Surely you're aware that there is a class action lawsuit for this very issue.... you're not ignorant of that as well
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Surely you're aware that there is a class action lawsuit for this very issue.... you're not ignorant of that as well
Fancy way of saying 6061. lol.
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jejeosborne
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What did I say to offend you? Yes I am aware of the suite. I am not participating in the suit because I haven't had that issue as haven't a majority of owners. I am not ignorant of anything relating to my truck. In fact probably more educated on my specific truck than most if not all service departments in this country. What brought you to such a harsh conclusion. Good morning right back at you and welcome to this ford thread as well.
Funny you calling me ignorant when I educated you on your own ram truck when you didn't know your payload. I still haven't been thanked for that teaching. Here is the link to refresh your memory. You should learn about the specifics of your own vehicle before trying to educate others on theirs.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/.../284823-ram1500-ecodiesel-v6-revealed-30.html
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You know if you weren't sooo self rightous, maybe you wouldn't have so many issues with the other members. Looking at your choice for a truck,
you really shouldn't be so smug.
Bragging constantly about your stripper 2WD, which has no re-sale, is completely inadequate for what you want to do with it.. who would buy a 2WD truck to pull and launch a boat trailer with. It's comical.
jejeosborne
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My truck is far from a stripper. Just because I choose a 2wd upsets you for some reason. It launches my 23' boat and never slips a tire. For the one or two days a year we get snow in southern Indiana, 4wd is not financially logical. I have a jeep wrangler with a 12,000 lb winch for those fun days and keep my stripper truck in the warm garage.
If stating the positive experience I have had with my truck is bragging, so be it. My next truck may or may not be another Ford. Just depends on what is available that year and if it happens to be another make that provides me a positive experience, I will be on here stating so just the same.
jejeosborne
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They offer a 5 year power train warranty just like the Ram. I only drive about 12,000 miles a year so there is no advantage for me to get the 5year/100,000 warranty.
I wasn't arguing anything about the pt cruiser. Just answering a question that came up on the subject.
jejeosborne
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Yeah, there is also that stipulation of no more than 32.9 miles per day that sometimes comes back and haunts me. My goal is to hit 59,999.9 and have an engine and transmission failure. Some bean counter at Ford has obviously weighed the need of offering a better warranty to attract more buyers and deemed it unnecessary. I know it has worked well for the Korean manufactures to attach customers.
jejeosborne
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I am against false statements as well. Hopefully I am not guilty of that. You must have a lot of experience with this forum yet you have few posts. What is your non incognito screen name?
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daugen
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guys, chill please.
always a good idea for new members to learn and think before they post.
it was a lesson I learned the hard way myself here.
there's not much that irritates long time members more than when someone new jumps in with both feet flailing
and tries to set the record straight, on just about everything...
this is a friendly discussion, right?
always a good idea for new members to learn and think before they post.
it was a lesson I learned the hard way myself here.
there's not much that irritates long time members more than when someone new jumps in with both feet flailing
and tries to set the record straight, on just about everything...
this is a friendly discussion, right?
mikehaugen
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I for one will say that if anything, this forum has made me open-minded. I am still relatively young compared to many of you (29) and I grew up in an anti-Ford household. The reason I bring up the age thing is that a lot of that is still fresh in my memory and I sort of followed that mentality. My dad did own a few ford that I remember from my teenage years because he got a good price on them. He constantly complained about them anytime he had to do anything to them, but if he had a problem with one of the other makes, it was considered just "normal" wear.
All of the reading I have done here has opened my mind and I pay attention to other things now. I know plenty of people that own fords that still love them. I work on my BIL's F-150 and can't say too many bad things about it that I couldn't say about any other manufacturer. If you are biased to begin with, then anything the "enemy" brand does wrong is amplified in your mind. I think it just comes down to luck and maintenance. I have an old Ram 2500 and it has been far from trouble free, but I still like it and can't say that it has been a bad truck. I bought that truck when I was twenty and really gave it some abuse in the first few years of ownership.
I am currently (lazily) looking for a new truck. I am in no hurry, but am always on the search. I will not necessarily discount Ford from my search as I would have in the past. I still prefer Dodge or GM because I have been around them and familiar with them so a Ford would be at the bottom of the list, but not out of the question. Heck, I almost bought an '05 f-350 off of someone I know with the dreaded 6.0 psd, just because it was a good deal. I thought about it too long (like 6 months) and he ended up selling it right when I got more serious. I would even consider a Toyota if they made a 3/4 ton. I still can't jump on the Nissan bandwagon yet only because I do have a little exposure to their cars (mostly a couple maximas and altimas) and hate the way that they do things, it's like they intentionally make things difficult and expensive to fix.
The point is, this forum has helped me to remove my bias (somewhat) and become a more informed buyer. All trucks can have problems, and I can't really claim that one brand is worse than any other. Sorry for such the long post to make such a small point.
All of the reading I have done here has opened my mind and I pay attention to other things now. I know plenty of people that own fords that still love them. I work on my BIL's F-150 and can't say too many bad things about it that I couldn't say about any other manufacturer. If you are biased to begin with, then anything the "enemy" brand does wrong is amplified in your mind. I think it just comes down to luck and maintenance. I have an old Ram 2500 and it has been far from trouble free, but I still like it and can't say that it has been a bad truck. I bought that truck when I was twenty and really gave it some abuse in the first few years of ownership.
