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I had an escalde that would tow a 7500lb dump trailer full of logs without even feeling it, then the lifter banks went out at 150k and that was that. I got a new 4runner now that doesn't like 4k towing but man its 4wd is super fun at the bio dump. What I'm saying is dont buy a gm product.
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Apr 22, 2023 02:39
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Elviscat posted:Bio dump? Trees only basically.
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Apr 22, 2023 02:43
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Apr 22, 2023 02:44
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Maybe get a truck and a cheap lovely van to carry the in-laws around in. Or the other way around works too I guess. Putting both together gets you poo poo gas mileage all around. So when you're not towing you're still hauling a ton of SUV
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Laranzu posted:Maybe get a truck and a cheap lovely van to carry the in-laws around in. Or the other way around works too I guess. Our other vehicle is a tacoma access cab. I haul a lot of fishing gear around 6 months out of the year and commute with it. She doesn’t want my stinky dirty stuff in her vehicle at all so we can’t share. She doesn’t “work” so no commute and mostly is a shuttle for family and scouts. When she had a van she managed to get it stuck in a ditch during snow weather events so many times she doesn’t want one anymore. >.< She never managed to do that with her Pilot and we’ve had equally bad storms since. So barring moving or better snow plowing van is out. I’m digging nobody sticking up for GMC products. Personal antidote are always amusing. Most likely down to ford or Toyota.
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Apr 22, 2023 07:00
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For everything long haul freight, from ships to trains to pickups, there is one ranking for how green it is per cargo capacity Nuclear > Fuel Cell > Diesel > Gas > Bunker Good luck getting a fuel cell truck, or a nuclear container ship though. But surely someone has modified their Duramax to roll maximum coal with bunker fuel.
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Apr 22, 2023 10:48
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Cerekk posted:Diesel Tahoes require less maintenance and have lower depreciation than their gas counterparts, it more than makes up for the DEF cost when you look at total cost of ownership. That's the 10-speed trans, right? Or 8? Edit: I've got 255k on a 95 suburban, it needed a fuel pump a couple years ago. Took about 3 hours in the driveway.
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Apr 22, 2023 13:50
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M_Gargantua posted:For everything long haul freight, from ships to trains to pickups, there is one ranking for how green it is per cargo capacity You would need fuel heaters and coils in your fuel tanks. Theres no way 24vdc can handle that, you would have to tow a trailer with the full unit or mount it in the bed. You also forgot wind and solar.
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Apr 22, 2023 17:29
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You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. At least the non-tesla electric semis are targeting the niche they're good for - last mile delivery.
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Apr 22, 2023 17:35
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M_Gargantua posted:You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. At least the non-tesla electric semis are targeting the niche they're good for - last mile delivery. I do like the kite sail idea for cargo ships to reduce fuel use. And there's a part of me that's sad that fully wind-powered sea transport isn't viable at the scale we need because there's something really neat about sailing ships.
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Apr 22, 2023 17:59
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M_Gargantua posted:You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. "Am I a loving joke to you?" - the East India Company
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Apr 22, 2023 18:52
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Lemniscate Blue posted:I do like the kite sail idea for cargo ships to reduce fuel use. And there's a part of me that's sad that fully wind-powered sea transport isn't viable at the scale we need because there's something really neat about sailing ships. I loving love sailboats. Build a modern materials monstrosity of a windjammer, just go absolutely wild
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Apr 22, 2023 19:00
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https://www.sailcargo.inc/
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Godholio posted:That's the 10-speed trans, right? Or 8? I've got about 260k on an '03 yukon xl which is exactly the same as a suburban. It has 1001 problems and hasn't run since last April. I can't afford to fix it, nor can i sell it because getting it fixed seems a lot more likely than replacing it with the current used 4wd market. gently caress a GM is what I'm saying. Also my other car is a Lexus and it's real hosed up so gently caress a Toyota too tbh
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If I was going to buy a 6 seater that could tow decently I'd probably look at a new pilot. I love my ridgeline and they're basically the same vehicle.
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M_Gargantua posted:You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. At least the non-tesla electric semis are targeting the niche they're good for - last mile delivery. Can't do wind? Six thousand years of nautical tradition seems to contraindicate that claim. Cerekk posted:"Am I a loving joke to you?" YEAH!
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M_Gargantua posted:You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. At least the non-tesla electric semis are targeting the niche they're good for - last mile delivery.  the semis are basically useless and pepsi can only use the ones that work to move chips as the batteries can’t handle pulling sodas.
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When we can sail transpacific in 16 days regardless of weather I will accept that the age of sail has returned.
