Switched to SD350, 2004 5.9 Maintenace Stuff for Sale

[Hardrocker]

It will be hard for you all to believe, but today I am trading my 2004 CTD for a 2011 Ford F350.



I have some CTD stuff left over.



[Edited by TDR Administrator - please move "for sale" items to TDR Classifieds]

 

[Grizzly]

It is an illegal posting. Put it on the TDR Classified Ads.



More importantly, why would you give up the best truck made with the best inline six diesel engine for a Powerjoke Furd? Maybe you took a bad fall and hit your head.

 

[macdaddy]

Good luck with the Ford.....



I gotta tell you it might be worth the risk. Those trucks are an unbelievable piece of engineering. If the motor works out youll have a killer truck.



The cabs are second to none.



Mac

 

[JBallou]

You need to see a doctor. Maybe even a psychologist.

 

[macdaddy]

You know in all do respect... ...



Id leave the guy alone. The 6. 7 CTD's are having some issues too!!!!!!!:-{}



Mac



I would'nt buy either!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JMetzger]

I saw where Carson Dodge has or had a 2011 Ford with the new diesel for sale. Wonder why he traded it in?

 

[Grizzly]

I saw where Carson Dodge has or had a 2011 Ford with the new diesel for sale. Wonder why he traded it in?

Maybe because it's got a PowerJoke. With all the problems Furd has had with the PJ, who in their mind would want one???

 

[JMetzger]

Next time I am in Carson Dodge I will have to ask one of the service writers why & I bet it is because on all the bull Ford says about their new engine, high mileage & great towing power that isn't there. If you think it is, read Motor Trend's test between the Dodge & Ford.

 

[Hardrocker]

I agree that the Cummins is still the best pickup diesel engine around, but it needs to be in something other than a Dodge.



In the short time I have owned the Dodge (1. 3 years and 26,000 miles), the engine has been superb. I love the sound and performance of the inline 6. The rest of the truck, not so good. I had to spend big $ to take care of steering problems, and now the whole front end sounds like it is held together with baling wire. Clunks, rattles, and vibrations abound.



The cab needs a lot more rigidity. The doors flutter whenever there is a strong side wind.



I looked at the new Ram 3500, and it was quite nice, but it is still a Dodge body and chassis. What is the future of Dodge (or Ram)? Does Fiat own the company or Obama? After the screwing the current administration gave the bond and stock holders of GM (and Chrysler), of which I was one, I was not about to buy a Chevy or GMC.



As I told the Ford guy when I first looked at the new pickup in May, if it had a Cummins in it I would buy it today.



Wish me luck with my new pickup.

 

[Grizzly]

Well. I do wish you luck because I don't believe you'll have a better truck than a Dodge. My Brother-in-law had an F250, which was in the shop all the time. Just about every component on that truck went out in the short time he had it including the V10 gas engine. He decided to buy a new 2008 Furd F350 SRW with the 6. 4 PowerJoke. I couldn't talk him into buying a Dodge with a Cummins. He's one of them die hard Furd guys. That truck has been in and out of the dealer shop since day one. A few months ago he and my sister made a little trip to Colorado and as they got over Raton Pass into Trinidad, CO, the engine quit. It took the only Furd Master Mechanic Technician a week to find the problem and fix it. When he got it home it was back at the furd dealer in Albuquerque to re-fix it.



I'm on my second Dodge and neither one has ever been in the shop for anything. My son has an 04. 5 CTD 3500 SRW and it has never been in the shop for anything.



I don't know why your Dodge had so many problems. You had an 04 and you owned it 1. 3 years. Whoever owned it before you must have drove it like they stole it and beat the crap out of it. It's just not normal for a Dodge to have that many problems. It is for Ford. I can't say about GM, I've never had one and as long as they keep putting V8 diesel engine in them, I don't want one. The only way to make a diesel engines, is an inline six.



If it's not too late, I'd re-think this Furd stuff.



george

 

[HBarlow]

Good luck. You have my sympathy.

 

[Missouri Mule]

I had an almost die hard ford man tell me he heard the new ford diesel was weak(not in horse power but strength) he is thinking about buying a chevy(used).

 

[HBarlow]

Perhaps, but if Dodge cancelled the contract with Cummins I still wouldn't buy a furd.

An old Dodge with several hundred thousand miles on the odometer would be a much more reliable and competent truck that can pull a heavy trailer up a steep grade without revving a weak V8 at 3200 rpm.

 

[Hardrocker]

I can appreciate your brand loyalty. Everyone wants to believe that their choice, whether it is a truck, car, or motorcycle, is the best choice.



