Baylaker

I would love it if Toyota would make a proper 3/4 ton

Ya around there, my best was 13L per 100 it gets cut in half at a minimum when towing heavy, but man does it ever tow nice!

The 6.0L is a very reliable, been refined over the years and has proven to be a solid winner. I’m sure some people have had problems with them, but for the most part the engine just works. Definitely not a winner in the mileage department, but what big block is?

Yes, definitely the loser for mileage. mine is ok if I’m not towing, it’s when I’m hauling around 5-6ton is when it starts to get a little thirsty.

I need a 3/4 ton for work. But I have decided to keep my 6.0L I know a guy that has one of those 3.0L diesel’s and it’s phenomenal on fuel. I wish I could say the same about my truck lol

That’s right, you’re going to find sick people at hospitals and problems on the Internet. I want to know of these potential problems before spending $40-$50k to get into a new truck. The 4.8. 5.3 and 6.0l engines were all bullet proof engines. I had a 4.8 and beat the piss (worked hard) out of it for 325,000km. They shouldn’t have stopped producing that one either. never owned a 5.3 but they were good before they started designing them to shut down to 4cyls. Big problems with that and still ongoing with the new ones. my 6.0L has been flawless and has also been worked its whole life so far. We got the last year of the 6.0L. I’m afraid if we trade it in, I’ll end up with the known 6.6L engine issues, that by the sounds of it, they still haven’t addressed. And with the 6.6L only being introduced in 2020, it sounds like they still have some work to do on it. I can’t stand ford, dont like the interior or exterior, im sure they’re solid trucks, just don’t like the looks of them.

Great, so GM knows about it and won’t fix it, and now they’re building a new engine that’s going to take 3-4yrs more to get all the bugs out of it? Just wonderful…. they should’ve never stopped producing the 6.0L

I was looking at ram, but they’re having tranny issues. I know a couple guys that bought new and tranny went around 20,000km

I currently have a 2500HD Silverado with the 6.0L gas engine. It’s been flawless and is a very reliable and proven engine. It has 125,000kms on it and still runs like a top. Im considering upgrading to a new truck but the not the 6.6L gas is offered now. I’ve heard of faulty plugs and some of them needing to add oil constantly due to bad rings and seals. just wondering if anyone has one, what your experience is, or if anyone knows that maybe these issues have been resolved for MY25?

We all have our central banks to thank for “printing” or increasing (however you want to look at it) the total fiat supply by about 40% over the span of about 18 months during our recent pandemic. You can’t add more currency units to a monetary system that fast and not expect prices to rise especially if you have the same amount of goods. No man should be able to just print money that another man has to work for. They usually don’t increase the money supply that fast. But during times of economic crisis or warfare, it gives them an excuse to increase the supply and debase the currency. This has been proven time after time throughout history. The more they “print”, the weaker the dollar gets, and it’s not like our goods and services are becoming any better quality either to justify the increase in prices. I think we can all agree the newer stuff just isn’t built like it was years ago. Our dollar is shite, and the current prices on almost everything proves that, and unfortunately with this war going on, it’s giving them yet another excuse to print more and more money. Not to mention the US is $37trillion in debt and prints daily just to service the interest alone Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the printer will continue to print, and inflation will also continue until people just lose faith in the currency and ultimately, it fails. it’s not a matter of if the currency fails, it’s when.

Im not selling anything off, my wife won’t let me. Everytime I sell something I end up needing it whether it’s a toy or a piece of equipment. So I end up with a bunch of shite that collects dust. We’re rockin n rollin as usual in the landscaping industry. I can’t speak for other industries though.

I would have thought there wasn’t any snow left! Wow!

Too many black sleds out there imo. Need some colour forsure🤙🏼

That would be nice if they had that issue resolved

I’d love to get this one, when it upgrade from the viper, I’ll definitely be looking at an expedition for myself. Need to try before I buy though

Yep, I’m sick of seeing all the black sleds out there lol

Nice, we’re going with the 4yr warranty too. The heated seat, new front end, better shocks, adjustable bars, better gauge etc is well worth the extra $600 over the adrenaline package. I can’t remember exactly how much more, but it was in that ballpark. Did you get all black or the coloured option?

Hey! Thanks @CAT RIDER Between the spring maintenance on my viper, getting the bravo 250 for the kids trail worthy and the new sled for the wife, I’m pretty excited for next season already!

We ordered a 26 renegade X 900T i was originally looking at the adrenaline package, but for the extra $600 if I remember correctly, I upgraded to the X package and got way more than $600 in value. Just the new ras rx front end is worth around $1100 I think? Im keeping my viper for now as I really do still love that sled, but eventually making a full transition to skidoo. My wife hates the vipers, and the Polaris S4 is just underpowered. Our good friend let us borrow his wife’s skidoo for a day so we could make our decision before buying, which helped a lot with her decision.

If you can justify it, it’s a write off🫡

You didn’t miss anything anyways. Skidoo only had 6 sleds there. Argo was there with their lineup. I had no idea they made ATVs or a Sasquatch. The show is definitely more geared towards hunting & fishing. It at least got us out of the house anyways.

Anybody going to the sportsman’s show? Im heading down to have a look at the new 2026 skidoos and atv/utv line ups.

I’m hoping mine will get around that before needing adjustment.

We did a small 90km loop with the kids today. Parked in Arthur, rode over to teviotdale, down to Moorefield, then Alma & back to truck. Conditions were great, sun was out, still lots of snow out there. Tomorrow might be the last day in the south, but certainly potential to leave open for a couple days into the start of the week. Kids were cooked at the end of the ride!

That’s why we buy 4 strokes and run em for a long time. Costs too much to upgrade all the time.