Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I was at the dealer today looking at a new Duragno and my salesman who knows I'm interested in the 4500 & 5500 called out the sales manager for me who offered to copy a sheet he got from DC
It talked about the new Cab and Chassis program. . and the different size units that they were talking about..... and it listed the 3500, 4500 and 5500.
The new 3500 is to be built in a DC plant that now runs the 3500 but its got a new frame coming... and the 4500 and 5500 are to be built either in a Sterling or Freightliner plant with custom frames by Freightliner..... on a new M2 Class Frame. .
It gave the distance from the back of the cab to the end of the frame... . dimension, and on the 4500 and 5500 its available in 4 lengths..... 60,84,108,120" and will be available in reg or quad cabs... .
Also mentioned was the 6. 7L Cummins engine with a new 6 speed automatic transmission. On paper... .
It will be shipped with dual fuel tanks... .
Nothing was said about if the Cummins would be a 6 or V-8, but all the above is from the printed page he let me have... . my contact stated he thought it would be a V-8 but had nothing in writing, and also commented that an optional MB Diesel might be available... . I asked about a manual transmission but he didn't know... . I told him that Cummins had made its mark with a straight 6 and even in the bigger engines they were a 6... . He looked at me as if he didn't know that.....
He also went on to say he is heading to a meeting soon on this product line and didn't expect to be able to write orders til late Nov or Dec and didn't expect shipments to start til after the first of the year... .
He also said that because of the slowdown at Ford, they have shut down the 06 production line for all F450, F550, F650 and if you can't find one now you won't see it until late fall when it shows up as a 07... ... Not that I'd want a Ford after owning a 2000 F550... so all the 06's are either on the floor at the dealers or in transit... .
Jim
It talked about the new Cab and Chassis program. . and the different size units that they were talking about..... and it listed the 3500, 4500 and 5500.
The new 3500 is to be built in a DC plant that now runs the 3500 but its got a new frame coming... and the 4500 and 5500 are to be built either in a Sterling or Freightliner plant with custom frames by Freightliner..... on a new M2 Class Frame. .
It gave the distance from the back of the cab to the end of the frame... . dimension, and on the 4500 and 5500 its available in 4 lengths..... 60,84,108,120" and will be available in reg or quad cabs... .
Also mentioned was the 6. 7L Cummins engine with a new 6 speed automatic transmission. On paper... .
It will be shipped with dual fuel tanks... .
Nothing was said about if the Cummins would be a 6 or V-8, but all the above is from the printed page he let me have... . my contact stated he thought it would be a V-8 but had nothing in writing, and also commented that an optional MB Diesel might be available... . I asked about a manual transmission but he didn't know... . I told him that Cummins had made its mark with a straight 6 and even in the bigger engines they were a 6... . He looked at me as if he didn't know that.....
He also went on to say he is heading to a meeting soon on this product line and didn't expect to be able to write orders til late Nov or Dec and didn't expect shipments to start til after the first of the year... .
He also said that because of the slowdown at Ford, they have shut down the 06 production line for all F450, F550, F650 and if you can't find one now you won't see it until late fall when it shows up as a 07... ... Not that I'd want a Ford after owning a 2000 F550... so all the 06's are either on the floor at the dealers or in transit... .
Jim
