6.4l ford in a tug of war with a little of everything

['Powerstroke7.3]

Originally Posted by Cummins Driver

Nope, I wouldnt have any idea about hauling anything

Comon man thats small time. Someone around here has to have a pic of a dodge pulling a real load.

[Lil' E]

Originally Posted by DISTURBED

Tell that to Ford mechanic was in a shop last week had 4 of the new 6.4 inside and 2 sitting outside all blown up needing new motors, none had chips. Thats what i would call job security not a superior platform

You think that they would actually have designed something brand new and not had any bugs in it? You have to remember that this the first year for this motor and they still have bugs to get worked out. But that really doesnt have anything to do with this thread. So why dont you all just suck it up and actually admit that a FORD took the comp for the first time.
And as for the 12 valve that drug it around, ok one truck pulled him out of how many others that failed?

[crabbelle]

Originally Posted by 'Powerstroke7.3

Comon man thats small time. Someone around here has to have a pic of a dodge pulling a real load.

will this do. my f-350 pulled the same load and it gave me a headache bouncing down the road dodge pulled it just fine

[chadder1313]

If it were a Dodge dealer, the Dodge would of won. If it were a GM dealer, the GM would of won. Just that simple. In this case it just so happens to be a Ford dealer, so the Ford wins. This dosent prove anything to me.

[pstrang]

Tug of wars on asphalt are not wise, something is going to break. The truck with the best traction will win...power is not an issue.

The point was the Ford's are the heaviest and carry the best hauling and towing capacities. Their superior build adds towing stability (and correspondingly safety) above the off brands. Sure all brands are able to tow/haul, but the Ford's are today's King of Trucks hands down.

Yes, gentlemen, size matters!

[Whippit96]

Originally Posted by pstrang

The point was the Ford's are the heaviest and carry the best hauling and towing capacities. Their superior build adds towing stability (and correspondingly safety) above the off brands. Sure all brands are able to tow/haul, but the Ford's are today's King of Trucks hands down.

Yes, gentlemen, size matters!

Sorry but that is funny, I don't care who you are.

[chadder1313]

That is pretty funny!

[Cummins Driver]

Originally Posted by pstrang

Tug of wars on asphalt are not wise, something is going to break. The truck with the best traction will win...power is not an issue.

The point was the Ford's are the heaviest and carry the best hauling and towing capacities. Their superior build adds towing stability (and correspondingly safety) above the off brands. Sure all brands are able to tow/haul, but the Ford's are today's King of Trucks hands down.

Yes, gentlemen, size matters!

Guess it all depends on how much you like to pedal

[pstrang]

A load only the King of Trucks should handle.

[Whippit96]

Originally Posted by pstrang

A load only the King of Trucks should handle.

Umm...graders don't weigh that much lol. And look that the ass end of your truck, it's almost on the ground...

[pstrang]

Originally Posted by Whippit96

Umm...graders don't weigh that much lol. And look that the ass end of your truck, it's almost on the ground...

There is signature a member of another forum uses; it sums up the point here quick nicely. To quote him: "There is no gm or dodge truck rated to haul what I do everyday."

Now that's classic!

[Cummins Driver]

Alright, I was forced to find this picture of Chris's(Signature600). That truck has Im thinking over 300k miles on it, and its only job is hauling equipment. A Ford would have layed over a long time ago with these kinds of loads...

[Cummins Driver]

Originally Posted by pstrang

A load only the King of Trucks should handle.

Thanks for the picture. Now i realize how heavy duty those thing ARENT. All the weight is on the back of the trailer and it is still squatting like crazy

[InsaneCobra]

Originally Posted by Cummins Driver

http://www.youtube.com/user/DakarNick

Check out his videos. Who would of liked to of tried their luck at this? Im not much of a back to back puller, but i would of loved to have thrown some suitcase weights in the 12 valve, and hooked to that thing

Eric

Good Advertisment right there lol

[pstrang]

Originally Posted by Whippit96

Umm...graders don't weigh that much lol. And look that the ass end of your truck, it's almost on the ground...

Originally Posted by Cummins Driver

Thanks for the picture. Now i realize how heavy duty those thing ARENT. All the weight is on the back of the trailer and it is still squatting like crazy

Oh, no, you're right...road graders don't weigh that much. Only 31,000 lbs! Some newer models are approaching 50,000 lbs. ! That doesn't even include the weight of the trailer.

There is no dodge or gm rated to haul the kind of weight a ford can. The off brands have no business even hooking up to it!! Look at your manufacturer's specifications, in particularly, the GVWR. That's your limit. The fords have the highest rated capacities for today's trucks. They are the top sellers for a reason. Oh, and we have Toby Keith advertising for us too.

[F250Powerhouse]

Originally Posted by pstrang

Oh, no, you're right...road graders don't weigh that much. Only 31,000 lbs! Some newer models are approaching 50,000 lbs. ! That doesn't even include the weight of the trailer.

There is no dodge or gm rated to haul the kind of weight a ford can. The off brands have no business even hooking up to it!! Look at your manufacturer's specifications, in particularly, the GVWR. That's your limit. The fords have the highest rated capacities for today's trucks. They are the top sellers for a reason. Oh, and we have Toby Keith advertising for us too.

Well said, I have a few Dodge dually buddies that think their trucks are "built for pulling, I think they were built to be loud and uncomfortable. I used to put them to shame every time we pulled through the hills when I had the F-350.
You should have seen the big 1 ton dodge squatting with a couple 4K pound cars, much less than your 30K pound grader and heavy gauge trailor.

[pstrang]

Just so it's clear, that's not MY personal truck/trailer with the grader. A gentleman named Smith drives it. I showed it for an example of extreme towing.

[LAmiller]

I used to argue about Dodge, Chevy, Ford like you guys when I was in high school....

[F250Powerhouse]

Originally Posted by LAmiller

I used to argue about Dodge, Chevy, Ford like you guys when I was in high school....

Why did you quit?

[pstrang]

Originally Posted by LAmiller

I used to argue about Dodge, Chevy, Ford like you guys when I was in high school....

This isn't an argument, just some education about the facts such as capacities, ratings, towing stability, build quality, safety, etc. Just trying to help some folks out.