I am currently (lazily) looking for a new truck. I am in no hurry, but am always on the search. I will not necessarily discount Ford from my search as I would have in the past. I still prefer Dodge or GM because I have been around them and familiar with them so a Ford would be at the bottom of the list, but not out of the question. Heck, I almost bought an '05 f-350 off of someone I know with the dreaded 6.0 psd, just because it was a good deal. I thought about it too long (like 6 months) and he ended up selling it right when I got more serious. I would even consider a Toyota if they made a 3/4 ton. I still can't jump on the Nissan bandwagon yet only because I do have a little exposure to their cars (mostly a couple maximas and altimas) and hate the way that they do things, it's like they intentionally make things difficult and expensive to fix.
The point is, this forum has helped me to remove my bias (somewhat) and become a more informed buyer. All trucks can have problems, and I can't really claim that one brand is worse than any other. Sorry for such the long post to make such a small point.
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daugen
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Sorry for such a long post to make such a small point.[/QUOTE]
well said.
sometimes it takes a few words to get a good point across, thank you.
well said.
sometimes it takes a few words to get a good point across, thank you.
Fordman1981
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Topkicker here you go. Sorry no action pictures. I agree most people don't even know what a power wagon is. Like you said 4.56 gears lockers front and rear, electronic disconnecting sway bar, 2" lift kit, 12,000 lb. warn winch from the factory. Oh and the limited slip in the rear is helical gear type limited slip differential or you can lock it in with a turn of a dial on more click on the dial and both front and rear are locked in. I set the cruise running empty on the interstate an usually get 15.5 to 16.5 mpg depending on the area 15.5 was going through West VA 16.5 most other states. Pulling the trailer in the picture I was getting 12.5 except through West VA I was getting 10.5. It doesn't get the best mileage but so far this is my favorite truck ever. Right now on winter fuel around town I'm getting 12.7 MPG and that's playing with it in 2wd on icy roads. If I need to haul more I have my diesel.
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Ford has cancelled the Tremor F150 model. I didn't want to read through all the off topic battles to see if someone stated this.
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daugen
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I agree most people don't even know what a power wagon is.
some of us are old enough to know the originals...and wish we still owned them.
Serious trucks, not much on ride or nvh...and most had a winch and likely knew how to use it.
some of us are old enough to know the originals...and wish we still owned them.
Serious trucks, not much on ride or nvh...and most had a winch and likely knew how to use it.
HHR
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I'm not surprised they canceled that truck. Who would pay $44K for a regular cab short bed half ton?
Fordman1981
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Yeah I had a 1970 Dodge when I was younger I think it was power wagon. It had a 318 3 speed and the transfer case was not mounted to the transmission. It had a drive shaft from the rear of the trans to the transfer case then one from the front of the transfer case to the front diff, and a shaft from the rear of the transfer case to the rear diff. The clutch was mostly worn out when I bought it but with the separate transfer case it was one of the easiest 4x4 clutch replacements I've ever done. That truck was very rusty but bullet proof as far as the drive train I abused that truck to no end and it never did break. I wish I had it back I am much better equipped now to remove the rusty old cab it had and replace it or built a custom one. The Power Wagon I have now is an amazing truck and seams tough as nails too but don't think it's on the same level of toughness the 1970 was. I guess we'll have to see when it's 20 to 30 yrs old how it compares to the 1970.
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They call that a "divorced transfer case" vs a "married".
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downsizingnow48
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Ditto on power wagon. Had 1972 3/4 ton 4wd with 360 and 4spd. Bulletproof for work rode like a skateboard.
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daugen
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I thought the oldest ones were the coolest looking but wouldn't want to drive one honestly.
Like driving an Army truck.
http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado-comparison.html
now I've been looking at this simplistic comparison that Chevy uses, trying to reflect anything they can show to
prove a statistical win. Not much difference in towing, though clearly the Ram is rated for a little less.
Or is it...let's face the real world. What are you going to tow? A five ton trailer, and if you are smart you won't have it maxxed out.
What is the next trailer capacity up?
Whatever it is, it is sure likely you should be pulling it with a 3/4 ton HD truck.
So really, other than for bragging, what good does a rating on a half ton over 5 tons do for one?
The truck either pulls five tons safely or it doesn't. That would make a great comparison test. I think I saw one a while back, and
surprisingly to me the Hemi came in last in acceleration. I wonder how things would stack up today?
I'm a little concerned we'll have videos of 5.0 F150's getting their doors sucked off by 420hp Denalis. Two fine motors, one just larger than the other.
Twenty percent larger. Going to be an interesting horse race to see how Ford deals with that. Up the boost on the EcoBoost to 400hp?
Like driving an Army truck.
http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado-comparison.html
now I've been looking at this simplistic comparison that Chevy uses, trying to reflect anything they can show to
prove a statistical win. Not much difference in towing, though clearly the Ram is rated for a little less.
Or is it...let's face the real world. What are you going to tow? A five ton trailer, and if you are smart you won't have it maxxed out.
What is the next trailer capacity up?
Whatever it is, it is sure likely you should be pulling it with a 3/4 ton HD truck.
So really, other than for bragging, what good does a rating on a half ton over 5 tons do for one?
The truck either pulls five tons safely or it doesn't. That would make a great comparison test. I think I saw one a while back, and
surprisingly to me the Hemi came in last in acceleration. I wonder how things would stack up today?
I'm a little concerned we'll have videos of 5.0 F150's getting their doors sucked off by 420hp Denalis. Two fine motors, one just larger than the other.
Twenty percent larger. Going to be an interesting horse race to see how Ford deals with that. Up the boost on the EcoBoost to 400hp?
