Chevy versus Ford diesel
#11
08-04-2003, 11:59 PM
Chevy versus Ford diesel
Originally posted by: TyreSpinner
That's funny how the new Ford 6.0 250 4x4 are rated for a 13300 lbs. fifth wheel trailer....While the Duramax 2500HD 4x4 is rated at 15500 lbs.
Plus we pulled our fifth wheel travel trailer (38" Feet long, triple axle, one heavy luxurious pig) with a 2001 Superduty F350 2x4 7.3 Diesel and it could not do the job...Up-hill...pedal to the floor...and you barely made the hill....Luckily this was to tryout which truck we were going to get, because our 2000 Silverado 2500 could not do the trick, obviously.
Then we burrowed a '01 2500HD Reg cab Duramax from the Dealer....and it pulled the trailer like a dream...no kidding....Never any need for full throtlle driving and no strain at all on the truck. 1 week later...We bought a '02 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax LT Shortbox(you can see parts of it in my pics)....Expensive but worth every penny.
We've never owned a better truck....nothing has come close.
We haven't tried the new 6.0 Diesel from Ford but I doubt it will be much of an improvement...IMHO.
Jeff
Originally posted by: BADBRONCO
The chevy will never come close to the ford while towing, I have an 03 powerstoke and it had a Ideling problem a couple of weeks after i bought it, took it back to the dealer and they fixed it and i havent had a problem with it since
The chevy will never come close to the ford while towing, I have an 03 powerstoke and it had a Ideling problem a couple of weeks after i bought it, took it back to the dealer and they fixed it and i havent had a problem with it since
Plus we pulled our fifth wheel travel trailer (38" Feet long, triple axle, one heavy luxurious pig) with a 2001 Superduty F350 2x4 7.3 Diesel and it could not do the job...Up-hill...pedal to the floor...and you barely made the hill....Luckily this was to tryout which truck we were going to get, because our 2000 Silverado 2500 could not do the trick, obviously.
Then we burrowed a '01 2500HD Reg cab Duramax from the Dealer....and it pulled the trailer like a dream...no kidding....Never any need for full throtlle driving and no strain at all on the truck. 1 week later...We bought a '02 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax LT Shortbox(you can see parts of it in my pics)....Expensive but worth every penny.
We've never owned a better truck....nothing has come close.
We haven't tried the new 6.0 Diesel from Ford but I doubt it will be much of an improvement...IMHO.
Jeff
the isuzu-max is nothing that I would buy.......
#12
08-05-2003, 01:54 AM
Chevy versus Ford diesel
Chebby overrates the HP and Tq claims on their vehicles.
Their diesel sucks (know people that have them)
stick with real power, get a Cummins! 500+ Tq out of a SIX CYLINDER, Ford and Chebby need 8 to make that much!
the new 6.0 in the Ford is pretty bad ***. My dad just got one, it is FAST
Their diesel sucks (know people that have them)
stick with real power, get a Cummins! 500+ Tq out of a SIX CYLINDER, Ford and Chebby need 8 to make that much!
the new 6.0 in the Ford is pretty bad ***. My dad just got one, it is FAST
#13
08-05-2003, 10:36 AM
#14
08-05-2003, 11:02 AM
Chevy versus Ford diesel
I have owned nothing but Ford trucks and have been driving for 26 years. Went to get a new one last winter, and after driving the Chevy, the Ford looked like a UPS truck inside. Bought a crewcab '03 Duramax and love it. The Ford had the new 6.0 at the time, and a new tranny, but the Max had been out a couple years and had some track record. I pull doubles with it, a 22' 5th wheel and a 14' trailer behind that holding 4 quads. Pulls it like a dream. I'm at 7000 feet elevation all the time too. I like the Ford styling still but the interior is crap. Now I got a DVD player so the kids have something to do, and XM radio, and OnStar, auto dual climate, best seats in the business, hello Ford???
#16
08-05-2003, 01:22 PM
#17
08-05-2003, 01:33 PM
Chevy versus Ford diesel
Originally posted by: Kraw
Chebby overrates the HP and Tq claims on their vehicles.
Their diesel sucks (know people that have them)
stick with real power, get a Cummins! 500+ Tq out of a SIX CYLINDER, Ford and Chebby need 8 to make that much!
the new 6.0 in the Ford is pretty bad ***. My dad just got one, it is FAST
Chebby overrates the HP and Tq claims on their vehicles.
Their diesel sucks (know people that have them)
stick with real power, get a Cummins! 500+ Tq out of a SIX CYLINDER, Ford and Chebby need 8 to make that much!
the new 6.0 in the Ford is pretty bad ***. My dad just got one, it is FAST
id take both with a 100k warranty and forget about it.
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#19
08-09-2003, 09:49 PM
Chevy versus Ford diesel
I have a 2002 Ford F-350 PSD 7.3 and love it, hands down. Im waiting for the 04 6.0 PSD to come out. Stayed away from the new 03 because like any brand new thing there will be bugs but the 04 or 05 6.0 Ford PSD is and will be the best hands down. So either wwait and get the ford, or get a DODGE.
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