Ram 3500 max tow vs F450

buc1980 wrote:
I wish that Ford have a better transmision to keep the load under control going downhill.My 2011 F350 need brake to slow it down and keep the RPM under control.The Ford engeniring supose to do a better job in that matter.

carringb wrote:

06Fargo wrote:
Is this Ford the one you have to remove the mounts and Jack up the cab to change a turbo?

None of the Fords require this. But it is an option that can save time for some repairs.

06Fargo wrote:
Is this Ford the one you have to remove the mounts and Jack up the cab to change a turbo?

hammer21661 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

hammer21661 wrote:

Hillbilly Camper wrote:
Wow, I haven't read ALL the posts here but have read the last few. I have a '97 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel dually that has pulled a mobile home before, and also has pulled a semi out of a ditch. Personally, that is all the pulling power I would need, especially if it comes to hauling something lighter like a camper.

Just sayin'.... We are not pulling airplanes here lol. Also, I don't need a brand NEW truck, just one I can depend on.

Yeah yeah yeah my 7.3 gets 30 mpg can pull a freight train and is faster then a Ferrari. Don't you 7.3 guys get tired of spouting that crap. If they were sooooooo great why don't they make them anymore? I am not saying they are junk but they are not that great.

The 7.3 was/still is a great engine...heck they don't make the 8.1 496 Chevy engine anymore and it was AWESOME!!( I had one:)). Doesn't mean anything was wrong with them. I'm a Ram guy now, but there are still some good, "older" engines out there, just because they're not being "made" anymore doesn't take away from how good some of them were and still are. They're not putting the 5.9 Cummins in trucks anymore..doesn't mean there was anything wrong with it..

I've only been a "Dodge/Ram" owner for a little over three years and I see how a lot like to "gang up" on us, especially when Ram has come out with the new 13's and the newer tow ratings...a bunch are just setting out there HOPING that Rams new trucks will fail. Let's not act like some of those who bash and slam on Ram owners every chance they get by bashing on others...Hillbilly Camper is not one of them, he just made a statement, no big deal...not everyone is out to slam us:)

I don't wanna gang up on anyone or bash anything It is just the attitude that some 7.3 owners have. When I had my 350 with a 6.0 Everyone had tuners and we all went to the Buck. the sled told the truth the 7.3 didn't have the power the 6.0 had, although it had it's issues. Not while I owned it. I really liked the 6.0 only reason I got my 03 ram was the dog took up too much room in the standard cab. In a long winded way I have gotten tired of some making the 7.3 out to be the greatest engine ever built. There wasn't anything wrong with them as a whole (as I basically said in the first post)but you don't have an out of body experience when you drive one. To clear every thing up the best engine ever made was the 6-71 Detroit/GM.

gmc6000 wrote:

fly-boy wrote:
The current GM product may not have the ratings to compete but I would be willing to bet the GM truck (as it currently sits) would meet or beat both the Ford and Dodge up and down the mountain. :) Hope I am wrong and that GM is really forced to make major upgrades to the current truck to stay competitive but I just don't see it (from a frame, running gear, brakes etc...) other than the others have higher ratings.

As for interiors... the GM definitely is in need of a major overhaul. Both the Dodge and Ford are far superior.

I look forward to reading the article. I really hope the Ford and Dodge preform flawlessly and are just incredible. I have no problem buying any of the big three.

Coming from a 2011 Denali Duramax to my 2013 Ram 3500, I can say the Ram is a much nicer truck. I do wish Ram would offer independent front suspension on their trucks.

I have never towed with the new Ford trucks, but if they are anything like the duramax, the Cummins will definitely be the last one up the hill.