ptgarcia

I agree they need to raise the GVWR of the Mecacab dually. I don't think anyone goes by that weight anyway. I wouldn't. I'd use the rating of the quad cab dually since everything that matters is the same.

RustyJC

Right!

Rusty

HappyGA

hmm, is that the one that they said broke during the competition? I know one of the Fords broke, and was trailered home...

01smoker

If you have your heart set on a real crewcab with the 8' bed, get a chevy with a Duramax. But please what ever you do, do not buy a 6 uh oh. It will give you nothing but trouble. The Duramax is a good engine. The brand new LBZ motors are the best yet. 360hp 650tq with 6-spd auto from the factory. I have drove them before and they are a pleasure to drive with all that power and that awesome Allison tranny. I hear they are gettin over 20mpg out of them.

Or just stick with the Dodge Cummins. Dodge or Chevy, either way you go, you will be happy with it.

Grit Dog

Would be my suggestion as well, although the GM's don't have as much room in the rear as a Ferd.
I bought my '02 DMax as a stop gap until I found the right deal on the Mega that I wanted, but after 6mo and 20k miles in it, I am having trouble making that switch. The Chevy is a great truck, so far, and w/ a programmer, it hauls a$$. Granted mine is the old LB7, but it gets 18+mpg avg, and my wife hit close to 21 mpg on a road trip recently (she keeps her foot out of it better than me, same trip w/ me driving nets 18mpg).
I've actually thought about quitting my job so that I'd have to turn in my company truck (F150) and have an excuse to have a Cummins AND a DMax in the driveway! (not really, but it'd sure be nice)
PS, for argument's sake, I towed my boat (20' ski boat) on a long trip last year w/ a loaner '05 PStroke 4x4 crew cab (thanks Hertz Equip rental!) and got 12-13 mpg at 80-85 mph flatland low altitude w/ the cruise on. The LB7 I have currently gets 14-15mpg at the same speeds towing the same boat at high altitude/hills.

telephonman

I would be one of the first in line to buy a mega cab LB, but I will not trade my QC LB for a ford or chevy, just cant see getting rid of a cummins just for a little bigger cab.

OutlawStorm

Hell i dont care how big of an area it takes to turn it around, i wish dodge would make a megacab with a 10 foot box. at least you could have a toolbox and still have room to put in other stuff, alot of times an 8 foot box is to short for me,, I could NEVER live with a shortbox again, owned one and said i would never buy another shortbed

v8440

You misunderstood what I meant. I wasn't saying that they're weak when they run-hell, a stock 6.0 will outrun a stock cummins unloaded. I was saying that most of them have a habit of not running at one point or another-hence the need to get out and push the truck. I'm not making that up out of thin air-I'm just saying what many ford owners, current and former, are saying.

Peterbilt

Look at the trucks that are actually hauling for a living like the hot shots.
80% are Dodges, 15% Fords, and 5% Chevys. Talk to the Ford guys at truck stops and most are not happy. Talk to the mechanics at truck stops and ask them what they work on the most.

Pete

v8440

When I pull fema trailers, I see a different mix. I see mostly fords and dodges, about an equal share of both, and a few chevies. I talk to people driving all 3 brands of truck, and like you said the ford guys are generally not happy. I have taken to asking the ford guys how many injectors they have replaced. NOT ONE has been offended by that question, nor have any not known what I was talking about. A FEW have said no injectors replaced, and the rest have told me a number. That along with headgaskets and complete engines. A fair number of them were looking to get rid of their ford and buy either a dodge or chevy. I think we'll start seeing more chevies as time passes-they have a pretty good engine now, and the lure of the highest power/torque rating is sure to attract some.

RustyJC

OK, with that as a given, the fact remains that Dodge does not build a truck comparable in configuration or ratings with the Ford F-350 Tow Boss crew cab long bed dually. I don't believe anyone is arguing that Ford is the better truck - heck, we're Dodge/Cummins owners here. Rather, the message is that Dodge needs to get on the stick and compete with Ford and GM for this market with a truck that has the right configuration and ratings.

Rusty

v8440

You're absolutely right. They need to come on with lb megas and 12 ft cab and chassis.

packard8

Just my opinion, but I think Dodge shot themselves in the foot by making the MC *too big*…sort of a marketing point “the biggest cab” more than a practical feature. My last truck was a 2001 Ford F350 Crew Cab and I can’t really think of any time I needed more backseat room than it had.

A lot of ppl want more room than the Quad (I don’t, but I can understand that if you have a family) and they want an 8' bed. The Ford is such a good seller due to a cab larger than the QC plus the availability of an 8’ bed, all on a wheelbase that will still fit in most garages and doesn’t take a tugboat escort to round a corner.

I think Dodge would be way ahead if they just copied the cab and wheelbase dimensions of the Ford 250/350 crew cabs with the 8 foot bed. The way it is now, they are manufacturing TWO different 4 door HD trucks, and only one with a full size bed…..doesn’t make sense to me when they could have just added a few inches to the existing quad cab.

ptgarcia

They don't even need to do that. All they need to do is extend the current Megacab frame a slap a long bed on it. There's room to grow without being too long. My brother and I park next to each other every day, and his F-350 crew cab long bed is an easy foot longer than my Megacab.

OutlawStorm

Ford needed the crewcab as there ext cabs suck, barely enough room in the ext cabs for kids 6 years and under. The QC cab is by far the biggest ext cab of all 3 makers out there and also has a real set of doors on them, not the stupid kind where the driver has to open his door first LOL If you really really need a long wheel base mega cab, then find an 8 foot box and get the frame stretched to fit it, I know its costly, but if you need the room, spend the money.