Interesting truck tests, Ford vs Ram

FishOnOne wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
Thanks jus2shy

Your going to have to sleep with one eye open now that you have a guppy's attention. :B
Did I mention my BIL who is a master Ford Technician?

Don't worry guys, March madness starts in a week or so :B

What "Rico" has left out is most of those items could come right from a cummins forum! :W

???? WTF you rambling about now ???? Oh BTW I use Caps for PSD, I would think Cummins desires it also, along with a DMAX you chicken pecker ( one finger keyboard person ) :B

45Ricochet wrote:
Thanks jus2shy

Your going to have to sleep with one eye open now that you have a guppy's attention. :B
Did I mention my BIL who is a master Ford Technician?

Don't worry guys, March madness starts in a week or so :B

What "Rico" has left out is most of those items could come right from a cummins forum! :W

FishOnOne wrote:


Shouldn't your first question go to others here on this site including yourself! :R

You got it. Your posts are just opinions like everyone else's including mine. The manufacturers are not going to release failure rates.

The problem here is when someone seems to think they know more than everyone else. We have a tire guy like that and there are truck guys like that! ETC ETC People do not get tagged as Koolaid drinkers for no reason at all. It occurs when they move from opinions expressed to those that go over the top with their posts!

Chris

Me Again wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
I haven't purchased a Chevy truck since '92.

So you have no experience with newer GM or Dodges!

What are you going to say if you experience a "Ricatic" fuel system failure. Are you going to assume the blame for putting bad diesel in it when you know you did not?

Chris

Shouldn't your first question go to others here on this site including yourself! :R

I also get first hand intel from my cousin who now wrenches on mainly RAM cummins trucks for the most part. He was the one who hooked me up with a 05 RAM cummins truck that was fairly clean and low miles that came in as a trade in back in '12.

If I have a fuel system failure that was caused by contaminated fuel I'll simply go to the insurance company and let them go after the fuel supplier. It's a fairly easy diagnosis to determine fuel contamination. Link When I pump diesel I have no idea if it's good or bad, but to date ~ 9 years/210k miles combined from 2 trucks I've yet to knowingly get a load of bad diesel.

FishOnOne wrote:
I haven't purchased a Chevy truck since '92.

So you have no experience with newer GM or Dodges!

What are you going to say if you experience a "Ricatic" fuel system failure. Are you going to assume the blame for putting bad diesel in it when you know you did not?

Chris

720Deere wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
Well. Well all the Blue Kool-Aid drinking members want to slam the Rem, but if they would look with an open mind they would see what a solid package the Ram Cummins package is. I was able to look at it with an open mind and chose a Ram Cummins best choice I have ever made!

Why do you insist on talking about your 13+ year old truck that is no comparison to any of the trucks being discussed in this thread?

Because he's affected by the powerful Goat Juice!

Again I speak from my experience and my family's experience we have with all these trucks. We've owned Chevy's, Dodge's, and Ford's over the years and continue to own all 3 and have seen first hand the pro's and con's each truck design has brought to the table. How we use our trucks for farming, ranching, and recreation the Ford trucks overall hold up better, performed and continue to perform the best for us. :B

As a matter of fact I was a dyed in the wool Chevy guy, but being open minded about who's product meets my needs the best, I haven't purchased a Chevy truck since '92.

Brake caliper temperatures has never been discussed around our table, but in other parts of the country I'm sure it's an important attribute. :W

Thanks jus2shy

Your going to have to sleep with one eye open now that you have a guppy's attention. :B
Did I mention my BIL who is a master Ford Technician?

Don't worry guys, March madness starts in a week or so :B

Oops. I see NV4500.

rhagfo wrote:
Well. Well all the Blue Kool-Aid drinking members want to slam the Rem, but if they would look with an open mind they would see what a solid package the Ram Cummins package is. I was able to look at it with an open mind and chose a Ram Cummins best choice I have ever made!

Your Ram has a Dana 80 out back and an NV5600? with a C channel chassis. Yes I should have kept mine. Some things don't get better after all.

I'm not sure why I even posted, there is obviously to many with the brand loyalty blinders reading and posting on this thread.