dealing with rising diesel cost

[stehansen]

Are they usually 12,500 lbs GVW? 5 to 6 thousand pounds is what I was thinking and it has to be able to lug the chipper around also. I do work in the hills/mountains once in a while and I have learned that you can't get away with overloading things up there like ya can down here on the flat ground.

 

[sotc]

yeah we have some steep country around here, when we have to do that ill take smaller loads to get off the hill and/or another truck to haul the chipper

 

[lumberjack]

Rear disc brakes seem like a good idea as well.

Put on 85 bucks in gas and $51 in diesel today. Didn't top the grinder off though, didn't wanna put that much in the tank right now.

$3.35 for gas and $3.90 for diesel.

 

[Paul B]

$1.22CDN (works out to about $4.63CDN to a US gallon) a liter here today for gas, havent noticed a diesel price lately.

 

[sotc]

fuel went from 3.99 early this week to 4.25 yesterday!! .489 higher than super i put 120 bucks in my dodge yesterday and another 120 in 1 tank on the bucket!

 

[rumination]

Maybe I'll give up on buying a truck and just get a Geo Metro instead.

 

[sotc]

with a tow package

 

[Burnham]

with a tow package

 

[Koa Man]

Diesel in Hawaii is $4.18 a gal. I would still make my next pickup a diesel, but right now, I love my 2001 Dodge 2500 4X4 and plan to keep it till it can't be fixed anymore. I have 123000 miles on it, injection pump and starter changed 3 months ago. Should be good for another 100K miles with no problem.

 

[sotc]

i wont be getting rid of mine, i still smile when i get on it! just may want something for normal running around, good shape but not new

 

[stehansen]

I was going down the freeway the other day and passed a Geo Metro with a huge beam of wood lashed to the top.

 

[Stumper]

Ha! I passed Suzuki Samurai with a Nifty Lift mounted on the roof!

(Not really but I do WANT to see that.)