Cummins wins again!

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

I had by far the heaviest and largest tow today! I have Michelin street tread tires, so 2WD (with limited slip) didn't win. A Ford F150 gave enough help to get me and the trailer moving.

But once I got the 30' Office Trailer out on hard pack the Cummins pulled it like it wasn't there! It had a LOT of tongue weight, so it rode kinda rough.

I had a pretty long avg. MPG on the readout and started the hooking up and about 25 mile pull at 21.5

I ended at 20.7, and got a tenth back on the way home.

I wish I could have pulled it across a scale, as I'd like to know.

And have I ever mentioned I LOVE my Cummins???

 

[Manzerick]

that's pretty Deeeeezzzzz....


:lolsign:

 

[mossyoak]

we need pics.

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

I need decent camera.

Maybe next time I move it. And there WILL be a next time!

Here is thr Truck at least...

 

[CouchTater]

Ford makes a great fullsized pickup, but they oughta buy Chrysler from D-C just so they can offer the Cummins as an option for the F-250s and 350s. As hard as Ford and GM try, for most 9 out of 10 pickup owners the Cummins does everything they need done.

I wasn't willing to swing the extra 4 grand for the Powerstroke when I bought my F-350 and got the V-10 instead. A fillup these days involves two crying towels and a sedative. But I'm still not driving enough miles to justify the diesel.

 

[2000xlt]

I heard somewhere that ford bought cummings, dodge will be using MTU's which is a division of mercedes, chevy bought powerstroke from ford. I dont remember where this info came from

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

My understanding is that Dodge loses Cummins exclusivety in like 2008, and that Ford actually owns Cummins or something like that.

I often thought an F250/350 with a Cummins and a good tranny would be the Bees Knees!

I've heard horror stories about both Powerstroke (the 6.0 PS) and the Duramax. I don't remember ever hearing SQUAT bad about the Cummins engine. I know 2001 and prior Dodge CHASSIS had their problems!!!

 

[MikeF]

Where's the beamshots?

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Where's the beamshots?

:thinking::huh:

Whadaya mean beamshots???

 

[MikeF]

:thinking::huh:

Whadaya mean beamshots???

Well I see the large reflector ports on the front, isn't this thread about a flashlight?

 

[charge]

I have always dreamed of owning a Dodge/Cummins.
Not much of a Powerstroke fan myself.

You cant beat a straight six Diesel:twothumbs

Just my opinion

charge

 

[CouchTater]

The new 6 liter Powerstroke supposedly is pretty good now, but its still expensive, heavy, and complicated. It had some pretty horrendous teething problems, which is why I didn't wait the two months to order it on my F-350. Never buy the first year of anything, as the saying goes.

Both Ford trannies in the Superduties are pretty good. I have the 6-M. Other than some odd choices for gear ratios, its been perfect so far. Haven't heard anything about the trannies in the new F-150, but if the trannies are up to it I think a Cummins scaled down to about 4.7-4.8 liters in the F-150 and big-gas tanks would blow the competition out of the water. Though the styling on GM's half-tons is better than Ford or Dodge (never ever thought I'd say that!).

As for I-6s, one of the best engines Ford ever produced was their boring old 300 c.i.d. inline 6. Long stroke, lots of torque, durable. But not a V-8, so nobody wanted it.

Beamshots? One of these years I want to put some Hellas on my truck. Two Rallye 4000s, a pair of Jumbo 220s in Cool Blue, etc. All I need is to find a $1000 bill lying on the ground...

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Since that picture of my Ram was taken (well actually in the last couple of months) my drivers side "fog" lite... (I call 'em ditch lites) got busted by a rock or something. And at almost $150 there is no telling when or even if it will get replaced.

I miss it!

I'd NEVER add extra "add-on" lites!

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Have I ever mentioned that I LIKE my Cummins?

I need to let the insurance people see my truck. The other day a huge stone wacked my windshield almost right in my line of site.

Maybe I can get the fog lite replaced as part of the deal..

Made Corpus and back no sweat on one tank. And since it didn't rain it wasn't even a particularly exciting trip.

 

[cy]

1997 Dodge Ram CTD, Ext. Cab 2500HD 4x4 3.55, 47RE, long bed, 96k miles, KDP killed, K & N, ATF 4+
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