acadianbob

In the last Consumer Reports survey of owners, the Dodge Ram finished dead last in reliability. Dead last. Jeep is finally not on the bottom thanks to Dodge. More issues than any other brand of vehicle sold in America.

MikeBo

If I was towing a cattle trailer or an rv I would get the diesel, if you are sure your not going to tow more than 7k I would get the newly redesigned ford, I believe the Ram model is due for replacement.

My F150 max tow 3.5 Eco rows my 8,000 lb skid steer like with no proy

BAM298

I'd go diesel Ram all the way. I almost did it when I bought my 16 F-150 but it was nearly a $10k upcharge and for my limited use it wasn't worth it. However lately I've been getting 7mpg towing my 7500lb boat so I wish I had the diesel. My F-150 is strictly a 3rd vehicle that is used for long road trips both towing and not towing. I have a company car I drive daily so I couldn't justify the $40k diesel truck, my $30k ecoboost serves just fine for my limited usage and the additonal fuel bill for the ****ty mileage will never cost me the difference I saved.

I'd get the diesel and pickup a cheap 5k car if you a really worried about stacking the miles on it.

However my buddy has a 2005 Silverado Duramax with 220k miles on it that he's personally put about 80k miles on it in the past 5 years without any issues and he gets better MPG both unloaded and loaded than my brand new ecoboost.

Red-Ford

My 2006 F-250 diesel is getting 15.8 MPG (hand calculated) driving 138 miles a day, freeway driving on the way down there and pretty much stop and go on the way back. I also just spent $114 on oil and a filter to do an oil change.... So there's that lol.

OldMansTruck

I just bought a 2016 F250 6.7 and I had compared all of the major players before making the purchase. The most tempting thing about the Ram Tradesman is the amount of truck you get for so cheap. You can get a Tradesman 4x4 diesel for $8,000 less than a comparable F250 but when I started researching the trucks themselves the bad reviews on the Dodge were just everywhere. The electrical problems were everywhere. We own a Jeep and currently hate it and overtime we have to take it in for service we dread dealing with FCA dealers.
A friend uses a 6.2 F250 for the same thing I do which is towing 5 days a week and he says other than hunting for gears on steeper hills he loves having the gas over the diesel.

Nighthawk87

Well I guess the good news is the tradesman doesn't have that many fancy electronics haha. Seriously Amy make can have issues and I have a 100k powertrain warranty. B2B is the same as the Ford.

So far I love the truck.

Braggs

Honestly, you're comparing apples to oranges. Watch this series of videos to see why...

Ford: Truth about Trucks

Suspension:

Tailgates

Driveline:

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Engine:

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Body Structure:

Bumpers:

ToTheBar

We have 4 ram 6.7 diesels 5500 chassis bucket trucks at work. All 4 trucks have constant messages coming up in the display saying check trailer brake wiring/ left turn signal out/right turn signal out. Engines run well but transmissions are laggy/jerky and confused on what to do, have to be careful pulling out into traffic from a stop If you have to get going quick. 3 trucks have been in for rad hose leaking onto electrical connectors causing mis fire.

avmethod

Wow, I really enjoy watching those videos, and they were very informative too. Thank you for posting them.

I've been on the fence myself between a F150 and F250, and I can by those videos see how much beefier the Super Duty's are. I'm looking for a truck that will last me a long time, and it's going to be towing a 2500-3500lbs lawn trailer 5 days a week. Will a F150 be sufficient, or should I spend the extra money for the F250?

berty

Those videos were fun to watch! Thanks!