Only ford in the lot

drillking wrote:
These posts are always fascinating to me. We get so vehement about our trucks. Right now the F350 super duty is the number one selling 1ton in the US. If you want a truck to pull a 20,000# unit up and down the highway, choose a Ford, Dodge or Chevy (in that order). If you want a truck that will be also driven in the mountains & deserts in all 4 seasons and in all for compass points, get the Ford.

This comes from a business evaluation, not just backing the brand, which I do! I have had numerous conversations with people in the same or similar business as mine and we've exchanged loads of info on which holds up in steep switchback dirt road mt driving, deep sandy roads, deep rutted muddy roads and pushing snow with the front bumper to get to a cat in order to push a road open!

Chevys have the best ride but beat themselves apart in extreme conditions. Dodges front ends and drive trains are their weakest poits in extreme driving. I'll admit I had to eat crow during the era of the 6.0's and 6.4's! I actually converted 5 of my trucks to Cummins engines during that embarrassing run!

I'm talking about road conditions to drill sites that don't include oilfield well maintained roads. I'm talking about exploratory drilling roads. Just one mans opinion, I'm old and I'm entitled!