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<p>As I remember the Duramax was cast and machined in several
countries and then assembled in the USA. The Duramax does nto
have a real good reputation here in OK. For 1 ton hot shot use,
the first choice is the Dodge Cummins then the Ford, and then last
is the Duramax. For all around use, the ford seems to last the
longest. The Dodge cabs fall apart after 200K miles on our rough
roads. In Hot shot use puling a trailer, 200K miles is not a very
long time, and with the high cost of a replacement, the engine
performance becomes not as important as the reliability and
durability. Back in the 80's when trucks were used for working,
an old timer who checked wells daily used a Ford for driving the
well route. When he traveled on the road he used a Chevy. The
Chevy handled the best and rode the best on the highway, but that
Twin I beam design in both 2 and 4 wd on the Ford was the best
ride on rough rutted well location roads... <br>
Here in Oklahoma, we have so much of an influx of people who never
lived in the country but decide to move out onto 5 acres. Then
they can't stand for their SUV to get dirty so they raise a ruckus
with the commissioners until the roads are paved. Due to the chip
and seal cost, they only lay down a 2 inch coating. The oil patch
trucks find a new road and immediately change their route. The
road looks like the Ho Chi Minh Trail within 2 months. Then the
county sends out a jail crew to fill the holes with cold patch and
now what was a hole is now 1 to 2 inches higher than the roadway.
For us who are retired and have to make our vehicles last, we have
to dodge these holes and drive a lot slower than when we had a
shale road that was graded every 3 months. ( maybe) The people
who have moved out here are now always in a hurry to get back into
town so they drive like a bat out of hell and then trade their
vehicles every 2 or 3 years as the suspension is shot. <br>
It is a never ending battle to keep enough land to farm and
compete with the developers and absentee heirs who are just
looking for a fast buck for the land. <br>
I have digressed form the topic, my apologies....<br>
Cecil<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/3/2019 8:35 AM, James Peck wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I think the Dayton Ohio area GM plants are IUE versus UAW. The IUE and UAW are both fellow traveler CIO unions.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_of_Electrical_Workers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_of_Electrical_Workers</a>
GM Plans New Plant in Ohio, The 251,000-square-foot complex will employ 100+ workers producing components for GM's Duramax diesel truck engines.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ien.com/operations/video/21103647/gm-plans-new-plant-in-ohio">https://www.ien.com/operations/video/21103647/gm-plans-new-plant-in-ohio</a> I would bet that the machining is done with CNC machines versus old fashioned transfer machining lines. Probably the unknown to me is how the parts are loaded. The Duramax engines go into Silverados.
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