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Trucks and SUVs are of considerable variety and so are the accessories that enhance them. Some people choose their truck or SUV for purely aesthetic reasons, others because of specific performance needs. Which truck will do a better job towing? Which SUV is the most fuel efficient? These are questions that the thoughtful consumer must consider before choosing an SUV or truck. In this way, the consumer makes an informed investment. But extracting the most from this investment requires vigilant maintenance, wise fuel-consumption habits, and investing in truck accessories for performance enhancement.
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Trucks can use all sorts of engines. Small trucks such as SUVs or pickups, and even light medium-duty trucks in North America and Russia will use gasoline engines. Most heavier trucks use four stroke turbo intercooler diesel engines, although there are alternatives. Huge off-highway trucks use locomotive-type engines such as a V12 Detroit Diesel two stroke engine.
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Priddy "Trucks" Shaker Teether Books: Small pieces of the teether can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children. St. Martin's Press has received two reports of children biting off pieces of the teethers. more
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In the PRO Light Pickup race, it was clear that the Nissan Frontier-bodied trucks were the ones to beat, as champion Chad Hord won the race and Art Schmitt came in second. Schmitt had gotten out to an early lead, but Hord, who was in fourth, began picking off the three in front of him, getting by Schmitt on lap seven. Schmitt didn't let Hord out of his sight though, and both were able to use their 310-plus horsepower Nissan Motorsports race- prepared powerplants to drive away from the rest of the field.
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[H]undreds of pounds of food collected by Daimler Financial Services' employees during a food drive were presented to Forgotten Harvest and loaded onto the agency's trucks. Earlier this year, Daimler Financial donated three brand new Freightliner and Sterling trucks to Forgotten Harvest's growing fleet.
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Small trucks use the same type of transmissions as almost all cars which have either an automatic transmission or a manual transmission with synchronisers. Bigger trucks often use manual transmissions without synchronisers which have less bulk and weight although synchromesh transmissions are used in larger trucks as well. Transmissions without synchronisers known as "crash boxes" require double clutching for each shift, (which can lead to repetitive motion injuries), or a technique known colloquially as "floating," a method of changing gears which doesn't use the clutch, except for starts and stops, due to the physical effort of double clutching especially with non power assisted clutches. Double clutching allows the driver to control the engine and transmission revolutions to synchronize, so that a smooth shift can be made e.g. when upshifting, accelerator pedal is released and the clutch pedal is depressed while the gear lever is moved in to neutral, clutch pedal is than released and quickly pushed down again while the gear lever is moved to the next highest gear. Finally, the clutch pedal is released and accelerator pedal pushed down to obtain required engine rpms. Although this is a relatively fast movement perhaps a second or so while transmission is in neutral it allows the engine speed to drop and synchronize engine and transmission revolutions relative to the road speed.
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