GreatWhitehunter
Veteran Member
Yes, my Dodge 2500 was a Hemi. The tranny was a poor match for that truck. It never towed more than 10,000# which I did for 2 years prior with a F-150. No issues with that truck but had 3.55 gears and just could not handle that weight.
As for the gas diesel thing I agree 100% that for most buyers the gas engine makes since. Well kind of. The diesel will give you on average $5,000 more on trade over a gas. The problem is, and this is not being brand loyal, Ford is the only one with a gas engine up to the task being the V-10. GM really screwed up dropping the 8.1L, it was a sweet engine. Dodge had a good start with the 360 and even the V-10 they had back about 10 years ago then went Hemi crazy. I bought into it because of the funny commercials. The reality is its a great car engine but has no place in a truck.
I do know the 6.0 has some issues but the total package of the 04-07 Ford truck is hands down the best total package for that time period. Dodge had a great engine in the 5.9 but the rest of the truck was a step behind the GM and Ford offerings. GM has issues with the Dmax up till 2005, especially with overheating pulling heavy loads. The real issues I have with the GM products is the chassis, its the worst in the class. They also have know problems with the Allison cooling lines, steering shafts, ect.
One last thing then I will stop. Ford sells over 83% diesels in the 3/4 ton and larger class. Dodge and GM sell in the 40% range. As far as total sales go Ford outsells diesel equipped trucks of both Dodge and GM combined. This alone means there are twice as many Ford diesels on the road compared to both GM and Dodge. So yes, it will look like they may have more issues but that is not the case just by numbers alone.
Chris
Chris, I agree with this post 100%. I tow up to capacity of my truck on occasion so I'm in the need not want catergory. Ford superduty's that aren't diesel are hard to find. The fuel economy isn't really to big an issue. Getting the load moving is a big part of the package. With my truck loaded to 12k or so I can move down the highway at 70 with the engine rpms the same as if I was unloaded. I'd need to keep the rpm plenty high with a v-10.
Matt