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Jun 1, 2009 | 07:30 PM

kenpobuck

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they both broke!!

I went to a tractor pull sat night in burlington Ky. After the pros got done pulling they let the local guys pull with there trucks (all diesels). It was heart breaking when both Fords lost thier rear driveshafts. The first one was an 96 F250 4x4 that was tearing it up good and would probly have pulled it the end of the track but at about 150 ft. the shaft broke and they told him to stop but he pulled about another 30 ft. The other was a 01 F250 4x4 and was a stick. He got the wheels hopping and trashed his shaft right at the start. There were also 4 dodges that blew apart. Worst part is it was G.M. that took 1,2,3, chevy gmc gmc. I don't think my buddies will ever let me forget this since they are chevy lovers

Jun 1, 2009 | 07:33 PM

joe f350

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that the thing ford all ways had weak drive shafts

Jun 1, 2009 | 08:51 PM

dyoung14

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i havent broke mine yet i dont think mines week, you just have to know when to take you big foot out of the rusty floor bordes

Jun 2, 2009 | 01:26 AM

joe f350

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there not weak but conpare the size to others and they are all ways the frist thing to break

Jun 2, 2009 | 01:29 AM

starmilt

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This just proves that ford and dodge has enough power to break parts and chevy dosen't.

Jun 2, 2009 | 01:37 AM

rupejosh

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Originally Posted by starmilt

This just proves that ford and dodge has enough power to break parts and chevy dosen't.

agreed.i really dislike the duracraps

Jun 2, 2009 | 01:45 AM

David85

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Well you won't have to worry about duracrap anymore. GM is done.

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Jun 2, 2009 | 05:31 PM

David85

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GM is, but Isuzu aint. Itll probly turn up somewheres else under a different name.

True, but duramax was GM's name for it I think. From what I understand, that engine was built specifically for GM by isuzu. I'm not sure if the high cost of such a high Hp diesel can be justified in anything other than a pickup truck flagship in north america. Everywhere else around the world its all about reliability, fuel efficiency and lower cost of ownership. I feel the duramax will probably never be that and there were already plans for GM to find another diesel builder because the duramax was too expensive.