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In Oregon & WA state, diesels are usually not too hard, with regards to emissions, if they are older - e.g., my '97 Dodge Ram 3500 with 6BT is a Canadian built truck and it has been registered in both WA & Oregon. However, new restrictions are coming out for metro areas, such as Portland and...

To be legal, at least for the street, I believe the lights have to be self leveling, which makes them really expensive. My plan is to get them as aux. lights - i.e., not mounted in place of the stock headlamps, and then I will only use them when either there is nobody else on the road, or when...

'97 Dodge 3500 4x4 w/ 12' flatbed Cummins diesel 5 Speed manual 0.7 overdrive in fifth. 4.10 diffs 27" tall tires on 16" wheels I haven't got an exact number on fuel yet, but I think it is close to 15 MPG. At 60 MPH indicated it is about 2300 RPM, which IMO is way too high - because of the...

Sorry, but as a developer I just can't take seriously a website that has text that follows your cursor around. It is so amateur.

I have been following this thread, and will follow it, not because I intend to have a truck that big - I don't - but because I am pondering whether to go to an air suspension, either full air, or hybrid (air and leaf). I get that the air suspension needs something to help locate the axle - that...

Probably a lot of that length difference is due to the fact that many of the trucks in Europe are a cab over engine configuration, which gets you a shorter truck, but all else being equal also gets you a taller cab. In the USA many drivers/owners are much more used to the configuration of...

I assume from your post that you have a conventional pickup bed (with sides). You weren't explicit on that issue. The UTE is a good bed from what I have read, and that might be what you need if you don't intend to ever use the flatbed in a heavy duty utility situation where there may be a...

I intend to try to design around this issue. I also intend to reinforce the frame a number of places.

I have 4.10s in my '97 Dodge CTD - currently with 28" tires (DRW). It has the 5 speed manual (NV4500) with 0.73 OD. I don't like this setup at all. Since the sweet spot of the stock CTD is 1900, I recommend that you choose your gearing for that RPM at the speed you want to cruise at on the...

Did it not have the power? Or was the problem that your passenger side just stayed in the ditch? I figure my rig, when I put my 'camper' on it, and loaded with other gear, will weight at least 10K#, maybe as much as 12K#. I am going to try to keep the weight down, and keep the mass down low...

That window is a 'tip-out' too - even nicer. With the low cost of the containers I could afford to get some nice insulated windows with nice features. Yeah, my intention is to have the spoiler over the cab be separate from the containers, but be high enough to provide smoother air flow. I...

I would imagine the system would/could know which mode it was in and how long it had been there and then would/could shutoff immediately or keep running as needed.

I think where diesel pays off is when your GVWR/payload/tow weight gets up there where you are really pushing it. I got my diesel because I wanted its performance with regards to towing and weight carrying. With a light to middleweight trailer and not much weight then gas is okay, although...

Could you not just anticipate when you are going to stop the truck as you approach your destination and switch over then? Unless you are doing a lot of short trips running errands, in which case you could just run diesel, then you would know when you are getting close and switch over as you...

Another nice thing about these is that they are fairly secure compared to a consumer camper. This will allow me to change my strategy and plans a bit. My previous plans, while doable, were a bit grandiose. I have the resources to implement those plans, but mostly those resources are meant to...

Yup, the spoiler will be part of a small rack on top of the cab. I want to put lights up there in front of the spoiler. I thought about making holes in the spoiler to protect the lights, but that would work against the spoiler, so I will put the lights in front of it and put some protection...

Finally, they are cheap (about $1K) and relatively light (less than 1K#) when in a bare configuration.

I was reading some threads elsewhere (mostly on Steel Soldier) about the various uses of some of the military 'shelters' that are used by the military for mobile comms centers and such. I had seen some of these around in various forms, for sale and in use before. It occurred to me that I...

I would think the SVO would settle in the storage tank to the bottom, quite possibly gel there in cold temps.

Just a note of caution: there is more than particulate matter in waste oil of any kind, there is unburnt fuel (including gasoline) and other chemical contamination that can't be simply filtered out because it is not a particulate. As mentioned, maybe a centrifuge would work, but then won't you...