Truck Decision UPDATE: Decison Made (pending)

Charlie D. wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:
If Ford would have used an IH standard engine there would have been no problems. But the Ford execs figured they knew more about diesel engines than IH and ordered modifications to "build a better mousetrap".

I don't often see this comment although my research says that you are correct. IH took the blame for yielding to Fords demands for the sake of money.:)

So, who do you trust?

At the risk of starting an argument, years ago (pre 1986), the Cummins was offered to the big three. Cummins insisted on certain standards for the transmission. About that time, Chrysler had decided to drop their truck line. Ford and GM declined the Cummins due to the Transmission requirements. Chrysler accepted Cummins offer, and postponed dropping the truck division, pending the improvement in sales of the Dodge Cummins. The fact is, Dodge truck sales soared with the Cummins. Now, the race was on. Obviously the Dodge trucks were not dropped from the Chrysler line up. I am unclear of the various details of this, but can be found with a google search.

Personally, I tend to agree with joeshmoe, I wouldn't buy any 2010 or newer diesel. Actually, I am pretty much locked into the 1994 through 1997 Dodge/Cummins. I do my own maintenance and repairs, transmission repairs excepted. I also do a very poor job at maintenence. I have had my 1996 Dodge/Cummins since 2001, and purchased with 75,000 miles with now over 250,000 miles. I modified the fuel system to more than double the HP. It has not been to a shop other than for a transmission.

If I were to buy a truck other than a 1994 through 1997 Dodge/Cummins, it would be a 7.3 Ford/Harvester International.

Wayne

Wayne