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Good to see y'all made it!!

Was look'n like we were gonna take a direct shot from hurricane Ian here in the Tampa bay area. Boarded up, & sand bagged the house as she's blow'n 155mph now, with 20" of rain expected..

Last update says she's may turn east sooner & blast Ft. Myers, still catching southern Manatee county. I'm in Northern Manatee. Don't wish this monster on anyone, & those folks may be less prepared than us as was not predicted to get em..
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Y’all stay safe down there….

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singlescrewshaker said: ↑

Good to see y'all made it!!

Was look'n like we were gonna take a direct shot from hurricane Ian here in the Tampa bay area. Boarded up, & sand bagged the house as she's blow'n 155mph now, with 20" of rain expected..

Last update says she's may turn east sooner & blast Ft. Myers, still catching southern Manatee county. I'm in Northern Manatee. Don't wish this monster on anyone, & those folks may be less prepared than us as was not predicted to get em..
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"Hunker down" as they say, been following the florida hurricane all day on the radio, sounds bad. Wife got internet back yesterday, power was around today and cut the trees up and moved all the wires. On line outage map says she will have power back saturday. Shes getting cranky running for gas for the generator.. lol

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singlescrewshaker said: ↑

Good to see y'all made it!!

Was look'n like we were gonna take a direct shot from hurricane Ian here in the Tampa bay area. Boarded up, & sand bagged the house as she's blow'n 155mph now, with 20" of rain expected..

Last update says she's may turn east sooner & blast Ft. Myers, still catching southern Manatee county. I'm in Northern Manatee. Don't wish this monster on anyone, & those folks may be less prepared than us as was not predicted to get em..
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Stay safe man, you're in our prayers.

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We will be heading over to Cottondale, FL to wait for the storm to go through. Originally it was 10 of us with hurricane supplies. Water, MRE's, food, cleaning supplies, personal cleaning boxes, tarps etc...We also had a major chain saw company, think orange, volunteer chain saws and fuel/oil crates. That truck is full and ready to go as we "speak". Depending on need, we have 5 flat beds that can be loaded with lumber or anything else and come in this weekend.

Keep Florida in your thoughts in the coming days, they are in for a big blow.
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Here we go.

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Cross posting this same question here, and in What if it snows.

If you guys were buying new Stars, tri drives, would you get a DD15 or DD16, both are 1850 torque, but the 15 is 505 hp, and 16 is 565.
Which is better durability?
Fuel economy much different?

I was leaning towards the 15, but the dealer is pushing me to 16.

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singlescrewshaker said: ↑

Good to see y'all made it!!

Was look'n like we were gonna take a direct shot from hurricane Ian here in the Tampa bay area. Boarded up, & sand bagged the house as she's blow'n 155mph now, with 20" of rain expected..

Last update says she's may turn east sooner & blast Ft. Myers, still catching southern Manatee county. I'm in Northern Manatee. Don't wish this monster on anyone, & those folks may be less prepared than us as was not predicted to get em..
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Should of put a twist in yer straps so they don't flap around in the wind!

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Wife had problems with her left knee for a while. Sold her Harley and ended up having surgery on the knee. Got to feeling better and bought a drop top VW beetle with a 5 spd. Ended up hurting her knee and was down for over a week not able to drive the VW.

She’s been driving my Duramax for months now, but doesn’t like driving it because the size, and she has to step up and step down to get in and out.

Been looking at used vehicles against my gut feeling, and a few new cars. Even stopped at the Ford lot as well as the Mopar lot. She finally made a decision on a vehicle that fits her and she likes.

I parked in the turn lane of route 60 last night on my way home from delivering in Kentucky, and signed the paperwork for her new car. She fell in love with a new 2022 GMC Terrain, White trimmed in black. Probably be her last new car, she plans on retiring next year or so and just staying home most of the time….

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Very good choice...is it 4 WD ??

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MartinFromBC said: ↑

Cross posting this same question here, and in What if it snows.

If you guys were buying new Stars, tri drives, would you get a DD15 or DD16, both are 1850 torque, but the 15 is 505 hp, and 16 is 565.
Which is better durability?
Fuel economy much different?

I was leaning towards the 15, but the dealer is pushing me to 16.
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Honestly, I'm not sure why they still offer the DD15. You can spec a 505hp/1850ft. lbs DD13 which I'm almost certain is the most they offer in the 15L as well. But for your application I would have to say DD16.

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MartinFromBC said: ↑

Cross posting this same question here, and in What if it snows.

If you guys were buying new Stars, tri drives, would you get a DD15 or DD16, both are 1850 torque, but the 15 is 505 hp, and 16 is 565.
Which is better durability?
Fuel economy much different?

I was leaning towards the 15, but the dealer is pushing me to 16.
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Is the DD16 a 16 litre engine? A 16 liter will have rods the size of your arm.

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In the bottoms hoping a wild hog sneaks by. Waters dropping, so i've had to reposition the boat further out.

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