Your diatribes criticizing my choosing a Ford will not change anything. The Ford is in the garage (barely) and I will live with the consequences of my choice, good or bad.



I agree that the Cummins is the premier engine currently found in Diesel pickups. As a former Caterpillar employee, I wish that Ford had opted to work with Cat instead of IH when they started building Diesel pickups, or do all you experts consider Caterpillar engines to be sub-par as well?



I also formerly worked for a Dodge/GMC dealership. The same family that owned this dealership also has a Ford dealership, and, with the contraction in the economy, they have incorporated all three into one business location (Nelson Auto Center in Fergus Falls, MN). Since they now work on all three, I talked with the service manager, and he recommended the Ford over the Dodge and GMC.



I sincerely hope that sales of Dodge trucks continue at a rate acceptable to keep the assembly plant in Saltillo, Mexico open. Keeping Mexicans employed in Mexico should help with the illegal immigration problem.

 

[jgillott]

I sincerely wish you good luck with your new Ford. I have been a long time Dodge Cummins owner dating back to my '92 and truly love my trucks. But, I will be the first one to tell you that I'm hoping for a winner in the new Ford built diesel. I'm not planning on buying one, but I believe that good positive competition within a product market is always a good thing and I certainly want Dodge/Cummins engineers to have to compete with a quality product.



Best of luck with your new truck and please feel free to check back with us and let us know how things go. It would be great to hear first hand, honest feedback as you get a few miles on it.

 

[HBarlow]

I can appreciate your brand loyalty. Everyone wants to believe that their choice, whether it is a truck, car, or motorcycle, is the best choice.

Your diatribes criticizing my choosing a Ford will not change anything. The Ford is in the garage (barely) and I will live with the consequences of my choice, good or bad.

I agree that the Cummins is the premier engine currently found in Diesel pickups. As a former Caterpillar employee, I wish that Ford had opted to work with Cat instead of IH when they started building Diesel pickups, or do all you experts consider Caterpillar engines to be sub-par as well?

I also formerly worked for a Dodge/GMC dealership. The same family that owned this dealership also has a Ford dealership, and, with the contraction in the economy, they have incorporated all three into one business location (Nelson Auto Center in Fergus Falls, MN). Since they now work on all three, I talked with the service manager, and he recommended the Ford over the Dodge and GMC.

I sincerely hope that sales of Dodge trucks continue at a rate acceptable to keep the assembly plant in Saltillo, Mexico open. Keeping Mexicans employed in Mexico should help with the illegal immigration problem.

I'm sorry that you see our comments as a "diatribe" against you for choosing a furd but I think you are taking our comments far too personally. We don't give a hoot about your truck choices or how you go about making them. We are making fun of an inferior product. Those of us who have owned Cummins-powered Dodges used for towing heavy trailers for a few years tend to be very biased. Many of us are former Furd owners. I am. Most of us have followed the history of Furd V8 diesel engines for a few years and rightfully consider them junk. What would you expect on a Dodge-Cummins website?

Anyone who sincerely believes that selecting a truck from Furd, GM, or Dodge are equivalent choices based only on minor differences in features and benefits simply does not understand the fundamental design characteristics for a working engine.

I hope you will remain a TDR member and continue updating us about your new Furd.

 

[RustyJC]

Check my signature - like you, I voted with my wallet this fall on a new diesel dually that's being purchased primarily to pull our 16,000 lb GVWR 5th wheel. Try as I might, I couldn't bring myself to consider version 1. 0 of Ford's first modern in-house diesel. I don't know how anyone can pronounce this engine as anything other than a totally unknown quantity as of this 5 minutes. Hey, it may turn out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it could just as easily turn out even worse than the 6. 0 or 6. 4 - right now, no one knows!!



Therefore, I stuck with the Cummins ISB as more of a known, proven quantity. I wish you luck with your purchase and hope you'll report back regularly and let us know how it's working out for you.



Rusty

 

[MChrist]

Hardrocker, congratulations on your new purchase. Getting a new vehicle (whatever kind it is) is always exciting! Please keep us posted on the good and the bad, hopefully more good than bad. Hearing die-hard Ford guys rant and rave about a Ford product is almost as useful as die-hard Dodge guys ranting and raving about their Dodge (or Chevy, or whatever... )
I am quite sure that your reports on your new truck will be more accurate, considering you have a Dodge benchmark to compare against. Again, congrats!

 

[JMetzger]

I believe that the new Ford diesel is made in Mexico. If that is so what have you gained?

 

[HBarlow]

I believe that the new Ford diesel is made in Mexico. If that is so what have you gained?