WILLEO6709
Diamond
- Joined
- Nov 6, 2001
- Location
- WAPELLO, IA USA
I am looking at maybe a new shop truck this year... we have a couple 1 ton drw pickups and a medium duty Peterbilt box truck. I think I want a 3/4 ton below 10,001 gvrw and the local place has a new ram cummins 4x 4 that looks nice.
I have heard stories about the complexity def fluid added to the diesel engines... the newest I have is a 2008 6.7 ram cummins- it was supposed to have the diesel particulate filter but it had some issues in the first few months and I never recall it regenerating for YEARS....neither does anyone else who has driven it. It is a BEAST though, how much of that is the 6 speed auto in front of 4.10 limited slip with the torque of the 6.7 and how much is just the engine I don't know. I know its noticeably more beast mode than the 2000 f350 7.3l 4r100 with 4.10 limited slip. Not so noticeable in light loads but hook 20k behind them and its night and day.
We pull trailers around quite a bit in summer- we have a dump trailer we use for scrap and a flatbed trailer with a steel deck we haul the big mower around on.....Dad has an acreage and a remote acreage so its gets a trip or 2 a week towing. I have no idea what the mower trailer weighs but its heavy....
Does anyone have a newer ram cummins that uses the def fluid that can compare it to pre def? The possibility of expensive repairs to the catalyst system has me thinking maybe a gas truck is an option but I hate to give up the 150% torque rating of the cummins to gas.
I have heard stories about the complexity def fluid added to the diesel engines... the newest I have is a 2008 6.7 ram cummins- it was supposed to have the diesel particulate filter but it had some issues in the first few months and I never recall it regenerating for YEARS....neither does anyone else who has driven it. It is a BEAST though, how much of that is the 6 speed auto in front of 4.10 limited slip with the torque of the 6.7 and how much is just the engine I don't know. I know its noticeably more beast mode than the 2000 f350 7.3l 4r100 with 4.10 limited slip. Not so noticeable in light loads but hook 20k behind them and its night and day.
We pull trailers around quite a bit in summer- we have a dump trailer we use for scrap and a flatbed trailer with a steel deck we haul the big mower around on.....Dad has an acreage and a remote acreage so its gets a trip or 2 a week towing. I have no idea what the mower trailer weighs but its heavy....
Does anyone have a newer ram cummins that uses the def fluid that can compare it to pre def? The possibility of expensive repairs to the catalyst system has me thinking maybe a gas truck is an option but I hate to give up the 150% torque rating of the cummins to gas.