Anyone have experience with the baby Duramax in the Tahoe/Yukon or 1500 trucks? Got a ride in a Suburban from the airport and it had that engine. Felt smooth and was quiet, and the driver showed the average mpg over 35,000 miles being 28 which would be a major improvement for me. I do over 45 miles a day on interstate so that type of mileage would be amazing.
Update: most weight distribution systems are not recommended for trailers with surge brakes because they do not allow the coupler to push into the coupler housing and engaging the brakes.
Calm down bro, quit trying to read so much on the internet Surge brakes are good and will actually be helpful for you. They were basically designed for boat owners that don't know how to use controllers. I'm not sure you arnt getting a little bit more than confused on what you actually need here If you are referring to a weight distribution hitch attachment thing like this Blue Ox BXW0550 SWAYPRO Weight Distributing Hitch 550lb Tongue Weight for Standard Coupler with Clamp-On Latches https://a.co/d/1vdZxAh NO, you absolutely do not need one of those for a boat And no you shouldn't put one of these on a trailer with surge brakes. But there also shouldn't be a reason for it. I thought you were talking about one of these CURT 15325 Xtra Duty Class 5 Trailer Hitch, 2-In Receiver, Compatible with Select Chevrolet, GMC C-Series, K-Series , black https://a.co/d/6dYoyG2 Which does transfer the weight of the trailer further forward on the frame of the truck as opposed to an old school bumper pull Take this from someone who has pulled lots and lots of trailers (including boats) in their life. You are doing the right thing getting your new boat towed to you, that is a great decision. My guess is your truck already has the tow package frame mount hitch. When your boat gets home, hook your truck to it and start with it on level ground and step back and look at it. Does it look like the pickup is about to flip over backwards? If it does, maybe you will HAVE to have airbags. My guess it that it wont look that way. Next drive it slowly around your neighborhood. Remember to take it easy at first and see how the braking feels. How 'heavy' does it feel? Does the truck feel like it's 'bottoming out'? In my opinion, again as someone who first hooked onto a boat at 16 and pulled farm trailers before that age, and have never owned anything but a truck, my opinion is you are gunna be just fine for your short tows around town with the exact set up you already have. Airbags could make things more stable if you decide you want to pull it further down the road, getting on the highway, etc. But you may decide you don't want to do that at all if you don't feel confident in the truck itself pulling that load.
You are exactly right that I've had to learn a lot about this as up until now I've had lighter boats that are not an issue. This is the first heavy rig I've ever had to tow. Had no clue that the break controller didn't work with surge breaks. Had no clue that most boat trailers have surge breaks (seems very duh as electricity is not good in water ). Then had no clue that WDH didn't work with surge breaks. I think it's good to learn all this stuff though.
Company fined nearly $2 billion over illegal modifications on pickup trucks: ‘They inflict real harm on people’ An engine manufacturer must pay the second largest environmental penalty in United States history: a whopping $1.6 billion to settle claims that it outfitted hundreds of thousands of trucks with software to defeat pollution controls. What happened? The U.S. Justice Department has accused truck engine manufacturer Cummins of sneaking software onto trucks that bypass emissions controls, including pollution sensors, in violation of the Clean Air Act. Spoiler According to the Justice Department, Cummins rigged about 1 million Ram pickup trucks to cheat emissions tests so they looked cleaner than they actually are, reported The New York Times. As a result, 630,000 model year 2013-2019 Ram engines and 330,000 model year 2019-2023 Ram engines have secretly been releasing nitrogen oxide, which forms smog. “Violations of our environmental laws have a tangible impact,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “They inflict real harm on people in communities across the country.” To settle these claims, Cummins has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to the state of California. “The company has seen no evidence that anyone acted in bad faith and does not admit wrongdoing,” Cummins External Communications Director Jon Mills told Forbes. Why is this penalty concerning? Nitrogen oxide can irritate the human respiratory system, triggering asthma attacks and other breathing problems that can result in hospitalization, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This pollution also cooks up ozone smog and tropical downpours. By failing emissions tests, engine manufacturers like Cummins dodge their responsibility to keep our air breathable. What’s being done about nitrogen oxide-emitting engines? Cummins says it will continue collaborating with investigators to lower the environmental red flag. Its partner company, Stellantis, has initiated the recalls of the rule-breaking Ram models to recalibrate their software. This historic penalty serves as a wake-up call to the entire automotive industry to take clear climate action.
