Considering a 6.4. Input please?
#16
we usually agree parkland... but maybe differ here! I was taught by good guys like senix and bubba quite a few good guys with 6.7's also gave good advice... to each their own as opinions go...but the main stay that was repeated to me was oil changes at 5 fuel at 10 , drain water sep and run fuel conditioner I've done it all for the time I've had it and will continue to...maybe we're all lucky that have done these steps...or you've been lucky yourself not doing them regularly enough. Either way there bad *** trucks that are hated on quite a bit...not sure why...but I love mine! ALSO I SLEEP LIKE A GRIZZLY BEAR IN PEACE 70 degrees in Florida!!! I don't worry about trucks use them as they we're intended if they break....well we put money back for that rainy day
#17
lmao.... come on bub your making me look bad after I said your one of the bright ones on here we have black bears up in north Florida everywhere... my life's pretty good not far from "just eating and poop" you also proved my point we've been waking up to the high 50's which is GREAT SLEEPING WEATHER for us Floridians that's pretty cool for us when we just got done with heat index's from 105-110 or for a bear to sleep...ahahhahaha
#18
lmao.... come on bub your making me look bad after I said your one of the bright ones on here we have black bears up in north Florida everywhere... my life's pretty good not far from "just eating and poop" you also proved my point we've been waking up to the high 50's which is GREAT SLEEPING WEATHER for us Floridians that's pretty cool for us when we just got done with heat index's from 105-110 or for a bear to sleep...ahahhahaha
So you have bears, never would have thought they like that kind of weather, Oh well. Good we can joke around, not all can take a good ribbing now and then, good for the soul.
#19
I wouldn't make that trade unless I was going to tow more than 8,000 lbs.
With the Ram he has a relatively new truck that is doing the job. The Super Duty is four years older and has an engine that's particularly sensitive to bad fuel. Just one tank of bad fuel could set you back $10,000 or even more if it destroys your engine. There's another thread going right now of a guy who blew up a relatively new remanufactured 6.4L engine in a couple thousand miles and it was denied warranty coverage because of bad fuel.
My second thought is that a Super Duty is about the last vehicle I'd want to put MY wife in for a 100-mile commute in bad weather. They are top-heavy and lack the stability control that your Ram has that could keep her on the road in a skid. A friend of mine rolled his '10 F250 over at 35 MPH in a snow storm and the roof crushed the passenger seat. That same seat that I was sitting in 21 days before. Can't find the pic anymore, but Super Duties don't do well in rollovers.
If you need to tow a bigger trailer that changes things, but if the Ram is meeting your needs I wouldn't change it. Never towed with a Ram 1500 before, but the F150s I've had have been very capable with 8,000 lbs behind them.
With the Ram he has a relatively new truck that is doing the job. The Super Duty is four years older and has an engine that's particularly sensitive to bad fuel. Just one tank of bad fuel could set you back $10,000 or even more if it destroys your engine. There's another thread going right now of a guy who blew up a relatively new remanufactured 6.4L engine in a couple thousand miles and it was denied warranty coverage because of bad fuel.
My second thought is that a Super Duty is about the last vehicle I'd want to put MY wife in for a 100-mile commute in bad weather. They are top-heavy and lack the stability control that your Ram has that could keep her on the road in a skid. A friend of mine rolled his '10 F250 over at 35 MPH in a snow storm and the roof crushed the passenger seat. That same seat that I was sitting in 21 days before. Can't find the pic anymore, but Super Duties don't do well in rollovers.
If you need to tow a bigger trailer that changes things, but if the Ram is meeting your needs I wouldn't change it. Never towed with a Ram 1500 before, but the F150s I've had have been very capable with 8,000 lbs behind them.
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Safety ratings
Heavy duty pickups aren't rated.
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Fortunately you happen to drive a Super Duty. Which means that if this ever happens you probably won't be alive long enough to notice.
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I wouldn't make that trade unless I was going to tow more than 8,000 lbs.
