Originally Posted by
93sr-5ftw
i would have to say ford, alot of kids at my school have em, put on a chip and stack and seems to open them up well, but then again they are just fan boys for black smoke. my friends that do land scaping have no trouble towing a 28ft enclosed with lawn equipment in it
let me guess, they have a Twisted Diesel sticker also....
Originally Posted by
Thurm@n
Why haven''t you ever offered to let me drive it but can let total strangers drive it
lol
i did not know you were planning on buying one. when have we ever gone out partying and you were my dd?
Originally Posted by
uglyDC2
+1 probably half of diesel owners use their trucks no where near there capability and more of a status thing
if i were in your shoes I would be looking at 2500 chevys with the 6.0/allsion combo
good info
Originally Posted by
sonomadrifter
Remember its stopping power too here.
Goose-neck or a tow behind, makes a big difference in how a truck drives/handles.
I haul equiptment all the time on a 00 and 01, 3500 cummins with tandem gooseneck. Great trucks, like pple are saying its a great motor pulls the same empty as loaded. Greatest investment is the Jake brake option when your hauling 30,000 lbs flying down the road. Does GMC or Ford offer this, anyone?
Transmission is a little finicky especially reverse. Just replaced the clutch at 180k on one, the other does lighter hauling and feels like new.
Biggest thing is the steering issue on these models but other than oil and filter changes, one rear end seal, and the damn easy to break parking brake releasers nothing comes to mind.
But it all depends what you will realistically do with it.
Happy buying.
truth.
and you can get turbo braking and on the 7.3s you can get a jake brake iirc. i had the turbo brake on mine for a while but did not like it.