Re: Ford Diesel

Posted by Bill46 on September 12, 2005 at 10:29:45 from (63.65.68.246):

In Reply to: Ford Diesel posted by Allan in NE on September 12, 2005 at 06:01:18:

Well Allen, I have trusted you guys on here with things I did not know...but I do know a little about trucks. Been around them all my life and had a mess of them since I retired from the Army. Dad was a trucker till he got killed last year.
He always had a Ford until Dodge came out with the Cummins. He switched over and never went back. He pulled hotshot loads after he turned 65. Last one he had went 450,00+ miles and is still on the road.
They did have some problems when they went away from the Bosch pump for awhile...but the newer ones are much better.
I have a 96 2500 with 210,00 on it and all I have put on it is brakes, tires and shocks. I put a water pump on the thing, but only because a friend of dad's that works at Cummins said I should.
I like the Ford cab a little better, but am not real fond of the V8. Guess it's ok, but I run from Texas to Indiana several times a year and the Cummins gets much better mileage. If they were to put that engine in a Ford...I might switch back, but for now there is nothing wrong with the Dodge.
I have studied them all. I read every automotive and truck magazine I can find, and I am an engineer. I just feel GM has taken too many short cuts trying to save money. I have had GM products, but I just hear too many horror stories lately.
I have a friend with a new GM 3500. It has 50,000+ miles on it and it has been down more than up. That engine is just not right for pulling a large trailer in the hills. Transmissions fine...engine??????
If I had to have a truck, it would be a Dodge with the Cummins.
When I came back from Indiana last thme,I had a 33ft gooseneck with the 656 diesel, a Super M and an Oliver Super 55 on it. I still got 14 MPH in the Kentucky and Tennessee hills.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Bottom line...get what makes you smile. That way you can never loose.

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