I'm with you there Ron, my 3/4 ton diesel Ford crew cab gets better fuel millage than most mid sized SUVs and totes considerably more ... I'm waiting for the day whenever Detroit can come out with a half ton diesel pickup for those of us who wants the reliability and fuel millage of the diesel engine but doesn't necessarily need a 3/4 truck.
I work in a huge farming area and several years ago the trend was to have a huge crew-cab long bed 4x4 diesel, everybody got tired of trying to maneuver these beast and a lot of the guys downsized to F-150s and Chevy 1500s but the rough, muddy and dusty conditions were horrific on the drive trains so now 9 out of 10 are back with the 3/4 diesels ... it's just hard to beat 'em.
