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Anybody who finds changing the oil or fuel filters out on a current model Cummins challenging probably ought to be paying somebody else to perform all the maintenance on their truck. All three are a piece of cake.

FishOnOne wrote:

blofgren wrote:
I would suggest doing some reading on some Ram/Cummins forums. As much as some people have had some issues, the vast majority of owners of the 4th generation Rams are very satisfied with their trucks. The current Ram is a completely different animal than your current truck; I think you would be surprised! In the past I always felt the Ram was lacking compared to the Ford but that is certainly not the case anymore.

One major point that pushed me to the Ram was the difference in engine complexity. A look under the hood of the Ram vs the Ford is a real eye opener. I plan on keeping my truck for a very long time so long term reliability and repair costs were very important to me.

Good luck on your purchase!

If you look under the hood of the OP 5.9 truck and compare it to your 6.7 truck you would be startled and don't forget that exhaust system on your truck too. There's so many more opportunities for failure on your truck. Good luck with that long term ownership and be sure to budget a new DPF sometime along the way. Most here will not work on their emission compliant diesel so why don't you post what most will do with their diesel truck and that is to service it. I would suggest anyone considering a new ram look what's required to remove an oil filter, or change those fuel filters compared to a GM or Ford diesel.

Fish, you're comparing the 5.9L engine which was discontinued 10 years ago. That would almost be like comparing a 7.3L to the 6.7L Ford. I'm comparing 2 engines that are on the market today.

So a 6.7L Ford owner won't be facing a DPF replacement one day? LOL. I think we're all in the same boat there my friend.

And although the oil filter on the 6.7L Cummins is a PITA I will deal with that any day over a failed CP4 HPFP. I have already sourced an oil filter relocation kit that will go on my truck when the warranty is up. It is common sense that the more complicated the engine the more expensive long term ownership will be. And the Ford 6.7L is a VERY complicated animal.

blofgren wrote:
I would suggest doing some reading on some Ram/Cummins forums. As much as some people have had some issues, the vast majority of owners of the 4th generation Rams are very satisfied with their trucks. The current Ram is a completely different animal than your current truck; I think you would be surprised! In the past I always felt the Ram was lacking compared to the Ford but that is certainly not the case anymore.

One major point that pushed me to the Ram was the difference in engine complexity. A look under the hood of the Ram vs the Ford is a real eye opener. I plan on keeping my truck for a very long time so long term reliability and repair costs were very important to me.

Good luck on your purchase!

If you look under the hood of the OP 5.9 truck and compare it to your 6.7 truck you would be startled and don't forget that exhaust system on your truck too. There's so many more opportunities for failure on your truck. Good luck with that long term ownership and be sure to budget a new DPF sometime along the way. Most here will not work on their emission compliant diesel so why don't you post what most will do with their diesel truck and that is to service it. I would suggest anyone considering a new ram look what's required to remove an oil filter, or change those fuel filters compared to a GM or Ford diesel.

The new Ram is available with an entirely different transmission, the Aisin, which is used in medium-duty trucks. If you buy a newer Ram, get that. Don't buy one without that.

I would suggest doing some reading on some Ram/Cummins forums. As much as some people have had some issues, the vast majority of owners of the 4th generation Rams are very satisfied with their trucks. The current Ram is a completely different animal than your current truck; I think you would be surprised! In the past I always felt the Ram was lacking compared to the Ford but that is certainly not the case anymore.

One major point that pushed me to the Ram was the difference in engine complexity. A look under the hood of the Ram vs the Ford is a real eye opener. I plan on keeping my truck for a very long time so long term reliability and repair costs were very important to me.

Good luck on your purchase!

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Has your Ram been a good truck? Curious as to what's driving you to the Ford. I actually made the switch the other way around (Ford to Ram) and am very satisfied.

2013 Ram 3500 Megacab DRW Laramie 4x4, 6.7L Cummins, G56, 3.73, Maximum Steel, black lthr, RAM 20k sliding hitch, Retrax, Linex, and a bunch of options incl. cargo camera
2008 Corsair Excella Platinum 34.5 CKTS fifth wheel with winter package & disc brakes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

My Ram has served me well, except for the transmission. It was replaced under warranty once by the Dodge Boys and when I lost confidence in the replacement trans. I put in a Goreng billet trans. it works great. I would stay with the Ram but it gets really bad reviews from Consumer Reports. Also, I liked the Quad Cab size which is not offered any longer.

Happy Travels

Has your Ram been a good truck? Curious as to what's driving you to the Ford. I actually made the switch the other way around (Ford to Ram) and am very satisfied.

FYI...I had a bid on all 3, no brand preference as I believe all the new diesels are great trucks.

it just came down to who made me the best deal on what they had as I didn't want to order a truck. Honestly if someone in new England had a GMC denali dually I would have pushed for it as I like the dash in that better than my ford.

3ares wrote:
Thank y'all for your quick input on the Ford diesel. This helps makeup my mind.
Happy Travels to all.

Clue! All the Ford people will praise Fords, all the GM people will praise GMs and all the RAM people will praise the RAMs. Go test all three. Buy the one that turns your crank, not other people's cranks.

previous was a 2011 f250 with 6.7 just over 110k miles and zero issues! My current truck just turned 12k miles, one issue....some tool in a car hit it 2 weeks ago and it now has $8k in damage, but not the trucks fault.