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  1. tonkadoctor

    finally got me a car!!

    Looking good Rich, nice score;tu. Not a very hard hit for having a salvage title:dunno. Looks like things are turning around for ya. All the best, Mike
  2. tonkadoctor

    Bill Gates gets richer and richer...

    Bill's Orafice XP does work on Vista....... and he didn't make a dime from me on it :innocent
  3. tonkadoctor

    new to diesel truck world

    Oh, Oh, I know, I know:innocent...... You can save $32 if you get the oil and filter at walmart..... $3 per each gallon of oil and $20 on the same exact oil filter in the same exact Motocraft box....... FWI you can save another $1 if you get the Fram filter which is the same exact filter in an...
  4. tonkadoctor

    Volant Air Intake Kit

    Sucking cool air from outside is better than warm air from under the hood... However I was quite satisfied with my $40 homemade tymar...... and too cheap to spend $240 and up for a cold air kit.
  5. tonkadoctor

    new to diesel truck world

    :lmao:lmao I do that a week these days. Maintenance is the key, especially oil changes with the proper oil in a powerstroke. My rule of thumb buying a car or truck is to avoid the first few years of a major change. My only gripe about my 6.0 is fuel economy significantly lower than my 7.3...
  6. tonkadoctor

    What's going on everyone? Hello from Alberta

    Welcome, I'm up in your neck of the woods often. On my way to drop a fifth wheel off in Claresholm, AB right now. be there tomorrow night or sunday. Not hearing good at all about the 6.4 in the fuel mileage dept among the few that have bought them in the RV transport industry. Last guy I...
  7. tonkadoctor

    SCT tuner & plans to try to increase fuel mileage

    That is definatly worth looking into.
  8. tonkadoctor

    SCT tuner & plans to try to increase fuel mileage

    I stopped in to buy an exhaust system for the truck today but ended up walking out with a Bully Dog Triple Dog:confused::dunno He was gonna load a trial performance tune in the truck but with me picking up a 9k 30' fifth wheel to pull 1773 miles to Clairsholm, AB and back tomorrow he let me...
  9. tonkadoctor

    Have you heard about Dodge.

    Well then. I'll take a Ford CC F350 with a Cummins and an Allison please:D........................ :dunnowatcha mean this ain't Burger King:(
  10. tonkadoctor

    Have you heard about Dodge.

    Ah OK, is that just like an Acura isn't a Honda:D
  11. tonkadoctor

    Have you heard about Dodge.

    I saw a brand new Dodge cab & chassis rolling down the road a couple days ago, think it was a 4500 or 5500 model, no body on it yet. Said "Sterling" across the grill. When did Freightliner snag that.:dunno
  12. tonkadoctor

    what would you charge per mile?

    I don't touch a load that pays less than $1.25 per mile to me.... And that's just using my truck leased onto a company, not a truck and trailer. Remember you're fuel cost alone is gonna eat 50 - 60 cents per mile of that run to go out and come back. Hauling for cheap isn't worth it. For...
  13. tonkadoctor

    ROI (Return on Investment) Pay back

    You are 100% right. I am not happy with my truck, In particular the engine and not because I am having problems with it because it has been reliable thus far, my next step is to start taking off every piece of EPA emmisions BS I can, If that doesn't get me where I need to be then my options are...
  14. tonkadoctor

    Ice Truckers

    Driving on the ice doesn't bother me a bit, comfortable enough to snap a bunch of shots with the Blackberry Curve at 6 MPH (10 Kph), only time I don't like driving in it is when I can't see the road. AB 40 is narrow, has no services for over 100 miles, has no shoulder and is a straight drop off...
  15. tonkadoctor

    185,500 miles and still..

    She's just getting broke in. Take care of it and it'll treat you good. Traded my '00 with 340,000 in Oct for my '06. The '06 had 92k when I bought it, just flipped 119k today.
  16. tonkadoctor

    Are IDI guys welcome here?

    Welcome Barney. We would be more than happy to corrupt you here.:sly Look around a bit and you'll recognize many folks from Oilburners, including the basement, that are over here at the sister site too.
  17. tonkadoctor

    Ice Truckers

    That was a good run and I knew about the ice bridge in the winter that cuts off about 60 or so miles each way. They run a free Ferry in the summer and in the spring and late fall when the ice is thin you have to go in the long way. Been running some of the hard loads nobody wants to take...
  18. tonkadoctor

    ROI (Return on Investment) Pay back

    You have bought about the worst combination for fuel economy. F350 Crew cab dually 4x4 4.10 gears 6.0 automatic Don't worry, you're not alone, difference between yours and mine is I have 3.73 gears. I tow travel trailers professionally, run 10 - 12k miles per month. I get 8-10 mpg...
  19. tonkadoctor

    SCT tuner & plans to try to increase fuel mileage

    Thank you.
  20. tonkadoctor

    Ice Truckers

    Yep they're nuts. Shot these crossing the ice bridge to deliver a travel trailer to La Crete, Alberta, about 400 miles south of Yellowknife, last week. Had to use 4wd to get up the bank on the other side. This was nothing compared to the snow storm I got caught in coming back the next day...
  21. tonkadoctor

    SCT tuner & plans to try to increase fuel mileage

    If I can't get him on the phone, I'll get a load into Colorado and stop in and bug him in person.;) Bama, How are you using the truck and how do you like the custom trannie tunes when towing. Are you using this truck to pull a wedge or is this a drive around town looking cool and hunting...
  22. tonkadoctor

    Bama's driver caught on tape

    :sweet That's funny.
  23. tonkadoctor

    What is fuel costing you?

    Ah OK, you must have a chort bed. Aero Tanks has a 55 gallon for the superduty short or long bed Transfer Flow has a 46 gallon tank for the short bed extended cab and crew cab 99 - 07 trucks
  24. tonkadoctor

    What is fuel costing you?

    I bought that $449 91 gallon RDS aux tank and install kit at Northern Tool. Saves me about $50 or so per trip and has already paid for itself in a few weeks. Love it.
  25. tonkadoctor

    SCT tuner & plans to try to increase fuel mileage

    Planning to call Tadd at Elite Diesel for an SCT X3 or Livewire tuner in a couple weeks. Goal is to increase fuel economy when towing a little and definatly when empty. Currently getting 8-10 towing travel trailers and fifth wheels and 15 - 16 empty, this is hand calculated hwy miles. I'm a...

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