Why not just go with the Dodge then? There must be something wrong with them. Is it because of the lower gross vehicle weight, my buddy in Merced that got a new Dodge this year says it doesn't get much better than his 550 and loaded he doesn't like how it shifts.
That is because Dodge is [edit by mod]. I have had way to many troubles with dodge to even bother buying one again. My husband works for Cal fire and they have had massave troubles with the dodges they bought. Try 3 transmissions before the truck even hit 50,000 miles. Them breaking down at the drop of the hat and them leaking through the engine. Dodge is also known for not recalling things. They wont do it if they dont have to. Even though they know it is an inherited problem with that year/make/model etc. They just wont do it. I say Just say no to Dodge lol.
Angi
Oh and as Far as Rain in the Central Valley of Ca They are saying not looking good for Fresno, Madera, Kings area, Mountains maybe and north yes but down here nada.
That is because Dodge is a piec of @#$%. I have had way to many troubles with dodge to even bother buying one again. My husband works for Cal fire and they have had massave troubles with the dodges they bought. Try 3 transmissions before the truck even hit 50,000 miles. .
cummins engine its self will run forever - yes you may have tranny problems / etc but there is nothing else around nearly as bulletproof -(not commercial myself but I am a diesel mechanic)
no personal experience but from the word on the street, I would probably wait a few years before buying the new 6.7 cummins. I have not worked on them myself, people around these parts are too cheap to spend that kind of bank it seems. 5.9 12valve is as solid an engine as you will ever find. 24v is not far behind.
Sure the 5.9 was a great engine, so was the 7.3 but those days are over. Now we are stuck with these new ones. I hear the new Dodge is having problems ,wich is to bad because the ford is no better.
I use an FL- 80 freightliner with an 18' bed. With the big tires I can go through anything a F-550 4X4 can while pulling a bobcat. I get 12 miles to the gallon fully loaded and it gross' out at 33,000. I buy new tires when they wear out not when they get hot and blow. It turns the same as the newer wide front F-550. It has an 8.3 litre engine with 270 horse power. Cummins recommends over haul at 1,000,000 miles. I got mine with the 9 speed and 3:73 gears the rear end has an air locker.
Besides my 98 dodge 3500 12 valve with almost 300K and two transmissions, I also have a freightliner tandem that can gross 54,000. 22 ft flatbed with 4 ft sleeper....my home away from home. But there are places i cant get the freightliner.....so I use my dodge....at 19 mpg or 15 pulling a swinger. As far as Ford goes....like I said a great truck but a powerjoke for a engine. Had a 2001...spent more time getting worked on than being driven and yes I have put two transmissions in my dodge but I have made many trips to florida grossing 21,000 to 27 or 28,000 so I cant complain!
bought my dodge with 320k miles on it now i have 370k still going strong getting it ready to make the winter trip now, have to get new tires on her in the next week or two any suggestions? the more aggressive the better, (its only two wheel drive). regards Nick
Have your welder add about a foot to the frame,and you can put a 12 foot bed on a f-350 or dodge 3500.
I have an f 350 that has a 12 foot bed now (never will have another) and had a dodge 3500 the same way.
I'm going back to the Cummins next time,I don't care what frame it's in!
One thing I also like about my truck is that I can pull honey on a few hundred hive without having to go home in the middle of the day to unload . My father loves his 10 wheeler but its way to much truck for me to drive. I got sick of cutting down trees and putting mail boxes back up.
Since your da best, DBEST, had to comment on your pic. If you went to six way pallets you wouldn't have had to double stack your pallets, less forklifting, faster, and a safer load. Unless your forklift can't pick up that much. Also I hope the smoker bungeed to your step was temporary and not going down the highway like that. Can you say "sidebox."
My smoker is always there. I hate having a lit smoker inside a tool box, I've never had one fall off if you notice it stayed on while being drug thought the mud. I've tried 6 way pallets, I didn't like them. I move the hives around on the pallets before almonds and right before blueberries to make sure the weak ones stay behind and middle one was a pain in the neck. Also when I was attempting to convert it was cluster trying to load 4 ways and 6 ways onto the same truck, to switch all 2500 in one year would be a nightmare.
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