Ford 7.3 gas engine!

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  1. AModelCat

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    That's not bad at all. The speed limits up here are only 100 km/h (~62 MPH) and I never speed in company vehicles. I'd hate to think how bad the fuel economy would have been if I was able to legally run 75 MPH.....
     
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    Was running from Texas to Miami with the new trailer. Was not a commercial vehicle yet and the speed limits were 75 most of the way. At 75 traffic was still passing me like I was standing still.
     
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    Which is funny because back in 1996 my dad bought a brand new 3500 dually Silverado. They were going for about 1000 more than a fully loaded half ton. It's 3 times the truck for just a grand more.

    Why? Supply and demand. Nobody wanted a dually back then. Only half tons. Now everyone wants 250/2500 and 350/3500 trucks. I remember going look at them at the lot with dad as a kid. If we could find 3-4 duallys on the lot to look at that was a lot. Our local Ford dealer has rows and rows of F250's and 350's now.
     
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    Should be a good motor. It’s tried and true old tech for the most part. They did a good job on the 6.7 powerstroke because they knew they couldn’t afford to screw that one up too badly. Kind of same deal here.
     
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    This.... I dunno why so many dont realize this.. I guess it's also easier to go finance something than to pay with cash for many people who don't have the ability to save their money.
     
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    Mack used gas engines many moons ago. I wonder how those held up?
     
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    Those old gas semi trucks did not haul but 20,000 loads I'd bet. So they did not work to hard. Tandem axles were not much of a thing then either.
     
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    475 ft lb of torque is laughable. And it only costs about $80,000?
     
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