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Lets see your tow rigs

While I think the Ford's "looks" are appealing, to me it's more about the quality/reliability of the parts that make heavy duty truck heavy duty (engine, tranny, suspension, frame, body).

I think I'm goin' for the Dodge. If I could afford to have this truck as a third or fourth vehicle and not a daily driver, I would probably give more consideration to the GMC/Chevy option.
Dave Smith's in Kellogg ID. You won't find anyone that can beat his price. If you go back a couple of pages you can see my rig, and it was in the Mid 30's :cool:
 
a lot of places say they will match or beat Dave Smith's prices.. But they are an absolute pain to sit there and hassle back and forth with, takes hours/days/threats.

At Dave Smith, you call, tell them what you want, they tell you a great price, and that's it. Piece of cake. Our 98 Ram, 99 Dakota and 05 Ram were all bought there.. along with my brothers Cobalt SS.
 
If your truck has the special fire breathing calibration, then anything is a fire hazard.
My truck is only a week old... its got the newest calibration, nice try at a joke though

the 6.4 isn't "new". It's the same as the 6.0. That's why no one has high hopes for it.


My suggestion, figure out which you like best between the chevy and dodge. If you just have to have a Ford because you like the looks more then anything, then I couldn't stop ya.


yes and no. two of the biggest problems were turbo's and injectors. the new 6.4 shares neither of those. the other issue was HG's and my truck has seen 35lbs empty and isnt leaking coolant.
 
yes and no. two of the biggest problems were turbo's and injectors. the new 6.4 shares neither of those. the other issue was HG's and my truck has seen 35lbs empty and isnt leaking coolant.

well at only 35 psi I should hope you haven't seen any problems. :eeek:
 
Well, after driving a number of trucks and considering the input I've received from various sources, I've actually gone a different direction in purchasing a "tow rig". While I was leaning toward the Dodge 2500 w/ Cummins, various other considerations affected the resulting choice in vehicles. So, this weekend, I picked up an '08 Nissan Armada LE 4x4. Besides the standard goodies, it does have the heavier duty tow pkg (9100lb capacity) as well as the driver selectable tow/haul mode. Another nice feature is the automatic rear leveling when there's extra weight in the rear. I think for my needs this fits the bill. Hopefully, it doesn't disappoint.

Terry
 
Well, after driving a number of trucks and considering the input I've received from various sources, I've actually gone a different direction in purchasing a "tow rig". While I was leaning toward the Dodge 2500 w/ Cummins, various other considerations affected the resulting choice in vehicles. So, this weekend, I picked up an '08 Nissan Armada LE 4x4. Besides the standard goodies, it does have the heavier duty tow pkg (9100lb capacity) as well as the driver selectable tow/haul mode. Another nice feature is the automatic rear leveling when there's extra weight in the rear. I think for my needs this fits the bill. Hopefully, it doesn't disappoint.

Terry


What are you towing with it and how far?
 
My CJ5 on a tandem axle trailer. I don't foresee myself towing it to locations outside of WA state.
 
Intersting thread.

I have a 93 CTD, and I was thinking I should stay that way. Hauls everything, anywhere and I have ZERO issues with it. I just want to get something newer.

So thoughts that way? It may become a real tow rig some day.

Um, who is Dave Smith?
 
Well got a new tow rig a couple of weeks ago its a 07 2500hd chev dirtymax 6", 35's and 20's
 

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nice truck:cheer: does it still have that old man smell:eeek: :haha:

Amazingly, no. :haha: :haha: :haha: Old man gifted it to his son about 7 months ago so he could sell it for him. Son must have somehow leeched the smell out. :haha: You know what's weird, there are absolutely NO wear marks in the interior, nothing on the seats, carpets, the dash is like new...
 
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