My father loves this feature when towing heavy with the newer Cummins. A lot of times when towing you get caught behind a semi and have to wait a while until there’s an opening. As soon as he pulls out, the engine goes to hammer down until he’s back up to speed, or another slow truck is ahead.

It’s definitely a nice luxury. My first TDI had a full size truck filler neck, usually it’d take not even a minute to fill up. Unfortunately, the newer one has a small nozzle.

Yup, the fleet at work started getting Transits. After a couple years of seeing how they held up, they cut the cord on it. On top of reliability concerns, they aren't easily serviceable. 

I mean, a PW4000 dropped parts near my house a few years ago.  And people on the ground were injured from a PW4000 in the Netherlines on Saturday. 

I wouldn’t hesitate one bit to fly on the Max. If you have hesitations, research the stabilizer trim runaway procedure. Long story short, runaway trim can technically happen on any plane, and that’s what was happening when the MCAS issues were occuring(which has been fixed). The stabilizer runaway trim procedure that…

If hitting the limits of the tow capacity, I’d rather have the long bed. The short bed will suffice for most people, and I’ve managed to tow a 40 footer with a short bed many times over. But the longer wheel base keeps you from clenching the wheel as much. Again, this really only becomes noticeable if you’re towing…

Yup, my neighbor ran one all the time when I was a kid. They used it as part of their regular heating. 

In terms of handling, the newer trucks corner surprisingly well. My 3/4 ton won’t keep up with my VW on a track. But if the corning speed of a truck is an issue for anyone driving on a public road, they don’t deserve to drive on a public road.

I wonder if they had a wood stove insert. Unlike a fireplace, the wood stove inserts are actually very useful and efficient. Unfortunately, the affordable ones are an eye sore. 

That’s a good point. It depends on the unit, but usually they provide more than enough heat to stay warm if you’re near it. The ventilation results in very poor efficiency, just like a fire place. As a kid, my neighbors used one up in Michigan because they didn’t have a furnace or heater, just a wood stove. They used…

Yup. There’s two big companies in the game, Stanley Black & Decker owns Dewalt and Black & Decker. TTI is SBD’s rival and they make a lot of tools, including Rigid, Milwaukee, and Ryobi.

Yup. There’s two big companies in the game, Stanley Black & Decker owns Dewalt and Black & Decker. TTI is SBD’s…

There’s old school indoor kerosene heaters. They do require ventilation, insulating your room like suggested in the article and running one is a no-go. There’s also a big fire risk if accidentally knocked over.

2. Space heaters: Remember, there’s people who have the old school kerosene space heaters. But using them with insulating the room as suggested is a no-go. Some kerosene heaters can be used indoors if ventilated properly and CO alarms are present.

Sadly, there’s now at least two fatalities from carbon monoxide from car exhaust and multiple people admitted to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisining. 

You bring up some good points. I would assume it’s more of the latter of people catching it while hanging out with someone unmasked. I don’t have any hard data on hand, but I’ve had a lot of friends and family catch it, have been exposed many times. Unlike a lot of my friends and family who caught it, I do take…

If you have to go, prepare the car as if you’re going camping for a night in the cold. Getting caught in a traffic backup from a pileup on the freeway, or stranded in the ditch is a real possibility. Things to consider bringing:

That depends on the fabric used, and the seal. Emphasis on the latter. Below is a study that can answer your question, and can help you choose your next mask. Scroll down to table 1 of this study.

It still would be niche for the time being(probably the next 10-20 years). The electric semi currently would work well in applications where they’re using using natural gas for semis. They work well in scenarios like UPS trucks and such where the origin and destination has the infrastructure to refuel or recharge. But…

I'll refer back to my previous answer: we already have weighted tags. 

That’s already being done through the fuel tax. The more fuel needed due the larger vehicle, the more you pay in taxes. A good chunk of states also put on additional taxes for heavy vehicles, weighted tags that match your declared maximum weight.