A wish

[srenfro]

Any of you guys out there do landscaping or lawn care. If so and any of you belong www.lawnsite.com could you please get on there and set this guy named birckman straight. He's really a good guy but thinks the PSD is the second coming of christ.



I think everyone here knows a stock CTD will out grunt a stock PSD any day. But I haven't had the chance to pull up to any PSD's with a load on and go light to light therefore I can't justify messin with him.



No doubt ford builds a great truck but man I'd like to see someone with first hand knowledge set the record straight. Heck if anyone can guide me to any tests or comparissons that I could post on there just to get him fired up it would be cool.



Steve



2002 Dodge Ram CTD 2500 Quad 4x4 soon to be bombed.

 

[Got Smoke?]

Originally posted by srenfro



I think everyone here knows a stock CTD will out grunt a stock PSD any day.

I'm sorry but stock to stock a PSD will "out grunt" a CTD :{



But try BOMBing that PSD at the same cost as a CTD!Oo.

 

[srenfro]

Thanks for settin me straight Mark. Darn stealer duped me on that one. Wouldn't of mattered, I would of still bought the CTD.



Steve

 

[pkennedy]

Don't be so sensitive after all us poor Dodge owners can't visit our dealerships and see engineless hulks every week, and where else would you put PSD's but in F Series trucks the navy has enough anchors. Use that anger revisit hin wearing your T shirt with the CTD tow truck hauling another F truck and smile he spent his money not yours.

 

[esommer2500]

PSD has grunt?

Why does everybody say a stock PSD has more grunt than a stock cummins? I have driven both in work applications (towing mini-excavators, enclosed equipment trailers, etc... ) and while they both tow exceptionally well, if there is any difference, I would give it to the Dodge. I don't cosider myself to be overly biased. Hell, my Dad used to work at Navistar. The PSD is a solid engine, just not what I wanted in MY truck.



The two trucks I am referring to are a 98. 5 24v 3500 5sp with 4:10's. The Ford was a 2000 F-350 SRW 6sp with 3:73's. Both were 4x4.



Am I missing something here?

 

[Champane Flight]

I tend

I tend to agree on the Cummins outpulling the PSD in stock configuration. We are talking apples to apples, HO against six speed? Maybe from stoplight to stoplight the PSD will outpull it. But put them both on a long pull, like 6% for 10 to 20 miles. I think the Cummins lowend torque will shine. Plus, you don't have to stop at the next fuel stop like the PSD.