Dodge cummins 5.9 or 6.7 ?
I'm looking to buy a newer truck for hauling a 5th wheel. For those who have had both 5.9 & 6.7 engines, which do you think is better and why? Right now I'm leaning towards the 5.9, because it has a l...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Me Again wrote:
You really do not want a 3rd gen with the 48RE auto, and you said you are tired of shifting! Chris
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Sorry Chris but have to disagree
2007 3500 5.9L CTD w/48re tranny towed 14K 5vr FT for 7 yrs. from border to border/coast to coast and have a US Gear EB since new.
Tow/haul mode majority of time and in OD
48re is a decent tranny....just needs to have routine maintenance every 25K (fluid change/band adjustments)
Truck is now 9 yrs old (bought it Nov '06), 140,00 miles and puts a big ole grin on my face every time I climb a 6-7% grade. Just sit back and listen to it hummmmmmmmmmm
I can say the same thing about my previous truck 99 ford superduty with the 4R100, still going strong with over 130K on it when sold, lot of tow miles with a tuner, but the 4R100 was not fords best effort, and neither was the Dodge 48RE
