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I wish I had local ''overlanding'' than could consume most of my 38 gallon gas tank. Getting lost in Coshocton County while every dirt road in or out floods, blocking our path, still only eats 5-7 gallons.

I'll 2nd the Ford Superduty jacks. Completely mechanical, can jack up the rear of a 11,000# truck, and have a very long throw. $20 at any junkyard.

I'd jump to Ford for gas as well. Fiat absolutely refuses to address the cam bearing, lobe, and roller lifter issue in the gas trucks and Chargers. It's been 13 years, they haven't put any effort into it at all. Just got back from a job for the local DOT. Their garage was ''Hemi...

Comp ratio and the mechanical injectors and pump, is why. Regular 6BT5.9, right?

I'll take the depreciation hit, rather than possibly get stuck with someones problem child. Hopefully I'll get to keep my truck until it's worthless. So resale worth, isn't an issue with me.

If this was a Ford thread, it would be viral. OP has a point.

Crazy trains are left running all winter to prevent gelling, and have heated tanks. Not uncommon to have ether start as well. https://phillipsandtemro.com/solutions/specialty/diesel-fuel-heater-starting-fluid-components/

If I need more than 400hp/450tq, then I'm glamping, not traveling or overlanding. Modern gas engines do everything a 7.3 ever did. May at a higher rpm sometimes.

1.) What exactly is the cause of the problem? Before we condemn Toyota. I'm fine with smoke and oil consumption at high angles, but not pressure loss due to the pickup tube being routed poorly. 2.) It takes a ton of water to hydrolock a proper engine. If it's pulled through a proper air...

Not that I know of. Those campers listed are actually quite roomy. I prefer travel oriented campers, over park at the campground sized ones. I'll only be sleeping in it, not spending any time in it. Like this: They're tight, no doubt about it. But get the job done. Interior is only...

I desperately want a Capris Retreat (new). All of those campers are a bit porky for me. But the Cirrus is tempting, and the new little skinny Lance. What really bugs me, too many companies release new models with Expo style wraps and vinyl schemes. They show them in nice grey or desert...

Aside from one or two winter vacation trips, and some holiday travel, my truck only gets Pizza in the winter. And I'm in the snow belt, I laugh at Canadian snow. A diesel isn't optimal for me. But there's still plenty of them in Mid-Ohio.

Nothing you mentioned requires the risk of owning a diesel. Mileage hit for tires is about the same, 1-2 mpg, gas or diesel. An FWC isn't jack diddly for load. Extra maintenance costs with the diesel are negligible. But paying $9000 extra for the engine, then $12,000 for...

F150 targets the fleet and work truck markets. Not so much a different demographic, just more of them. Nobody uses a Tundra on a construction site where I'm at. Nearly none of them in the wilderness, or pipelines either. Surveyors use Tundras from time to time. Ford needs a reasonably...

Spider gears and cross pins have no bearing, just splash lube. When your diff is diffing, those spider gears and side gears get nuked fairly quick. I've replaced plenty of wobbly gears and worn down cross pins in 1980's GM cars. The kings of one wheel peel. Keep your speeds under 55...

****** do vaporware Toyota diesels and obsolete one ton trucks have to do with this conversation? To prove that Toyota has a reliable history that appears to be rolling downhill? I wouldn't call the Tundra ''more reliable'' anymore. Maybe 5 years ago.

Trd can't tow, and is going to get cramped on long trips. Usually. There are plenty of guys who travel very light, and make it work.

Have FM or Acu setup some Kings. Tell them to err on the firm/stiff side. Especially rear rebound. If it's too firm, open them up an remove a shim or two. It ain't rocket science.

My work truck did that today. 11,000# utility body truck with the 6.2, towing a 6000# trailer. Did fine. Locked out 6th gear, in tow/haul mode, cruise set to 70mph. If the camper+ trailer, are under 10 000#'s together, don't worry about it.

One's obsolete. Was the other ever available in the us?