F250 or Dodge 2500?
#41
Senior Member
yeah the def is only added every oil change interval or so. i just picked up my f250 the other day. today was the first heavy load i've hauled with it.
2000lb pallet of sweet feed. you couldn't even tell it was back there while driving unless you looked back.
2000lb pallet of sweet feed. you couldn't even tell it was back there while driving unless you looked back.
#42
Cummins is better on fuel consumption, but it lacks power. It'll get the job done, but the ford will haul a** away from it lol. I have a 2009 1500 Laramie and its nice. It did have quite a few problems in the beggining but those many problems are fixed lol. So heres the deal basically, Dodge= Mpg, Ford= Power and towing. I havent driven the new powerstroke but ive been in a 2011 2500 and it was nice. If you want a nice interior go with the laramie or else its basically crap. Sorry Dodge. lol
#43
If you travel any interstate just take a look at what is towing.
Chevy, usually blowing black smoke or broke down.....
Dodges look right at home towing but most of them are struggling but still getting the job done.
Power Strokes pull period..... they may burn more fuel but never struggle pulling a load, even in Colorado in the thin air... they pull..
You want to pull with ease or save fuel? to me that's your question you need to answer..
I have had both for work in the not too distant past, and the Ford is why i choose to drive one..
Chevy, usually blowing black smoke or broke down.....
Dodges look right at home towing but most of them are struggling but still getting the job done.
Power Strokes pull period..... they may burn more fuel but never struggle pulling a load, even in Colorado in the thin air... they pull..
You want to pull with ease or save fuel? to me that's your question you need to answer..
I have had both for work in the not too distant past, and the Ford is why i choose to drive one..
#44
Iowa Farmer
Originally Posted by Wolfdog
If you travel any interstate just take a look at what is towing.
Chevy, usually blowing black smoke or broke down.....
Dodges look right at home towing but most of them are owned by kids who never pull trailers and fold their tow mirrors out while smoking everyone out
Power Strokes pull period..... they may burn more fuel but never struggle pulling a load, even in Colorado in the thin air... they pull..
You want to pull with ease or save fuel? to me that's your question you need to answer..
I have had both for work in the not too distant past, and the Ford is why i choose to drive one..
Chevy, usually blowing black smoke or broke down.....
Dodges look right at home towing but most of them are owned by kids who never pull trailers and fold their tow mirrors out while smoking everyone out
Power Strokes pull period..... they may burn more fuel but never struggle pulling a load, even in Colorado in the thin air... they pull..
You want to pull with ease or save fuel? to me that's your question you need to answer..
I have had both for work in the not too distant past, and the Ford is why i choose to drive one..
#45
Hands down the Cummins with a 6spd manual for me. If your looking for a manual its also your only option. If you want an awsome truck tho, I'd love to put a cummins in a brand new ford some day. I kinda like the Ford better, but without sticking money into a swap, I'd only put my money down on a dodge. Sad that they don't allow options like they do with trucks 1/4 or 1/2 ton higher rated. Silly as ford has been putting cummins engines in there large trucks for years now.
#46
Senior Member
Hands down the Cummins with a 6spd manual for me. If your looking for a manual its also your only option. If you want an awsome truck tho, I'd love to put a cummins in a brand new ford some day. I kinda like the Ford better, but without sticking money into a swap, I'd only put my money down on a dodge. Sad that they don't allow options like they do with trucks 1/4 or 1/2 ton higher rated. Silly as ford has been putting cummins engines in there large trucks for years now.
#47
Iowa Farmer
Originally Posted by dilloncawthon
what trucks exactly has ford been putting cummins in?
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#48
Senior Member
#49
Senior Member
I know more people that use their Cummins on regular basis to tow and haul then I do Powerstroke owners. Making generalizations about one brand of truck driver is almost never accurate. You can defend Ford all you want but the truth of the matter is that all of the big three diesel trucks are roughly on par with each other. It's hard to defend Ford when the 6.o was a complete disaster. You can't blame it's numerous problems on epa regulations either considering that the major problems involved head studs, gaskets and oil coolers. The EGR was just ANOTHER problem they had. I don't know about you but but it seems odd to me that in the past 10 years Ford has used 4 completely different diesel engines while Chevy has used 1 basic platform and Dodge has used 2.