With the Ram he has a relatively new truck that is doing the job. The Super Duty is four years older and has an engine that's particularly sensitive to bad fuel. Just one tank of bad fuel could set you back $10,000 or even more if it destroys your engine. There's another thread going right now of a guy who blew up a relatively new remanufactured 6.4L engine in a couple thousand miles and it was denied warranty coverage because of bad fuel.
My second thought is that a Super Duty is about the last vehicle I'd want to put MY wife in for a 100-mile commute in bad weather. They are top-heavy and lack the stability control that your Ram has that could keep her on the road in a skid. A friend of mine rolled his '10 F250 over at 35 MPH in a snow storm and the roof crushed the passenger seat. That same seat that I was sitting in 21 days before. Can't find the pic anymore, but Super Duties don't do well in rollovers.
If you need to tow a bigger trailer that changes things, but if the Ram is meeting your needs I wouldn't change it. Never towed with a Ram 1500 before, but the F150s I've had have been very capable with 8,000 lbs behind them.
With the Ram he has a relatively new truck that is doing the job. The Super Duty is four years older and has an engine that's particularly sensitive to bad fuel. Just one tank of bad fuel could set you back $10,000 or even more if it destroys your engine. There's another thread going right now of a guy who blew up a relatively new remanufactured 6.4L engine in a couple thousand miles and it was denied warranty coverage because of bad fuel.
My second thought is that a Super Duty is about the last vehicle I'd want to put MY wife in for a 100-mile commute in bad weather. They are top-heavy and lack the stability control that your Ram has that could keep her on the road in a skid. A friend of mine rolled his '10 F250 over at 35 MPH in a snow storm and the roof crushed the passenger seat. That same seat that I was sitting in 21 days before. Can't find the pic anymore, but Super Duties don't do well in rollovers.
If you need to tow a bigger trailer that changes things, but if the Ram is meeting your needs I wouldn't change it. Never towed with a Ram 1500 before, but the F150s I've had have been very capable with 8,000 lbs behind them.
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#28
I really don't worry too much hearing failure stories or such with fords. They sell a crap ton of trucks, especially 250's and 350's, and because of that, they are more prone to weird failures and disasters.
There are many places that run nothing but ford superduty trucks, because the bean counters figured out that the cummins dodge trucks don't really last a million miles, and the duramax trucks can't handle real hard work without costing a fortune.
That being said, I am curious how the new cummins trucks will do now with a decent transmission....
There are many places that run nothing but ford superduty trucks, because the bean counters figured out that the cummins dodge trucks don't really last a million miles, and the duramax trucks can't handle real hard work without costing a fortune.
That being said, I am curious how the new cummins trucks will do now with a decent transmission....
#29
Thanks everyone! We test drove the 2008 yesterday and it's pretty clean. However, I was surprised at the poor ride quality. Granted I'm more used to a 1500 Ram which IMHO rides pretty dang nice. However, the F250 has the camper package and is a SWB which I believe hurt the ride quality. I've driven 2008-2010 SWB F250s and LWB F350s w/o the camper package and they seem much better. We drove a few Ram 2500s and 3500s to contrast and they rode better, but had $10-20k more on the windshield. My wife is biased towards Dodge, while I look at each individual truck and deal for its own merit.
I'm still looking at Super Duties, but not sure on the one I initially likes. I may go back and check the tire pressure to see if since they mostly towed with it they may have filled them up for the load causing some of the bouncing effect. They said that while "going through the shop" they didn't notice any leaking shocks, so that shouldn't be the issue. Anyone else notice an excessively bouncy ride with the camper package on SWB?
I'm still looking at Super Duties, but not sure on the one I initially likes. I may go back and check the tire pressure to see if since they mostly towed with it they may have filled them up for the load causing some of the bouncing effect. They said that while "going through the shop" they didn't notice any leaking shocks, so that shouldn't be the issue. Anyone else notice an excessively bouncy ride with the camper package on SWB?
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