RAM,FORD,GMC CHEVY

[rbos57]

1 ton diesel
Your thoughts???
comfort,reliability, towing etc...
I know everyone has an opinion.

[dave17352]

GeoBoy wrote:

IdaD wrote:
They are all good trucks with pros and cons. The CP4 injection pump in the Powerstroke and Duramax would give me pause, but beyond that it pretty much boils down to personal preference.

GM will stand by their 100,000 mile warranty on the CP4 and then there is a nice conversion kit to the CP3 pump for under $3K after 100K miles.

I priced out the cp3 kit and with labor was over 4k. I could not justify spending that much on the very low percentage chance my cp4 pump would fail. But it does cause me worry now and again. Pretty much every time I research the topic on the internet!

[blt2ski]

lawnspecialties wrote:
Is it me or is it getting warm in here? I just took my sweatshirt off.

It has hit 60F here in the puget sound basin a few times this week. Sunny too.....ooops, oh, it rains here all the time.....sorry about confusion! Would not want people to know it only rains 36" a year here in Seattle, when east of mississippi it does that plus 12" from May1 to Oct 1!

Well any way, have some of us disrupted the poor OPs which twuck is the better twuck question yet? I find blue is better, or red. red is fastest, as it is the lightest color, hence why red gets pulled over more for speeding. White is heaviest.......we all know you need that extra 1/4lb of payload........

Marty

[lawnspecialties]

Is it me or is it getting warm in here? I just took my sweatshirt off.

[BobsYourUncle]

Hands down, I would buy the Cheforodge with the Cumstrokamax diesel!
It is more comfortable and will out pull the GM Ford or Dodge any day!
:B

[Me_Again]

GeoBoy wrote:

IdaD wrote:
They are all good trucks with pros and cons. The CP4 injection pump in the Powerstroke and Duramax would give me pause, but beyond that it pretty much boils down to personal preference.

GM will stand by their 100,000 mile warranty on the CP4 and then there is a nice conversion kit to the CP3 pump for under $3K after 100K miles.

However you can have a CP3 from the get go by getting a RAM.

[transferred]

I do like the available Wide Track Front End on Ford's duallies. For SRW trucks the lack of an 11.5 rear puts them behind GM and Dodge for me. That said, all three are great trucks and I have very little preference between the brands, as can be seen.

[Cummins12V98]

What are the SAE ratings for the F350, GM 3500's and RAM 3500 let's say with 4x4 Crew Dually best trans and gear ratios.

[GeoBoy]

IdaD wrote:
They are all good trucks with pros and cons. The CP4 injection pump in the Powerstroke and Duramax would give me pause, but beyond that it pretty much boils down to personal preference.

GM will stand by their 100,000 mile warranty on the CP4 and then there is a nice conversion kit to the CP3 pump for under $3K after 100K miles.

[ksss]

I have been buying exclusively GM pickups all my life. I simply haven't been disappointed enough to go somewhere else. I like the comfort of my 15 3500 LBZ, I love the way it handles a load at or above GCVW. The exhaust brake is excellent. I buy them because I need to move a heavy load in order to make a living and the GM trucks since the Duramax have always delivered. Unless GM gives me a reason to shop around, my biggest issues in buying a new pickup are whether it is GMC or Chevy.

[1jeep]

rhagfo wrote:

1jeep wrote:
my last ford truck went over 100k miles with zero pump issues, but I change my filters every 10k miles and watch where I buy fuel from.

Well now days 100K is not a badge of honor even for a gasser!! Modern gas should easily be able to 250K, Diesel should make 500K. The Wrapper should also be able to match those distances.

I never said it was, it was just an example of what little issues I have seen with those pumps that people claim implode in 20k miles. If you must know I would still have the old truck but with the new 5th wheel I felt I was in need a of a dually.

[transferred]

dave17352 wrote:
All of them are good. If used buy 2011 and up if you want payload.

MY2011 is true for the GM 1-ton trucks payloads going way up, yes. But for Ram the model year is 2013. Ford had good payload ratings about ten years earlier. If buying new don't fret payload as they've all been almost identical in that regard for four years now.

[fla-gypsy]

Doesn't matter since you're paying for it. If I was paying for it? Ford

[lawnspecialties]

Thanks for some variety

[Cummins12V98]

lawnspecialties wrote:
You've posted that pic so many times, I'm surprised it hasn't faded.

I thought that was the one that showed how well the rear air ride works the best.

Should I start using this one instead?

[lawnspecialties]

Fords don't need six tires to haul big loads.