newman fulltimer wrote:
Without this becoming a brand bashing the mega cab has a low payload rating check it against your tongue weight.The next thing go look at a ford crewcab it seems to fit me better and im tall.
Not true; per Ram website 3500 Mega dually is 5793 max payload, 29,100 max tow, so comparible to the crew (as stated) and much more than I'll ever need.
To answer about the Ford; never again. Had one and hated it. Currently, they are having injection pump issues resulting from poor component quality. Several folks I know who own the 6.7 have all had the same issue; truck shuts down on the freeway, inspection reveals corroded pumps/contaminated injectors, blames customer for bad fuel (bought at the same station I do, and the county does for their work trucks, without issue), Ford refuses warranty (and some dealers will have customers blacklisted if they have truck taken to another dealer) and charges up to $12,000 for the repair (all trucks less than 20,000, and range from 2011 - 2013). No thanks. Heavy service trucks from another company have had the following issues: 3 turbos in 100,000 miles (including a hood after the first turbo destructed), and 2 engines within that time. All of these trucks are stock (including no tuners). I would rather not risk that kind of bad customer service.
I'm fairly certain we're keeping what we get, at least for a decade (which will be the amount of time we've owned our current rig when the trip starts). True, things may change in the future, including not liking the lifestyle after the trip,which would be a huge waste of money if we spent a large chunk on a newer rig.
