Cummins = No Respect
#16
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I have all the respect in the world for my Cummins after it pulled our new 16,000 lb GVWR 36' 5ver to Fort Worth and back last week in 100+ degF temperatures at 65-70 MPH without even breaking a sweat!
Rusty
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#17
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RustyJC:
I here what you are saying. I have done things with my truck that perhaps, a light truck really should not be doing and I am impressed again and again at just how effortless it does it. It just would not be possible without a CTD. Is it the fastest?....No....But I have not got the same feeling from other diesels of completely relentless torque. Yeah, I know the other diesels tow heavy too, but they feel like they are always struggling or running very hard to do it. I guess I am somewhat biased too (I try not to be) but I can't help it - I have not yet seen a comparable motor in the light truck market. Hey, if they put a CTD in a F*%D I might consider it too - but they don't.
I here what you are saying. I have done things with my truck that perhaps, a light truck really should not be doing and I am impressed again and again at just how effortless it does it. It just would not be possible without a CTD. Is it the fastest?....No....But I have not got the same feeling from other diesels of completely relentless torque. Yeah, I know the other diesels tow heavy too, but they feel like they are always struggling or running very hard to do it. I guess I am somewhat biased too (I try not to be) but I can't help it - I have not yet seen a comparable motor in the light truck market. Hey, if they put a CTD in a F*%D I might consider it too - but they don't.
#18
Originally posted by RATTLINRAM
I was talking to a fella just the other day who is into sled pulling and he was saying that he really didn't see that many Rams entering the pulls.
I was talking to a fella just the other day who is into sled pulling and he was saying that he really didn't see that many Rams entering the pulls.
24 trucks total
3 PSD
1 DMD
20 CTD
and lets just say that a cummins didnt get 1 of the last 4 spots that night !!!!!!
Its really that lopsided here. its a no brainer CTD's every where of course you still got a few PSD ford lovers out there that just dont care to see the light
#19
As far as the article, aren't they saying that the powerstroke with a few mods would beat their Baja Bomber project truck. Doesn't seem right since I read here a couple of months ago that it was supposed to have about 500hp.
#20
" this year @ bandimere,we plan on dragging the CTD EARTROAMER ER2K VS THE '03 XV-LT PSD WITH A 6.0" thats the match up they say the PDS can win their suppose to keep it updated
I got this from the june issue of 4wheeler it might have already been updated I dont have the new issue.
I got this from the june issue of 4wheeler it might have already been updated I dont have the new issue.
#21
DTR's Night Watchman & Poet Laureate
Dont know about sleds and realy aint truck-savvy enough to understand what all the dyno numbers mean...
Had a Ford F350, 2WD, non-turbo 6.9... got 10 MPG and maxed out at about 65mph, down to 45 uphill, while pulling a 32 ft gooseneck with 4 horses and all related tack.
Now got my CTD 4WD 350 and max at about 80 mph pulling the same load, down to about 68 uphill, getting around 18-22MPG......
I know which one I think is the better, but heck, what do I know...
maybe I better read that article.....
Had a Ford F350, 2WD, non-turbo 6.9... got 10 MPG and maxed out at about 65mph, down to 45 uphill, while pulling a 32 ft gooseneck with 4 horses and all related tack.
Now got my CTD 4WD 350 and max at about 80 mph pulling the same load, down to about 68 uphill, getting around 18-22MPG......
I know which one I think is the better, but heck, what do I know...
maybe I better read that article.....
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The common reply with most diesel guys towing is "Dosent even feel like its back there!". PSD owners say it as a standard answer, wether its 500lbs or 35000lbs.
I rode with a guy that had a f350 7.3 and he was towing a 7000lb boat. I asked him "how does it tow?" as i was watching the tach rise rather high and hearing the engine kind of struggling and the tranny slipping between shifts and going about 45mph up a 4-5% bridge. He just replys, "dont even feel it back there". I just wondered about the standard answer or IS HIS TRUCK THIS SLOW ALL THE TIME . I just kept quiet and dreamed about how i love my Cummins.
I rode with a guy that had a f350 7.3 and he was towing a 7000lb boat. I asked him "how does it tow?" as i was watching the tach rise rather high and hearing the engine kind of struggling and the tranny slipping between shifts and going about 45mph up a 4-5% bridge. He just replys, "dont even feel it back there". I just wondered about the standard answer or IS HIS TRUCK THIS SLOW ALL THE TIME . I just kept quiet and dreamed about how i love my Cummins.
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"He just replys, "dont even feel it back there". I just wondered about the standard answer or IS HIS TRUCK THIS SLOW ALL THE TIME"
That's because he's never driven anything else w/ a load! And he's probably comparing his PSD to a gasser...not the PSD to the CTD.
That's because he's never driven anything else w/ a load! And he's probably comparing his PSD to a gasser...not the PSD to the CTD.
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