Tow Vehicle Preferences
We are carefully planning our investments for a fifth wheel and tow vehicle. We have had some experience with Ram 3500 dually, diesel and have read good reports on their performance. We see a lot of ...
Forum Discussion
Coach-man wrote:
A couple of years ago there was a post on another site showing the engine internals, Ford, Duramax, and Cummins! The side by side pics were dramatic, hands down Cummins was much beeffer than either of the other competators by a whole lot, i.e. Connecting rods both Ford and GM were like fingers and Cummins was an arm! In line six simple rugged and durable, can not beat that. That said both Ford and Chevy have creature comforts and things that may interest you! Drive all three, and go with what suits you!
And it does not mean anything. It was a marketing tool Dodge used a few years ago. A six cylinder making the same power as an eight cylinder has a lot more stress on the connecting rods. So it is really comparing apples and oranges to compare the connecting rods from a six cylinder to an eight cylinder. Even comparing the Duramax and Power Stroke without know what they are made of are pointless.
