Re: Need Hauling Vehicle Choice Help

Posted by Phil from Maryland on October 04, 2004 at 17:59:00 from (67.131.37.63):

In Reply to: Need Hauling Vehicle Choice Help posted by J Puleo on October 03, 2004 at 18:48:01:

I have been around a lot of trucks. I have driven Ford, Chevy and Dodge. For me, the decision would come down to getting a vehicle with an engine that is superior in design and has been proven over and over again.

I simply do not think anyone can come close to the level of reliability and brute pulling strentgh of a Dodge Ram pickup with a Cummins diesel. I would recommend looking at Ram's from 1993 - 1998 as they have the legendary 12V cummins motor that simply cannot be beat!! The Ford Powerstroke and Chevy diesels simply are not as good. The straight six design with 1/3 fewer parts and huge rods and bearings are rock solid and there are many of these trucks with over 1,000,000 miles on them. This is not one of those "did ya hear that..." fairy tales. I have actually met a guy and seen his truck. He has a hair over 1,000,000 miles and still going strong.

Many of you have been to tractor pulls and I know that you have seen the trucks pull as well. Notice how 90% of the big bad pullers are cummins powered? There is a reason for that. They are built like a tank. They can take bigger and more turbos... larger boost pressures and higher EGT's better than the other brands because they are made for true medium duty industrial applications.

You can find older ones in the $7k range even possibly with a dually but the truck itself maybe fairly rough. A 3500 1 tom dually for $10K is fairly easy to find. You will want a 4.10 gear ratio in the rear end and preferrably a manual trans. It may have over 100,000 miles but that only means she is just being broken in! A lot of poeple will respond and tell you the enignes are good but the trucks are junk. I can tell you the same is true for all the brands... They all have their faults. I would personnaly rather have a truck that needs other things rather than the engine.

And yes... I am a die hard dodge cummins fan. If you would like to learn more please stop on over to the Turbo Diesel Register website (http://www.turbodieselregister.com). It is a great place to learn more about these trucks.

Thanks

Phil

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• And yes... It can pull your weight easily Phil from Maryland 18:03:09 10/04/04 (0)

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