The other DrC and I have driven diesel pickup trucks since 1983, a Chevy, a Dodge, and three Fords. We took delivery of the latest, a 2015 Ford F-350 last week. We've used them to pull a series of four 5th wheel RV trailers, and of course for the normal thing a truck can do - haul loads.
Our new truck is the first that requires, in addition to diesel fuel, a "diesel exhaust fluid" consisting of urea which in some manner (unknown to me) improves its emissions profile. Our truck driver nephew assures me all new diesels require it.
The new Ford replaced a 2006 model F-350 we purchased in 2005, which truck we traded in. The new truck is so quiet you'd be hard-pressed to know it's a diesel. It is more powerful, quicker, has a shorter turning radius, and can pull an enormous load.
It truly is a quantum improvement over the prior truck, of which we were very fond. If you love trucks and haven't checked out how much they've improved, you owe it to yourself to drive a new one. They are absolutely civilized brutes.
