I think they are searching for money any where they can. I bet Ford is going to sell a lot of F-450 SD PUs. They are selling them with factory bed options for MY '08 (Jan. '07). I saw one 450 going down the road that the bed was was flapping around (aft of the rear fenders.) If you're gonna put a bed on, do it right. He was set up to haul a gooseneck.

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Well that should be tweaking off a lot of guys. The entire Valley (Bakersfield north past Sacramento) is all enhanced. I know that MY '07 they are supposed to start particulate traps and what not. Eventually CARB will clean up diesels to the point that they will be damn near as clean as a gas vehicle so we should see more. But that might not be a good thing, considering fuel will go up with the demand.

Maybe that will push Biodiesel like it has with Ethonol. (Not complaining on Ethonol production, we've been making money off of that. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] )

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That should definately push the big three's 450/4500 trucks then. Since they are for the most part all 15K or above. I think 450s are 19K, or at least available to 19K. Or maybe that's 550.

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And you're never one?

Pot, meet Kettle.

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Just wait until Toyo chimes in too[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] King Ho[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] good to know my reputation is solid [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] and Cats are such BS on diesels. and 26000 GVW no CDL washington. and you can actually run higher with a private carrier plaque

 

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With ULSD they can be used. The problem before was soot plugging them.

California Class C (a regular lic.) allows for up to, and including 26,000lb GVWR (and ONE trailer GVWR up to and including 10,000 GVWR). All states should be that, considering commercial is regulated at the Fed level. You can go 10,001 to 15,000 GVWR FIFTH WHEEL on an endorsement that's a written-only exam.) Beyond that (15,001 5er, or 10,001 other) you can get a Restricted Class A (restricted to non-Commercial use only, or if you're a farmer within 50 miles of the farm.)

RVs are licensed on length. Over 40' (I think), they are Restricted Class B. No weight restrictions.

I wonder when/if they will add on to the Class B for over 26K, for non-commercial. There just hasn't been much of demand. Kind of a new thing, so we'll see.

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There are many issues that you will be seeing with ULSD fuel. Biggest being lack of Lubrisity which will mean the injectors, pump, and liners will be taking a beating. Should start running an additive like Essentialube or Power-Kleen to handle the sulfuric acid and handle the corrosion problems plus stabilize the fuel.

 

They've been threatening to do that for years. i am sure it is coming. I also think they can not go backwards and hit older vehicles on the road. think they will start with the newer ones. We also live within the CARB regulatory zone. What some people are doing is getting a friend's address or P.O. box in the hills and registering their vehicles up there to circumvent the restrictions. I myself would never do that[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]