Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I have a friend in San Antonio that always rags on me to travel in his truck. We are hunting buddies. He has a early 2000something year 7. 3 and his driving habits REEEEALLY ANNOY ME! This idiot has an automatic transmission and always brags about how much more powerful his flowerpoke is and yet HE TURNS OFF THE AC everytime he accelerates to get on the freeway or when passing another vehicle. He gets upset when we go somewhere in my truck and I don't shift out of overdrive and keep the ac running. I don't understand what the problem is. Also that powerjoke has to stop for fuel every 80 miles and the owner has to empty his bladder..... every 80 miles! I never stop. I carry an extra 10 gallons of fuel in jerry cans, but have never needed it. I do change out fuel once in awhile to keep it fresh. Now this guy is always cold and the fact that my ac blows significantly warmer on the passenger side does help. Then there is the towing issue. We were coming back from northern Oklahoma with two trailers. Mine had around 12,000lbs and his about 27,000. We stopped in Ft. Worth for fuel and swapped trailers since he was crying like a baby about how heavy his trailer was and how much fuel he was using. Hand calculated I used less fuel than he did after we swapped. Come to find out he refuses to tow in overdrive... ever! I did not have the tires I have now, I had little tiny factory rubber and overdrive pulled just fine. I might consider towing in direct with the 35s, it would depend on how it was handling at the time
Lastly, it was not my truck that broke when we got out the tow chain to settle the argument. I am not complaining about that. We did this on a paved surface. I turned mine back to stock to give him a fighting chance. We chained 'em back to back, put them in 4LO, 1st gear and got out of the vehicles. Needless to say the Cummins showed its superiority. He decides that we need to sit in our vehicles and actually try applying pressure to the gas peddle... big mistake! I stood on the brakes until his tires were spinning and he had lost all traction then I let out the clutch and mashed the go peddle to the floor. Shortly thereafter a sickening SNAP was heard and he jumps out of his truck waving his arms like a banshee! Seems he dropped a driveshaft.
The war is still not over. Sometimes I STILL ride in his truck but I carry a sign and post it in the window that says
LOST A BET
HAVE TO RIDE IN FORD
FELLOW CUMMINS OWNERS PLEASE SMOKE THIS IDIOT !
This tactic works incredibly well. I sincerly hope we cross paths with CHarlan of Bulverde. The originater of Great Smoke Stories thread. Bulverde is right around the corner from San Antonio.
Lastly, it was not my truck that broke when we got out the tow chain to settle the argument. I am not complaining about that. We did this on a paved surface. I turned mine back to stock to give him a fighting chance. We chained 'em back to back, put them in 4LO, 1st gear and got out of the vehicles. Needless to say the Cummins showed its superiority. He decides that we need to sit in our vehicles and actually try applying pressure to the gas peddle... big mistake! I stood on the brakes until his tires were spinning and he had lost all traction then I let out the clutch and mashed the go peddle to the floor. Shortly thereafter a sickening SNAP was heard and he jumps out of his truck waving his arms like a banshee! Seems he dropped a driveshaft.
The war is still not over. Sometimes I STILL ride in his truck but I carry a sign and post it in the window that says
LOST A BET
HAVE TO RIDE IN FORD
FELLOW CUMMINS OWNERS PLEASE SMOKE THIS IDIOT !
This tactic works incredibly well. I sincerly hope we cross paths with CHarlan of Bulverde. The originater of Great Smoke Stories thread. Bulverde is right around the corner from San Antonio.
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