Dually Truck.. What is this feeling?

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

burningman wrote:
The Ford is hands-down most difficult to service because most operations require the cab to be removed from the chassis. I'd have a Ford if it weren't for that.
The Cummins by nature of being a straight six is the easiest to work on.

You would think something is wrong with me, I have THREE crewcab duallies, a Dodge (my daily driver) and two Chevys. But I'll 'splain it quick and simple: my daily drivers for many years were Mazda Miatas. I had two... both were destroyed in collisions in intersections. Both times I managed to walk away unharmed. I'm not pushing my luck any further!!
The heck with gas mileage, I don't wanna get killed!

I sure don't expect to have to do anything other than change the oil and maybe a filter or two on any of my vehicles in the time I plan to own them. Even my old 1992 Honda Accord has never had more than an oil change and 1 battery replaced in the last 15 years.

No disrespect intended but that 1992 Accord has a much better track record for reliability than the PSD. One would be hard pressed to own a more reliable vehicle than a Honda; we have owned 3 of them including our current 2005 Acura MDX.

I believe that if one isn't planning on keeping the PSD for a long period of time then they are likely fine. However, if one plans on keeping their truck for a LONG time (like I do) then I do not believe they will return the lowest operating cost due to their complexity. The 6.7L PSD is a beautiful running engine (we have several of them at my work now) but one look under the hood scared the heck out of me! :B

No disrespect either but that 1992 Accord has a much better track record for reliability than the 6.7 cummins as well.

BTW... I plan to keep my truck for a long time too and with 108k miles I'm past the warranty with no worries and no repairs to date. Operating costs has been limited to oil/oil filters, fuel filters, tires, wiper blades, and I had transmission,transfer case, rear end fluids changed last week at the Ford dealer. I probably change the batteries very soon.

Decided to pull the trigger on a new set of Motorcraft batteries. Hopefully should be good for another 4 years.

That's a good decision; they are great top notch batteries with a long life. It is all I ran in my Ford diesels too.

Does the tranny in your truck have a 100k mile service interval? I think the one in my work F-150 is longer than that. I sure had a wake up call looking for the transmission dipstick; there isn't one! :B

The transmission has a 150k mile service interval. Also I don't recall ever checking the transmission fluid level, but yes the Super Duty's still have a dip stick. Also I purchased the Motorcraft batteries since I didn't really know what other brand to purchase and the Ford dealer is nearby where I work. I've had mediocre experience with these batteries in the past.