diesel truck what one to choose!

im not familiar with the fords automatic, the thing i like about the allison transmission is you can push button shift for heavy loads or you can just put it in drive and go..

 

Go Ford. I do agree that the 7.3 was a damn good engine. We have an 06 F350 King Ranch 4x4 with about 117k on it. All we use it for is a farm truck, pulling trailers and running around the fields. Our old farm hand screwed up and put gas in it instead of diesel. It still runs like new so......

 

The Allison Trans to me seems to always shift like shit. Hard and Clunky.

 

gotta sacrifice comfort for performance sometimes ha ha

 

I would go with the new 6.7 Powerstroke. Since they went to the Torqshift trans they haven't had any trans problems and the new powerstroke is built in house rather than being sorced from international like the troublesome 6.0 and 6.4s. The 6.7 gets way better mileage than the 6.7 cummins or the duramax and has the most torque out of all three. The interior of a dodge mega cab is nice if you need lots of cab room and the ride and interior of the chevys are nice, but for an overall pick for a 1-ton I would go with the Ford.

 

What I dont understand is how Doge uses Cummins when it isn't their engines. Ford actually makes theirs just in Germany. BTW I've heard that Ford is somewhat with Cummins but they wont put the engines in their vehicles.

 

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/11/chevy-vs-ford-in-heavy-duty-rumble-in-the-rockies.html

 

Also the new powerstsroke is made in mexico. The first couple thousand were made in the states then they moved everything across the border.

 

See Ford needs to do it already. Yet, they let Dodge use the Cummins

 

the 6.7 powerstroke does not get better mpg than the duramax

http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2010/08/2010-hd-fuel-economy-test.html

 

Semi trucks have a straight 6 and put down over 2,200 ft. lbs.

 

Powerstroke, its badass and can pull down house(or at least a large shed, lol)

 

Powerstroke vs Duramax..i dunno IMO Any tests done in videos are bull..I like all three diesels from the big three but I'd always rather be cummin then strokin :/
Edit: I also like the idea of the new ecoboost f150. pretty badass concept

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFbdEdjuOg

 

What do you guys think of the new GM Sierra's? I like them. Dont know really anything about them but they seem sweet

 

Yeah I think they are the best looking truck outa all the big ones. Plus they seem HUGE

 

I think they're alright...but would not be my first choice in a truck.

 

To the OP: How much do you really need to tow? Like someone said, that EcoBoost 3.5L TT F150 that tows 11,300 lbs and gets 24-25 mpg seriously intrigues me.

 

Isn't chevy the only company that has independent front diesels? I'd rather have a solid front end on a diesel IMO.