Originally Posted by tiremann9669 (Post 938004)

Maintenance is key :tu:

Originally Posted by Horns (Post 938536)

Agreed. I wonder how many transmissions and rear ends the truck has gone through though.

Originally Posted by shellinger (Post 938520)

We have a bunch of 08 ford f-550 bucket trucks at work with 6.4 powerstrokes and most of them get about 6,000 hours at about 60,000 miles before the motor blows up:argh: and we change the oil every 200 hours religiously because of all the emissions. we have had 3 motors replaced already.

Originally Posted by TurboDiesel (Post 938584)

Not many if the truck has been taken care of. Most of that stuff fails because people don't maintain them or adjust them properly. DODGE automatics REQUIRE periodic adjustments! The manuals are pretty bulletproof as long as you don't overly abuse them like a retard.

As for rear ends, they typically last a long, long time if you keep good gear oil in them and adjust out any heavy backlash in the gears when they get too sloppy. (Usually requires simply adding or deleting shims in the diff carrier and/or input pinion shaft.)

High mileage diesels are what it's all about. Love my 24V 5.9L Cummins! So far, it's still the BEST pickup truck diesel engine ever been in production! It's a shame that our loser federal government put such stringent emissions requirements on the manufacturers thereby killing off this wonderful engine in favor of the newer fuel guzzling 6.7L CTD.

Oh well, what else is new.

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LOL! :nope: Holy "eff"! :s:

FORD = TRASH. :td:

They can build a truck, but they can't build an engine to power it that's worth a damn, so therefore, they are nothing but junk. :argh:

The Dodge trucks build quality has always been sub-par, but their powerplants have made them what they are today. From what I have heard, they are finally building better transmissions to go with the higher power 6.7L CTD's in the newest Rams, but only time will tell.

I've always said, give me a Ford pickup chassis with a Cummins 5.9L and an Allison automatic or any good 5 or 6 spd manual, and I'll show you the best damned pickup ever built. :jump:

Oh, but that ain't gonna happen unless I build it myself - and I don't have that kind of time or money, so I'll just keep my Cummins powered Ram truck TYVM (thank you very much).:c:

And, before you go bashing on the Dodge's powertrains... The Dodge automatic transmissions stay together just fine if you take care of them with regular band adjustments (which nearly nobody does) and annual fluid/filter changes.
If and when you finally have to get them rebuilt, make certain to have all of the extra heavy duty upgrades (HD torque converter, etc.) installed, and don't cheap-skate out or you'll only be hurting yourself in the end.

Originally Posted by RanchhandTCR (Post 938393)

does alot of ideling does he...

Originally Posted by Bigg Redd (Post 938678)

Yeah, just a couple............:w2:

Originally Posted by Bigg Redd (Post 938678)

Yeah, just a couple............:w2:

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BYW, not to hi-jack, but speaking of maintenance, anyone know many miles a water pump is good for? Ive got over 130k in my truck with factory water pump. not leaking or anything. Planning a long trip in October, and just wondering.