Duramax is king of the mountain again

I locked one of these threads the other day due to someone fishing......or is that trolling.......Will this be number 2?!?!?!?

Marty

alaska315 wrote:
Let me put it another way,,,,When your Duramax is beginning it's new life as a beer can for happy hour in the desert somewhere,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My cummins will still be singing how much it loves me every time I turn the key.

Lol!!
Post of the week! I'm gonna use this line on the next guy I meet bragging about his ______diesel.

My monies on the GM to win the next Ike test. GM somehow seems to engineer their diesels to perform. Even with less power GM still won several hill climbs. Now that they have basically the same power as Ford they should be king of the hill.
GM just made towing even easier.

Back to the DA program: I'd like to see some Class 4 & 5 trucks being powered by this combination. More competition will make these classes even better if GM hops back in.

rjstractor wrote:

Me Again wrote:
Get the 3500 with Aisin tranny. Larger trailers just seem to happen. Chris

I suppose you are right, but if I need to tow over 17K on a regular basis my truck will likely have dual wheels and air brakes! ;)

Hook up to a 17K 5th wheel with a 2500 RAM and you will be over the GVWR and Rear GAWR. With our 3500 we are maxing the truck out with a 16K 5th wheel.

RAM has separated the 2500 from the 3500 by putting coil springs on the 2500.

Chris

Why if I may ask,do you feel the need for the added expense and isssues with air brakes for a 17K pound load on a regular basis?.I did it for years with my dually dodge with cummins and manual transmission with an exhaust brake and ran thru out the NW and mountain states with no issues.
Certainly not "dogging" your choices,just curious.

Me Again wrote:
Get the 3500 with Aisin tranny. Larger trailers just seem to happen. Chris

I suppose you are right, but if I need to tow over 17K on a regular basis my truck will likely have dual wheels and air brakes! ;)

LOL,I really didn't leave out the 6.7,,but I drove one once and recall asking the salesman about the mileage I was seeing in the dash readout and he turned his head and looked out the window like a puppy that just got caught peeing om the carpet.
As you said FishOnOne,not to mention the emissions and the payment,LOL

This should be quite a show going up Ike with the Ford and GM trucks making this kind of hp/torque. I hope that GM has kept with their philosophy of out working their engine specs.

Let me put it another way,,,,When your Duramax is beginning it's new life as a beer can for happy hour in the desert somewhere,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My cummins will still be singing how much it loves me every time I turn the key.