I have to say that there is a world of difference between a new F150
Supercrew and a 60's Chevy pickup.
I have had 2 of the Supercrews now and have loved them both.
I also had a 1968 C10 Chevy for about 24 years.
It was a good truck but not nearly so nice to drive and ride in as
the newer
Most of the 6.5 turbos are 190hp. The 6.2 non turbo was 138 or so.
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On Jan 24, 2015, at 1:11 AM, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
archer75--- wrote:
Friend bought a '35 pusher motor home with a GM 6.5 pickup diesel
engine. He plans to drive it nationwide
In my area we call 2wd trucks ditch queens. Unless you've got good snow tires
and a buncha weight in the back and really know what you're doing you'll end up
in the ditch...
-Curt
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To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion
I have geothermal heat for my house. I have two individual units so that
depending on demand the smaller one would come on when primary doesn't have
the out to keep up with the heat load. The backup strips are generally for
when the heat pumps do not have the capacity to match the BTU lose and
G: Just got short email from friend. He's apparently keeping the M/H and plans
a trip up through SC, (Georgia?), and then back to Jax. He tried it on some of
North Floridas gentle grades and found that it would hold around 30 mph going
up. He'll try some steeper grades on his trip.
Gerry
We kept the 68 Chevy for a long time as a 3rd vehicle. I only put about
13000 miles on it in over 20 years.
It actually rode pretty good as it had the coil spring rear suspension.
We also had new radial tires which did not hurt either.
It also hauled whatever I could put in the box as it had the
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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On 24/01/2015 9:04 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
If someone would build a basic tough truck, people would buy it. But
there is a lot more profit in selling $50,000 yupified wussmobiles.
*The
On 24/01/2015 9:04 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Agreed, the Mahindra would be nice to have available.
If I were in the market for a pickup, I'd look for a 62-67 chovey,
frod or dogde.
Or an international
Then put in an OM603
New pickups are ridiculous,both in bed height and in
Dad is retiring this June and claims he's going to move to camp for a month so
I'm kind of looking for a 1 ton rusty pickup for him to fart around in. He's
got a Jeep Liberty thats been a surprisingly good truck but it won't pull start
the Super M and it can't haul all that much.
I've found
I bought 2003 2WD Sonoma (same as Chevy S-10) from a neighbor's widow a few
years back. Except for AC and radio, it's pretty basic. It's easy to get this
truck stuck when the back end is light but (based on experience with tractors)
I think a limited-slip differential (which is retrofit-able)
In my area we call 2wd trucks ditch queens. Unless you've got good
snow tires and a buncha weight in the back and really know what
you're doing you'll end up in the ditch...
-Curt
Around here, the 4wd yuppiemobiles end up on the side of the road,
often upside down or on the side. Primarily
knowledgeable guy who discovered that it was not a Cat engine.
Obviously you had misheard. There had been a cat _in_ the
engine at one point... But most of it cleaned up OK.
-- Jim
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G: Thanks. I'll pass all this info to him next time he writes.
.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Most of the 6.5 turbos are 190hp. The 6.2 non turbo was 138 or so.
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On Jan 24, 2015, at 1:11 AM, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
No doubt you CAN fix up a '60s truck but I bet the money isn't right. You'd
still ought to have a newer engine. The 5.7l v8 in my Dodge makes 20mpg at
65mph with 265hp which made it walk away with a 240D on a Uhaul car carrier. I
got 15mpg with that 240D from here to Dimitri's.The suspension on
Same here ---
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
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Around here, the 4wd yuppiemobiles end up on the side of the road, often
upside down or on the side. Primarily because the drivers think 4wd
negates the laws of physics. I don't often see
I think I'd have somebody setup the diff, it shouldn't cost all that much to
have somebody who knows what they're doing do it right.
My Ranger had limited slip, I think it was a Torsen but I'm not sure. It was
sweet, that truck went real well in 2wd and I basically had 4wd as a backup. In
snow
Scott wrote:
I bought 2003 2WD Sonoma (same as Chevy S-10) from a neighbor's
widow a few years back.
I bought a used Torsen unit but haven't installed it yet.
The torsen is great! In most conditions, it will actually
outperform a locked differential.
Questions/opinions: (1) What
I forgot to mention in my last post yes it will do just fine but it's not a
speed demon.
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On Jan 24, 2015, at 5:01 PM, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
archer75--- wrote:
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5
I have driven that power train with about 12k
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On Jan 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5 turbo, 380 ft. lbs. of
torque at 1,700 RPM. The turbo is
Close enough. Looks like he's good to go.
Gerry
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have driven that power train with about 12k
On Jan 24, 2015, at 4:24 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5
Randy wrote:
I have to say that there is a world of difference
between a new F150 Supercrew and a 60's Chevy pickup.
I also had a 1968 C10 Chevy for about 24 years. It was
a good truck but not nearly so nice to drive and ride in
as the newer ones are.
Times have changed
Ahh, as usual I should have been more specific. I forget that places outside of
New England people use 2wd pickup trucks. I can't see me having one, it'd be
able to make it up the hill out of camp only 50% of the time so its no use to
me. They're also not so useful towing the snowmobile trailer
I'll pass this on; he'll be happy.
Thanks,
Gerry
fmiser wrote:
archer75--- wrote:
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5 turbo, 380 ft.
lbs. of torque at 1,700 RPM. The turbo is larger than (mechanic)
had seen on that engine before.
GM used coil springs from about 62 to 72 at least, my brother's 3/4
ton had them, along with diagonal trailing arms. Fully independent
front end, at least on the two wheel drive models.
They used leafs because they are 1: cheap and 2: serve as trailing
arms, so you need only three mount
Agreed, the Mahindra would be nice to have available.
If I were in the market for a pickup, I'd look for a 62-67 chovey,
frod or dogde.
Or an international
Then put in an OM603
New pickups are ridiculous,both in bed height and in price.
Cheep should resurrect the old pickup with the same 16
archer75--- wrote:
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5 turbo, 380 ft.
lbs. of torque at 1,700 RPM. The turbo is larger than (mechanic)
had seen on that engine before.
Transmission: Hydromatic 4L80-E, electronic transmission with
overdrive.
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
No place to load up the profit in a little house. Its like a vehicle, nobody
buys a smaller truck because they can't make it cheaper enough to make any
sense.
I have long regretted the way the Japanese pickups of the 1970s were replaced by
the larger
G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
If the dealer is telling your friend, the buyer, the coach had a Cat engine
and Allison transmission, and it does not.. that misrepresentation of fact
would give me great cause to question other items on the coach carefully.
I missed that on first read.
Yeah, diesel
Mahindra was going to try to import real mini trucks again. Sadly they had a
fight with their US distributor and plans were scrapped. They were talking
about a 4cyl diesel engine capable of 30mpg, with an old school bed like Toyota
used with the tie downs at the top rail.
I was at the head of
On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 07:27:18 -0500
Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
If the dealer is telling your friend, the buyer, the coach had a Cat engine
and Allison transmission, and it does not.. that misrepresentation of fact
would give me great
Just got this from friend:
Specs on the Engine: 190 HP at 3,400 RPM, GM 6.5 turbo, 380 ft. lbs. of
torque at 1,700 RPM. The turbo is larger than (mechanic) had seen on
that engine before.
Transmission: Hydromatic 4L80-E, electronic transmission with overdrive.
I wonder if anyone on the (diesel)
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