Guys with Leer canopies - is it worth it to buy a truck that already has one, or can you get better value by buying separate from the vehicle? Buying a 2019 Tacoma within the next 2-3 months. Some of them come with the canopy and I assume that's built in to the price. Looks like they go for about $2,000 - $2,500 if bought separately. 100% getting a canopy, just wondering if there's a real difference in buying a truck with one or not. Thx I'll hang up and listen.
Since you jamokes ignored my last post, here's a second attempt: Anyone have a leveling kit? Do you notice any difference?
Watch out for all the pavement princesses coming in here to tell you how they love the ride on their 6" lifted f250 with 40" super swampers
I really tried to figure out and understand why this happened. My simplistic analysis is this: The tires were too big for the truck. It drove well before I did that. After I did the lift and Nitto Ridge Grapplers it drove like complete shit. I'm not talking a little. I'm talking about it went from probably a B or a B+ ride quality to a D. On the interstate it felt like the wind was pushing you around when you have like 40mph gust or whatever. Like the truck would pull and you had to struggle to drive straight at times. You had to fight it. I'm now petrified to put more aggressive tires on my truck. The stock tires that are not aggressive drive so much better. Had a buddy say my new truck looks grandpa style because it has stock tires and no leveling kit (well I also don't have any custom tint). IDGAF it drives really well
By the way , my transport guy backed out yesterday after my repeated requests for the dec page of his freight insurance. He said his CGL policy had coverage for towing vehicles as he does boat mechanic work. But it only covered 200 miles because I guess he's not in the typical business of long haul towing. So why did he volunteer to do this job? Well he tells me this just a few days prior to when it was supposed to be towed. Considering the closing and taking possession of the boat was set for Saturday and now the whole deal was in jeopardy, I flipped out and about had a stroke. I called my insurance agent to see if I could somehow get the boat covered while in transport. Then I said fuck it and got on UShip last night. I put the bid up , a shipper accepted it within 10 minutes. Shipper has 200 5 star reviews , his reviews talk about how professional he is and great etc. Same price as I was going to pay the other guy . Put the $1500 into the UShip escrow account and the dude called me like 5 minutes later. Was so simple. Has $1,000,000 policy that he sent me the proof of. Dude lives in California and hotrod ships across the country. He's already hauling something to Miami then he's heading up to St Augustine to pick up my rig. I guess there are worse ways to make money. Probably going to hook up the rig to my Tundra on Saturday night when he delivers it to just see how freaking bad it sags. Might or might not tow it down the road to see how well it stops or what it feels like.
I have a friend who asked me if I was going to do something to my work truck to which I replied "no I'm not retarded." Yes I follow his ig yes hes done a million modifications. So he got a little hurt by it and said how everyone loves the look of his truck. And I'm like you get zero pussy from it (in general) and you obliterate your mpg. For what? For what!? To look cool to rednecks who spend more on their trucks than most people pay their mortgage
Transport guy got near Tallahassee and one of the trailer tires blew out . He went to put the spare on and it's a 2013. The life expectancy of a trailer tire is about 5 years. All 6 tires on the trailer are 2017s. He has a mobile tire guy coming to him . Told him to just put all new tires on . $130 each + $160 service fee. Near $1k. Oh well.
Typically the mpg damage comes from the larger tires rather than the leveling kit. Larger, heavier tires will have a higher rolling resistance and will take more effort to turn.
Speaking of mpg and ride, I have a Titan xd and drive about 200 miles a day. Anyone have recommendations on an all season highway tire that might help with gas mileage?
Try to find the stock tire that comes on the Lightning in your size. Getting a narrower/lighter tire will also help.
So inspection + test drive for that 2019 Tacoma is great, making an offer soon. Only thing is the mechanic recommended new tires. Based on some research and talking with a buddy, this seems to be best bet: https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/falken-wildpeak-a-t3w Dealer and mechanic recommended K02, but apparently that's the "old guard." Thoughts?
I bought KO2s for my jeep in 2002 and loved them, so I guess that makes me old guard. I think they've changed slightly since then but still see them around. I've heard good things about the Falkens as well.
