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@Rocks I wore my sunscreen today!
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Very good Mr.... Did it help?
And I didn't use mine... The two times I used the sunscreen, the clouds came and it rained...
Met one of the daughters of my dad's ex-wife on the beach today...
She is as white as Snow White...
Offered her my sunscreen but she wanted tanning lotion instead... which I didn't have... So, she stayed under the umbrella shade the whole time while I enjoyed all the UV rays I could have...
But sun is not that strong now that the summer is over and it's getting hard to maintain my nice tan...

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I'm quite impressed with the 5.0L for the most part. Lifetime average is sitting at just under 19 mpg mixed city/highway. Going by the computer anyways.
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With the ecoboost on 33s the best I saw was 15 I believe.

The 5.0 on 35s with stock gears and 4.56s has only gotten me 14 on average.

I'm not super easy on it but even if I was it wouldn't get that great anyway.

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PoleCrusher said: ↑

It's a matter of comfort. Been driving big trucks for 23 yrs, driving a car just feels weird. I feel like I can't see, it just don't feel right. My current ride is a 2019 RAM, 5.7 HEMI, 8 spd auto. We got a heck of a deal on it. There was a factory defect, which was fixed at the factory, but they couldn't sell it as new. So we got a brand new truck for a used price. I always look for a great deal. We ended up paying $32k, same specs came out to around $55k new if I remember right.

From a practical standpoint, only thing I'll ever use the bed for is maybe to bring an appliance home or something like that. So a big cab with comfortable seating and a nice ride is actually more important than bed size. And a pickup with a full size cab is more comfortable for passengers than most cars these days.
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Sort of had a deal like that. Ford van, one of the E350 super vans. Roof was damaged, minor dent, ford put a full new roof on. Picked it up for half price. Full factory warranty. Sold it 3 years later and got what I payed for it.

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Lysdexis said: ↑

With the ecoboost on 33s the best I saw was 15 I believe.

The 5.0 on 35s with stock gears and 4.56s has only gotten me 14 on average.

I'm not super easy on it but even if I was it wouldn't get that great anyway.
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I can get eight on a good day if the wind is out of the right direction.....but it don't generally get farther than ten miles from the house and lucky if I put on a 1000 miles a year.

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Best I ever saw out of a 2nd Gen Ram with the 360 was about 15 mpg. Probably about 10 mpg after the lift and the big tires lol.

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I hope your having better luck with your tillage equipment then I am....

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Yep that little piece laying there is the end of the recoil spring.

This is after it didn't want to start earlier. I took off the oil fill and a gallon of water ran out. I must of parked it perfect next to the shop door so the water coming off the roof filled the crankcase.

I'm gonna bolt this back on and go give it another try.....soon as I finish this beer.
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I feel the pain in this picture!

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I can get eight on a good day if the wind is out of the right direction.....but it don't generally get farther than ten miles from the house and lucky if I put on a 1000 miles a year.

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Seeing that pic of a lawn mower reminded me I need to buy one. My new place my wife wants a yard for the kids. Never owned a mower in my 40 years. Always just let the cows do their thing. Wife says I gotta fence out a yard. Ugh, I don't wanna mow! Not to mention , for whatever reason......mowers are expensive
Gees, for a small engine and a whirling blade......they are pretty proud of those things!

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Very good Mr.... Did it help?
And I didn't use mine... The two times I used the sunscreen, the clouds came and it rained...
Met one of the daughters of my dad's ex-wife on the beach today...
She is as white as Snow White...
Offered her my sunscreen but she wanted tanning lotion instead... which I didn't have... So, she stayed under the umbrella shade the whole time while I enjoyed all the UV rays I could have...
But sun is not that strong now that the summer is over and it's getting hard to maintain my nice tan...
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So far so good. Only ever seems to be my shoulders that burn. I haven't had a tan in years.

Summer's over down there?????

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AModelCat said: ↑

So far so good. Only ever seems to be my shoulders that burn. I haven't had a tan in years.

Summer's over down there?????
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Southern hemisphere is opposite of the northern because the earth's tilt on its axis.

Edit: besides, mud season has started where I live. It was in the 70s 2 weeks ago and we got snow yesterday. I dislike spring very much.

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We are working.

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