First Tug-O-War Thread

so it's says no bashing brands here.

can I not say the new slaperado is fugly and sucks?

Nope. Just as I can't say the Slaperado is still a damn sight better than a Blundra.

Wait... wut?

That, and GSDs are better than Wienerroamers...

I got the rope, now all we need is a tall tre.....opps....wrong forum

Diesel Dan wrote:

I got the rope, now all we need is a tall tre.....opps....wrong forum

That's for the politics section.

Is Power Choke out too?

Bambam wrote:

Is Power Choke out too?

What do they say about GM diesels? Because your cummins might be fast but ask your girlfriend about my slow powerstroke.

erude685 wrote:

Bambam wrote:

Is Power Choke out too?

What do they say about GM diesels? Because your cummins might be fast but ask your girlfriend about my slow powerstroke.

OUCH


All I heard was Dirtymax??

i drive up and down the highway eating Chebbies and shitting Dodges ( thats not to much is it )

That's some roughage, gotta hurt coming out!

TheQuig wrote:

That's some roughage, gotta hurt coming out!

Dan the man wrote:

i drive up and down the highway eating Chebbies and shitting Dodges ( thats not to much is it )

No, no if you wanna pick on highway cruizer chebbies and Dodges(cars only now) that is fine. Appears the new Rams are a little much for you to handle though...

LOL
i know there are a lot of Rams in the shed transporting buiness, some Fords, and 1 or 2 GM's or Chevies,

My son worked for a big electrical contractor in Texas who had a bunch of Ford trucks. They had around 10K miles on some of them and were swapping the whole fleet out for new Rams. Said they were tired of too many proplems with the Fords.

Don't know what problems or model trucks just passing along one example I know of.
FWIW, most contractors/companies he worked for don't use GM trucks either.

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's, back in Oct. when i started my transporting buiness i put all brand loyalty aside and hopped into the big 3, did not want any of the new urea so i went from a Ford F-450 '08, GMC '09 3500, Ram '10 3500, and came away with the Ford, the choose came down to this the Ford seemed to have the best over all package (IMHO), talked to a lot of haulers and a couple mechanics all said the same thing pick your brand and be ready to spend some money on certain things because thay all have problems

Dan the man wrote:

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's, back in Oct. when i started my transporting buiness i put all brand loyalty aside and hopped into the big 3, did not want any of the new urea so i went from a Ford F-450 '08, GMC '09 3500, Ram '10 3500, and came away with the Ford, the choose came down to this the Ford seemed to have the best over all package (IMHO), talked to a lot of haulers and a couple mechanics all said the same thing pick your brand and be ready to spend some money on certain things because thay all have problems

All trucks are garbage in one form or another.

Dan the man wrote:

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's, back in Oct. when i started my transporting buiness i put all brand loyalty aside and hopped into the big 3, did not want any of the new urea so i went from a Ford F-450 '08, GMC '09 3500, Ram '10 3500, and came away with the Ford, the choose came down to this the Ford seemed to have the best over all package (IMHO), talked to a lot of haulers and a couple mechanics all said the same thing pick your brand and be ready to spend some money on certain things because thay all have problems

I hate when people say the 2-3. 3-4 shifts are a "problem" in the new 6 speeds. But all the older torqshifts(i have driven) and even my 4R100 does it. It's just a Ford thing, you learn to expect and live with. I have heard of the pumps going bad in the transmissions. Some fuel issues and DEF problems in the 6.7L pickups. Those plus a few valve drops and turbos in the cab and chassis to boot.

erude685 wrote:

Dan the man wrote:

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's, back in Oct. when i started my transporting buiness i put all brand loyalty aside and hopped into the big 3, did not want any of the new urea so i went from a Ford F-450 '08, GMC '09 3500, Ram '10 3500, and came away with the Ford, the choose came down to this the Ford seemed to have the best over all package (IMHO), talked to a lot of haulers and a couple mechanics all said the same thing pick your brand and be ready to spend some money on certain things because thay all have problems

I hate when people say the 2-3. 3-4 shifts are a "problem" in the new 6 speeds. But all the older torqshifts(i have driven) and even my 4R100 does it. It's just a Ford thing, you learn to expect and live with. I have heard of the pumps going bad in the transmissions. Some fuel issues and DEF problems in the 6.7L pickups. Those plus a few valve drops and turbos in the cab and chassis to boot.

yea i agree its a truck for pete's sake, and the bull crap of mine rides better than yours, trucks ride and shift hard they are trucks, need a better riding vehicle buy a car, as far as the 6.7's go i am starting to a lot on the road and everyone i have talked to loves them, on the forums i have seen so problems but try to take it with a grain of salt

Dan the man wrote:

erude685 wrote:

Dan the man wrote:

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's, back in Oct. when i started my transporting buiness i put all brand loyalty aside and hopped into the big 3, did not want any of the new urea so i went from a Ford F-450 '08, GMC '09 3500, Ram '10 3500, and came away with the Ford, the choose came down to this the Ford seemed to have the best over all package (IMHO), talked to a lot of haulers and a couple mechanics all said the same thing pick your brand and be ready to spend some money on certain things because thay all have problems

I hate when people say the 2-3. 3-4 shifts are a "problem" in the new 6 speeds. But all the older torqshifts(i have driven) and even my 4R100 does it. It's just a Ford thing, you learn to expect and live with. I have heard of the pumps going bad in the transmissions. Some fuel issues and DEF problems in the 6.7L pickups. Those plus a few valve drops and turbos in the cab and chassis to boot.

yea i agree its a truck for pete's sake, and the bull crap of mine rides better than yours, trucks ride and shift hard they are trucks, need a better riding vehicle buy a car, as far as the 6.7's go i am starting to a lot on the road and everyone i have talked to loves them, on the forums i have seen so problems but try to take it with a grain of salt

I know someone who had a legit 2-3,3-4 shift problem and there was an actual hardware issue. Had the rebuilt transmission twice under warranty. I do dislike the sluggish shift, but when I can I'll the have the work done to correct it. I mean it's been an a complaint for almost 10 years now going on 3 transmissions they should look into getting rid of it. There's aftermarket solutions why not change something besides tuning.

Dan the man wrote:

it was probaly 6.0's or early 6.4's,

Most likely not since it was only last year.

well if thats the case i am glad i did not get a new one

Next time I talk with him I'll try and find out what model of trucks they were.

yes that would be great i would really like to know, and will also help for the next time i buy a truck, and see if you can find out what some of the problems they where having Thanks in advance

Talked with Jr and he thinks the trucks were '10/11s of 3/4&1 ton Diesel and gas experiencing electrical problems. Don't know the mix of gas/Diesel though.

thanks

My old job found out that the newer cab and chassis(they had an 08 550 6.4L) that had a lot of electrical issues. It was a service body with compressor tanks and and crane. We had a burning smell and other issues that got worse after the cab being off at another dealer. But they recommended ordering the next truck with an ambulance package to avoid the problem. It had something to do with the harness between factory and up fitter and that went for any brand...

i have been hearing Ford's cab and chassis are haveing a lot of problems, but the pick up's are fine, i wonder what they are doing different or is it because a lot of fleets buy cab and chassis, fleets are know to have a lot of problems with trucks