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PneumonicBook posted:If I was going to buy a 6 seater that could tow decently I'd probably look at a new pilot. I love my ridgeline and they're basically the same vehicle. I have a 2018 and the torque hasn’t changed. Even with the towing package it… complains when towing our trailer modestly loaded.
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Apr 22, 2023 20:05
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titties posted:I've got about 260k on an '03 yukon xl which is exactly the same as a suburban. It has 1001 problems and hasn't run since last April. Lol "my truck lasted 20 years and 260,000 miles, gently caress that piece of poo poo"
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M_Gargantua posted:When we can sail transpacific in 16 days regardless of weather I will accept that the age of sail has returned. 
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Cerekk posted:Lol "my truck lasted 20 years and 260,000 miles, gently caress that piece of poo poo" lol yeah
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Crab Dad posted:I have a 2018 and the torque hasn’t changed. Even with the towing package it… complains when towing our trailer modestly loaded. Haha I forgot you had mentioned your pilot. It's a completely different transmission in the 23s but I also don't know what youre towing and how often, and you're probably at a higher elevation than I am. My buddy has an Expedition and doesn't have any complaints. To me that's too loving big so our 6 seater is an explorer.
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PneumonicBook posted:Haha I forgot you had mentioned your pilot. Since we bought the 19ft trailer we have managed one weekend trip a month to various state parks or the Olympics. Next summer we want to do a 2-3 week long road trip to Yellowstone or Yosemite. Our starting elevation isn’t particularly high but to escape the area we kinda have a few mountain ranges around us in Bremerton WA.
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M_Gargantua posted:When we can sail transpacific in 16 days regardless of weather I will accept that the age of sail has returned. I looked up a bunch of stuff about the Manila Galleons when we were taking essentially the same route they would have been (Guam->Hi->southern NA), and you'd think a nuclear powered submarine would be way faster, and it is, but not by as much as you would think (less than twice as fast). That was also the only time I had to make a trip that was constrained by fuel capacity (of our escort) and holy poo poo do surface ships suck fuel down at an unholy rate, even when they're slowed down to crippled submarine pace. Lemniscate Blue posted:I do like the kite sail idea for cargo ships to reduce fuel use. And there's a part of me that's sad that fully wind-powered sea transport isn't viable at the scale we need because there's something really neat about sailing ships. They're the original nuclear(fusion)-powered ships, I think we're going to end up in a position where almost all sea-going cargo capacity is wind powered, if we end up getting serious about decarbonizing. Elviscat fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Apr 22, 2023 |
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M_Gargantua posted:For everything long haul freight, from ships to trains to pickups, there is one ranking for how green it is per cargo capacity That’s a misleading statement, because a ship on bunker (not actually bunker, it’s IFO 380cst) still puts out less crap per ton miles that a gasoline car.
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Cerekk posted:Lol "my truck lasted 20 years and 260,000 miles, gently caress that piece of poo poo" It lasted somebody those miles yes. I got like 500 out of it
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M_Gargantua posted:You can't do wind, solar, or battery for long haul cargo. Ocean is too big. At least the non-tesla electric semis are targeting the niche they're good for - last mile delivery. You probably could but it might not approach efficiency or feasibility. I know Maersk is looking into different types of wind power generation from sails to turbines. With the new IMO requirements coming in a lot of the old paradigm is going to shift, especially with speed restrictions.
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First day as a GS and the badging system broke and I’ll have to come back tomorrow. Awesome and expected.
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Aw you didn’t get to use your lanyard?
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FrozenVent posted:Aw you didn’t get to use your lanyard? I turned in all my contractor stuff.
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Crab Dad posted:I turned in all my contractor stuff. You still got paid today right?
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Once again the gods of skate kiss crabdad on his head.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Once again the gods of skate kiss crabdad on his head. Didn’t you just retire?
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Don't try to sell me on the navy reserves.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Don't try to sell me on the navy reserves. Gets mighty boring sitting at home all day…
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Don't try to sell me on the navy reserves. I went and talked to a recruiter and they told me I was too old. I tried to tell them “B…but CrabDad” and whatnot and they eventually had me escorted out of the office.
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Crab Dad posted:Gets mighty boring sitting at home all day… The gently caress it does. 
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:The gently caress it does. If you weren't in the Navy 4 days ago you could sit on your couch, smoke weed and watch a rocketship blow itself and other stuff up. If you were in the Navy you're probably underway working up for deployment or some other dork poo poo. In other news, new LCS utilization plan is "hope some other dumbasses buy them"
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