Ford Diesel F350 Super Duty truck
Love my 7.3 2000 F250. Heard more bad than good about the 6.0, especially the egr cooler and head gaskets. Have a coworker that has the 6.4 and he loves it. I had almost bought a Dodge back in 2000, just for the Cummins, but decided I liked the looks and overall package of the Ford over just the engine in the Dodge.
I would like to have a new truck, but not keen on the restyling Ford has done.
I think if they had come out with a 4cyl turbo diesel Ranger, Ford would have made a killing. Friggin bean counters.
I would like to have a new truck, but not keen on the restyling Ford has done.
I think if they had come out with a 4cyl turbo diesel Ranger, Ford would have made a killing. Friggin bean counters.
From the nuts at work, the 6.0 is great stock. You start modifying and then things start to break.
Most guys are nuts about the dodges. Only one 7.3 Power stroke guy here.
We had a 7.3L powerstroke dually at my last job. The day I started they sent me to the dealership to pick it up. Had 3 miles on it. I put 120k on it, no major problems. RELIGIOUS oil changes.
in 120k we replaced a water pump, tires and brakes. Last I heard of the truck it was over 300k and had went through 2 sets of injectors, a couple water pumps and some other minor things. Sensors and the like.
We had a F250 gasser at a strip mine I worked at in 2003. It had 400k miles on it. Truck was a TANK! The day shift had it to run parts in, on the road all day, afternoon and midnight had it to go inspect pits. It was never parked for more than a couple hours a day.
Major repairs: 2 Transmissions, 1 rear end.
Minor repairs: General maintenance stuff plus sensors and other little things.
Let me say this. This truck was BEAT. No one took care of it. We would run down the dirt haul roads as fast as we could and laugh are butts off as we bounced off the ceiling. I rolled it on its side in a ditch one time. We tore it up. Nothing inside of the truck worked, none of the gauges, power windows, radio, ect. The only thing that worked was 1 speed on the blower and the heat. It would be HORRIBLY overloaded(hence the transmission and rear ends)
That truck there sold me on Fords, although I drive a Dodge!
Most guys are nuts about the dodges. Only one 7.3 Power stroke guy here.
We had a 7.3L powerstroke dually at my last job. The day I started they sent me to the dealership to pick it up. Had 3 miles on it. I put 120k on it, no major problems. RELIGIOUS oil changes.
in 120k we replaced a water pump, tires and brakes. Last I heard of the truck it was over 300k and had went through 2 sets of injectors, a couple water pumps and some other minor things. Sensors and the like.
We had a F250 gasser at a strip mine I worked at in 2003. It had 400k miles on it. Truck was a TANK! The day shift had it to run parts in, on the road all day, afternoon and midnight had it to go inspect pits. It was never parked for more than a couple hours a day.
Major repairs: 2 Transmissions, 1 rear end.
Minor repairs: General maintenance stuff plus sensors and other little things.
Let me say this. This truck was BEAT. No one took care of it. We would run down the dirt haul roads as fast as we could and laugh are butts off as we bounced off the ceiling. I rolled it on its side in a ditch one time. We tore it up. Nothing inside of the truck worked, none of the gauges, power windows, radio, ect. The only thing that worked was 1 speed on the blower and the heat. It would be HORRIBLY overloaded(hence the transmission and rear ends)
That truck there sold me on Fords, although I drive a Dodge!
I work for a company that only buys ford one tons.These trucks all have over 100.000 miles on them .every day they pull gooseneck trailers,and leave traffic.All have powerstoke diesels and pull like a mule.All stock.and at least 10 trucks.Yea a transmission or some other stuff.but the way they are beat on.and I mean half pave half dirt rds at 60 mph.None better in my book