Recent Content by TMccarthy

You got it, Spooled-up. I'm talking about waste vegetable oil. I've visited some sites that claim you can use this, and can also use "used" engine oil as fuel. Maybe not 100%, but at maybe 1 part "recycled oil" to 5 parts diesel fuel. The treatments of the waste oil, to make it "burnable", vary...

It cost me $88 bucks to fill my tank today. :eek: As I drove off, laughing, I decided that I need a better way. I've read some on using WVO as a percentage of the total fuel. Is the Gen 3 compatible with this? Forgive me if I'm asking a question that's already been answered - I'm...

Be sure to put them on a dimmer switch so you can spool them up slow and give the 'gaters time to decide to back off or stick with it and get smoking holes where their eye balls use to be. Good luck with it.

Thanks, JApol. Nice rig. It'd be nice to swivel those Hella's so tailgaters could "see the light".

Hello to all. I'm an ex-gas guy lovin my 2003 diesel. The dealer mechanics are getting $90/hr in labor now, and it's time for me to learn diesel. The knowledge available from you motorheads is mind boggling, and I look forward to learning from you. Hopefully I'll be able to add something useful...

Thanks, BHolm. I'm going with 600 lbs. over the rear axle. If it slides, I'll go to 800. Have a great Holiday! TMcCarthy

Snow's a comin' and I've got two different suggestions on how much weight is good over the rear wheels for xtra traction in the snow. Last year, I used 300 lbs over the rear axle. Slid sideways (correctable) only twice, at low speed. Any rule of thumb out there for what weight is the right...