General Grabber HTS 60 is what came stock on my Lightning. Only 15k miles in but no complaints at all. Certainly are very quiet. Trying my back to back posts together here's a comparison of the GGs vs KO2s on a Lightning https://insideevs.com/reviews/668727/ford-f150-lightning-tire-comparison/
That's a really not very straight forward /confusing comparison partly using a completely different truck even
I have a set of Falkens on an F150. I got 10 plys (load range E) for towing. They've lasted well. A little more road noise than anticipated, but not terrible, and no more than BFGs. I think you're on the right track. Good job getting it looked over.
Can you get any money back for the existing tires? My mechanic said they have plenty of tread, just shitty/cheap. Maybe like $50-$100/tire?
I read that as two separate tests... One F150 vs Rivian (with different tires which I agree isn't a fair comparison) then KO2 vs GG on the F150.
Transport guy weighed it . 10,600 pounds on the scales. It had about 100 gallons of gas in it it. Had to buy an upgraded shank and ball-I think they are overkill -up to like 16,000 pounds. I have a Class IV hitch which researching online says a class IV is rated up to 10,000 pounds but the specific data on my year/make/model hitch says it is rated up to 14,000 pounds. Moment of truth came yesterday when we loaded the trailer onto the truck. Was prepared for crazy sagging. It sags some but not near as bad as I thought. Had no issues with sway. My anxiety was about a 9/10 trying to map out /route how to get this the 4 miles to the launch from my house. We have lots of oak trees around town that could total the T-Top. Also tight turns etc. Tons of traffic. The Tundra towed it just fine no issues. Never went over 40 miles per hour. We took the highway most of the way and just let other cars go around if they were in a hurry. Definitely takes some distance to stop , you aren't stopping on a dime. After we took the boat for a spin, got the trailer and put it in 4H at the ramp just so nothing sketchy would happen. Had no issues pulling it out of the water at the ramp. Overall I feel so much better now that I've actually done it. And there's no fucking way in hell I would have pulled it 500 miles on the interstate. Also glad someone other than me had to deal with the tire blow out and getting them replaced roadside.
Awesome I figured/hoped you would be fine around town with it and you definitely made the right choice getting it brought to you Looks great, those twins are sexy
Anyone have this bedcover and like it? Found a gently used one on FB marketplace for $500 https://realtruck.com/p/undercover-...uJvSsZZVGGD9r8u09wAtsNoVKGuEles4aAgrREALw_wcB
I'm not sure I like how the cover stands straight up like this when opened. Seems odd it doesn't just lay against the glass like others.
You planning to drive with it opened like that? Because I wouldn’t, and therefore not sure why that matters. If anything, it’s a perk that it doesn’t lay against the cab or rear glass risking scratching or chipping. I bought a lightly used tri-fold cover much like this one, and it’s been an excellent purchase. But certainly up to you.
That’s a good point. My old truck had a bakflip and it had pads where it leaned against the glass and locked in place with the two arms pictured above. Just thinking if I’m hauling something larger like furniture or something would be the only time it’d be up like this. At the end of the day though, $500 for a cover that is $1100 new is still quite the deal.
My dad got a new Silverado High Country with that lane assist stuff and now I can't stop listening to the song from the commercial Also that dude looks like a backup singer in NEEDTOBREATHE
Anyone ITT have experience owning a Tacoma or Ridgeline care to share your experience with me? I'll hang up and listen
Just got out of my Tacoma and picked up a Tundra. I loved the Tacoma and only had a few complaints. The back seat was too small for my kids and myself be comfortable. I sat pretty much straight up and had my seat far enough forward that my left knee was against the dash. Then the lack of air vents in the back was an issue with living in Houston. My kids would complain about how hot it was even when the air was full blast. Only other complaint was the common one of being a little under powered. Overall I loved it and if I didn’t need the space to carry the whole family on road trips, then I probably would have kept it. It also just beat out my 4Runner as the most reliable vehicle that my family has ever had.
I have a Tacoma TRD Off Road and love it. I wasn't in the market for a full size and it works perfect for what I need in a truck. I don't have kids so I can't speak to the back seat space. I plan and keeping the thing for a long while and probably wouldn't consider anything else until a reliable EV model of it comes out, if ever.
Looks like I'm getting a Ridgeline after today's test drives. It just fits what we need better. But thanks for the Tacoma recs