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re: Spam Calls Are OOC
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/29/25 at 8:59 pm to LegendInMyMind
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carrier pigeon or one of those saint bernards with a barrel around its neck
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re: Spam Calls Are OOC
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/29/25 at 8:51 pm to LegendInMyMind
This is the same thing as basically just not having a phone :lol:
Between work and life I have to answer some numbers that aren't in my contact list.
Between work and life I have to answer some numbers that aren't in my contact list.
I get 35+ a day and most leave voicemails, not exaggerating.
My phone is basically useless for phone calls.
My phone is basically useless for phone calls.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/28/25 at 7:39 pm to frequent flyer
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And it's fantastic for people who have a heavier boat or trailer to haul but don't need the harsh ride and heavy payload capacity of a 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck.
This is where they get you.
Most of your current V8 half ton trucks have a payload capacity of 1400-1800 lbs. Throwing a bigger motor in it isn't going to make things better at all, the opposite actually.
Payload is the limiting factor, not the motor. The max towing package on the current ram 1500s will pull 13k lbs, but is limited by payload.
I've got one on the flip side. 4 of us went out on an offshore charter out of Mexico beach. We are all experienced fisherman, so likely the easiest crew they would normally take out.
Trip was booked for 8 hours on his 35ish foot center console. We get to the dock and he's in a 24 foot boat, said his was broke down. Ok whatever, we load up our coolers and hop in.
Got us on some fish early, only one crew member that was violently hungover but was trying to work hard. They found out we had beer, so captain and mate started drinking with us. Dodging storms running from spot to spot, captains full blown redneck came out, cussing up a storm, if it hit the deck it went into the box. They threw out anything that wasn't legal on the ride back in, trip lasted 4 hours instead of 8.
It was quite the experience, we had a good time but it all was very odd. Felt like we went out with some random redneck instead of a charter captain.
Trip was booked for 8 hours on his 35ish foot center console. We get to the dock and he's in a 24 foot boat, said his was broke down. Ok whatever, we load up our coolers and hop in.
Got us on some fish early, only one crew member that was violently hungover but was trying to work hard. They found out we had beer, so captain and mate started drinking with us. Dodging storms running from spot to spot, captains full blown redneck came out, cussing up a storm, if it hit the deck it went into the box. They threw out anything that wasn't legal on the ride back in, trip lasted 4 hours instead of 8.
It was quite the experience, we had a good time but it all was very odd. Felt like we went out with some random redneck instead of a charter captain.
I did this as well. Word of warning, you will be hard pressed to get more than one season out of it. I've already had 3 pumps replaced under water and now the actual inflatable tub is leaking.
There's a current recall on the pump units too.
There's a current recall on the pump units too.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/28/25 at 9:36 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
From one fleet of service trucks.
I've seen 2 fleets that went to gassers around 2020 and they are slowly converting back to diesel. The durability and fuel costs are not as anticipated, one is a Chevy fleet the other is ram.
I've seen 2 fleets that went to gassers around 2020 and they are slowly converting back to diesel. The durability and fuel costs are not as anticipated, one is a Chevy fleet the other is ram.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/28/25 at 9:24 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
So your data on fuel mileage, which is better than the half ton 5.3, and on longevity of the vehicles which is counter to every bit of data reported online is your basis. Got it.
The payload difference between my 3/4 ton and the equivalent trim gasser is 300 lbs btw.
The payload difference between my 3/4 ton and the equivalent trim gasser is 300 lbs btw.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/28/25 at 9:16 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
The argument if you need a diesel then you need a 1 ton is a ridiculous argument.
Look around you on the roads, what is more commonly overloaded? Half ton trucks, not heavy duty trucks.
The difference between my 3/4 ton and my half ton in payload is over 1500 lbs. The difference between my 3/4 ton and the equivalent 1 ton is 800 lbs.
I need to tow things that were over the limits of my half ton, I do not need to tow things over the limit of my 3/4 ton that would warrant a 1 ton.
Look around you on the roads, what is more commonly overloaded? Half ton trucks, not heavy duty trucks.
The difference between my 3/4 ton and my half ton in payload is over 1500 lbs. The difference between my 3/4 ton and the equivalent 1 ton is 800 lbs.
I need to tow things that were over the limits of my half ton, I do not need to tow things over the limit of my 3/4 ton that would warrant a 1 ton.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/28/25 at 9:12 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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My buddys averages around 18mpg
He is lying. My ram with the 5.7 got less than that.
Rode with a guy on a 4 hour trip to go fishing in his and he got 15 mpg highway. The fuel mileage is absolutely awful on the 6.6 gas. Under 10 mpg towing typically.
Yes upfront they more more expensive, they also last longer and are more suited for what purpose a HD trucks serves.
