Posted by Mark - IN. on December 19, 2011 at 19:37:11 from (67.163.72.186):
In Reply to: Big 3 2500 trucks posted by Dave from MN on December 19, 2011 at 16:06:01:
As I read the responses, everyone seems to have their likes, dislikes. I'm from northern Indiana where they still make RVs and travel trailers, and I see new travel trailers being pulled down the interstate all the time, but by one tons. I see more Cummins Dodges pulling them than anything else, most often 4x4 dualies, automatics. That doesn't make them good necessarily. Could me the local Dodge dealers give the best deals. But I've asked a couple few what they think of them, and they say they love them. I guess that made in Korea rear axle that replaced the Dana back in about '04 or '05 seems to hold up. Its durability came into question at first, but I haven't heard a complaint about one since.
As for 3/4 ton, I have a '96 that I love to death, and plan to rebuild it as often as I need to until I get a million miles out of it. Seriously. Its got about 280K on the odometer and I had that auto transmission rebuilt at about 260K. 4x4 Cummins. On the other hand, I have an '02 Dodge, same truck except extended cab with its 8' bed, and had the front Dana 60 rebuilt at 25K, transmission rebuilt at about 50K. My '96 is like a Timex watch that takes a lickin' and keeps tickin'. My '02 is pampered, and has had a couple of majors with 70K on the odometer. The new one ton drivers around me seem to love their Dodge trucks.
Now, is a young lady lives down the road from me that loves her 3/4 ton, gas, 4x4 crew cab Chevys, and has a new one now that she pulls a 30' fifth wheel horse trailer with, frequently. And she did with her '98 that she traded for this one. Obviously, Chevys are good to her. Her boyfriend has two fairly new 3/4 Dodges, both 4x4 Cummins regular cabs, and he works them plenty, and pulls his Case IH MFWD Farmall series on a fifth wheel with. Thats a lot of tractor to pull with a 3/4 ton, but he does. And I have neighbors that have Fords and love them to death.
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