Originally Posted by gambler1976

in nc every body wants quads or quints dump trucks verse truck and trailers

You being up in the hills I can see HP being an issue but for my truck that will spend its life in flat Florida, is HP an issue at all for me? The lower HP trucks would work good for anything here right?

On flats, normally high HP= high MPG.

Originally Posted by -insert name-

On flats, normally high HP= high MPG.

What about constant city driving like in and out of a construction site 24 hrs/day, is there a best choice there?

Good oil brand, engines work hardest in stop and go.
I use Shell Rotella, always have. Sure I pissed maintenance off with it.

i like older trucks for local work especially heavy stuff most of the newer stuff is crap unless it was spec'd out HD, IMO an older well setup worker would do the job just as well.especially here in FL you can run a ole 290 cummins and be straight with it lol.

Originally Posted by -insert name-

Good oil brand, engines work hardest in stop and go.
I use Shell Rotella, always have. Sure I pissed maintenance off with it.

Back when I bought my ’95 ¾ HD 4X4 6.5L Turbo Diesel I researched oil and ended up choosing Rotella and that’s all it ever ran for the 7 years I owned it. With my new truck I was panning on running it again too. Its one of those products with a cult following like Phillips X/C avaition oil does with piston aircraft for good reason it seems

Loved that truck and wish I hadn’t sold it now because even though the 6.5L Turbo had its share of issues, once the bugs were worked out you gotta love the 20+ MPG it got empty, especially being ¾ HD 4X4

if theres no dirt work, you can allways pull someone elses trailer with a tractor, vs letting the tri axle sit