You keep trying to make the point that gas 3/4 ton is BETTER than a diesel 3/4 ton and you can't. You've made you're point that it is potentially cheaper, and that's it. I believe in the long run they aren't really cheaper, the fuel mileage is painful and you're putting it under a lot more stress towing just so you don't have to pour some DEF in every few months.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/27/25 at 10:56 pm to frequent flyer
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The 6.6L Gas in the GM can get up to about 15-17 without towing on 87 octane.
No it doesn't. At best it may get 16 mpg pure highway.
I filled up my 3/4 ton Duramax at 3.25 a gallon last week and I'm averaging 17.7 mpg driving around for family Christmas.
Getting a 3/4 ton with a gas is the same thing as getting a Camaro or mustang with a V6.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/27/25 at 10:45 pm to lsufan1971
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Unless the diesel is making you money a gas burner is a no brainer. My 6.6 GM gas burner would pull anything a diesel would. There isn’t any cost savings in the MPG debate. Diesel honing ti cost $12k out the gate. Fuel is .60-.70 more per gallon. You would have to run the truck 365k miles just to break even on the cost.
Did you factor in that the gas burner gets 11-15 mpg and the diesel gets 16-21 mpg? That's without towing, the gas numbers are God awful towing.
My opinion would be that if you require the tow capacity of a 3/4 ton, gas is not an option. The payload numbers on every truck but the ram gas vs diesel is marginal. Diesel will give better towing, longevity, and better mileage towing and not towing.
There is absolutely a space for a 3/4 ton truck and not a 1 ton. Pulling an fifth wheel for the family that's 12klbs with 2k pin weight is perfect for a 3/4 ton. Pull a tractor to the camp, perfect. 1 ton is overkill for that slot and loses its daily driveability.
re: If you had to buy a 2025 3/4 ton pickup
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/27/25 at 10:41 pm to partsman103
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GM with the 6.6 Gas engine and the Allison trans.
Somewhat right.
GM no longer has an Allison trans. Duramax is proven, go with the diesel GM.
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ect
Pet peeve of mine.
In college I was written up at work when my boss left a note of stuff to do and had ect on it. I wrote on the paper "it's etcetera, not ectcetera retard" and was written up the next day :lol:
Same genius that told us to divide a field for an Easter egg hunt into 3 equal halves.
I put together a trampoline and took apart the old trampoline.
Is this the right thread?
Is this the right thread?
re: Standing Rib Roast. Smoke With The Bones Tied Or Without The Bones?
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/23/25 at 10:38 pm to BigDropper
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no I won't. Never have, never will.
Admittedly, you know a lot more than I about food and cooking.
That being said, can you go ahead and run me down how you're going to get a crust UNDER the bones that have been separated then tied back on effectively shielding the meat under them from the direct heat.
Genuinely curious since you said you've never and will never have that issue, I may be missing something.
Small cars just aren't for me, I just don't like it.
Luckily my family is big and I do a lot of truck stuff so I have a 3/4 ton and my wife has a Yukon XL.
Can't see ever going back down in size.
Luckily my family is big and I do a lot of truck stuff so I have a 3/4 ton and my wife has a Yukon XL.
Can't see ever going back down in size.
re: Standing Rib Roast. Smoke With The Bones Tied Or Without The Bones?
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/23/25 at 6:50 pm to BigDropper
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never had that problem.
If the bones are already cut off and just tied back on you will definitely have the problem if you don't separate them during cooking. Which I believe is the case here.
That's how Publix packages their standing rib roast. Which is also 9.99 lb right now so not 400 dollars.
re: Standing Rib Roast. Smoke With The Bones Tied Or Without The Bones?
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/23/25 at 5:06 pm to BigDropper
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This is preferred because after it's cooked you just cut the strings and have s boneless rib roast that's easy to carve. Don't waste the bones, wrap them in foil and continue cooking until they're tender. That's the chef's reward for cooking.
Don't do this. You will end up with a standing rib roast that you just removed literally half of the crust from.
Untie it, take the bones off, cook those separately. We cut the meat off of it and use it for stew meat or grind it for burgers.
Cook it boneless if the bones are already cut off.
re: Do you use the F word around your kids?
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/23/25 at 9:07 am to Dawgfanman
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this thread LSU fans who chant Suck that Tiger Dick Bitch, are trying to act like they have class..
For real. Lots of high and mighty in here.
My kids are taught that swear words are just words. It is their intent that matters.
Saying what the frick and what the fudge isn't any different when the intent is the same.
Don't stand on pomp and circumstance that a word by itself is harmful, same crowd will ride the "guns don't kill people" stuff but a word is just instantly bad.
re: Will "Learn to Weld" become the new "Learn to Code" with AI coming for the coding jobs?
Posted by BoogaBear on 12/22/25 at 2:12 pm to CapnKangaroo
The absolute easiest part of my job is the coding portion. That's what people not in the industry do not understand.
You can have the most advanced "AI" engine available today and it sits there idle until I tell it what to do.
You can have the most advanced "AI" engine available today and it sits there idle until I tell it what to do.
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