Anyone have a 17 super duty?

dodge man · Nov 29, 2016

Funny I here the other way around on the newer Cummins, that they are gutless down low off the line and then power up. I know for a fact Dodge, and I bet the other makers use torque management. The engine will often pull some of its power off the line and during shifts to help protect the drivetrain. Its my understanding a tuner can help mitigate this affect but probably at the price of the driveline life. I've turned the torque management off on my Dodge Challenger and it will easily get a second gear scratch when it shifts.

Whats unique about Cummins and Dodge is Cummins makes a lot of diesel engines for other applications where the Ford and Chevy names don't. I'm not sure if thats a good thing or not but I don't think Cummins would go out of buisness if Dodge dropped them, but they won't.

I haven't really talked to many new Ford owners, I know a lot of them have switched to the gasser version.

tcartwri · Nov 29, 2016

Btown said:
Ford will gladly build you one. Dealers buy what sells best for them aka loaded with all options.

As I mentioned, the options were on paper but you could not order or buy a finished truck until recently. That was from the inception of the new body.

HHR · Nov 29, 2016

tcartwri said:
As I mentioned, the options were on paper but you could not order or buy a finished truck until recently. That was from the inception of the new body.

I don't think they even started producing the regular cab trucks until June of 2015.

Green Power · Dec 6, 2016

Bdog, how is the new pickup treating you, and how many miles were on your trade in GMC?

bdog · Dec 6, 2016

Green Power said:
Bdog, how is the new pickup treating you, and how many miles were on your trade in GMC?

I am really liking it. I hit 2,000 miles yesterday. My GMC had 23k miles on it.

The Ford definitely tows better. Partially due to the more powerful engine and I bet a lot due to the deeper gears.

rustyshakelford · Jan 18, 2017

Teaser pic. Pick it up officially Friday night.

How are you liking yours?

Brett

bdog · Jan 19, 2017

Looks sharp!

I have 6,000 miles now. I still like it.

The dash always defaults to the tow screen when I start it up. I like to look at the digital speedometer or fuel economy screen. I set it the way I like it and when I turn off the truck and turn it back on it defaults to the tow screen and I have to change it. Not the end of the world but it is kind of a pain having to toggle through the display settings every time you start the truck.

The owners manual say the truck takes 15 quarts of oil. It is a misprint. 13 quarts makes it full on the dipstick just like on the 11-16's. I put 15 quarts in on my first oil change and had to drain 2 quarts back out because it was over full.

rustyshakelford · Jan 19, 2017

bdog said:
Looks sharp!

I have 6,000 miles now. I still like it.

The dash always defaults to the tow screen when I start it up. I like to look at the digital speedometer or fuel economy screen. I set it the way I like it and when I turn off the truck and turn it back on it defaults to the tow screen and I have to change it. Not the end of the world but it is kind of a pain having to toggle through the display settings every time you start the truck.

The owners manual say the truck takes 15 quarts of oil. It is a misprint. 13 quarts makes it full on the dipstick just like on the 11-16's. I put 15 quarts in on my first oil change and had to drain 2 quarts back out because it was over full.

That's good info. On the tow screen are you still accumulating miles on the trailer? I think I read you had to go and delete the trailer or unselect it so it won't default there anymore

Brett

ovrszd · Jan 19, 2017

Might talk to your service department concerning the screen display. I'd find it hard to believe that you can't preset the initial startup screen choice??