X with one of the Falcon doors half open.414Views0likes0CommentsRe: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
RambleOnNW wrote: stsmark wrote: Respectfully, the Greeks built the Parthenon. Thanks, my bad. Meant Pantheon. All the more amazing since it has a concrete dome. With no reinforcing steel. Agreed, there’s multiple engineering feats we can’t match today.353Views0likes0CommentsRe: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Not sure what NG pipelines are made of but there’s the issue of Hydrogen Embrittlement. Per Wikipedia; Hydrogen embrittlement (HE), also known as hydrogen-assisted cracking or hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), is a reduction in the ductility of a metal due to absorbed hydrogen. Hydrogen atoms are small and can permeate solid metals. Once absorbed, hydrogen lowers the stress required for cracks in the metal to initiate and propagate, resulting in embrittlement. Hydrogen embrittlement occurs most notably in steels, as well as in iron, nickel, titanium, cobalt, and their alloys. Copper, aluminium, and stainless steels are less susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement.[1][2][3][4]332Views0likes0Comments
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