Don't know if anyone else has posted this but just read in Trailer Life mag that Cummins has shipped it's 1.5 millionth engine. When launched in 88 for the model year 89 Cummins only expected to produce 8000 engines for Dodge annually. Cummins produced more than 165000 turbodiesel engines for 2006.

 

People know a good thing when they see it.

 

Just more proof of the great track record set by cummins

 

I know what you ment by this statement but......

I think they need to do this survey again though since it ended in 2003 and that is when the 6.0 was introduced. (kind of ironic huh?) Would be interesting to see the new numbers.

 

Here's the results of a Bluedeviltorquestats Corp. study of powerstroke engines from 2003-2005.

98.5% of them are still on the road. They were recycled into things such as brake rotors, steel belts in tires, manhole covers, ect... so that leaves about 1.5% that are still in their original form!

Sorry, couldn't resist the urge!

Mike

 

1.5 millionth,is this just shipped to dodge or total number of 5.9's produced.there sure seems to be alot of em in everything from med duty trucks,motorhomes,school buses etc.

 

That just means that 1.5% of them made it home.

 

I believe it's only engines they've shipped to Dodge!

Chris

 

I thought Ford owned Cummings?

 

Nope,.....common mistake.

DORF owns Cummings.

 

Is that Lary? I always pictured him as a bit .... larger.

 

Yeah it's just engines shipped to Dodge for their trucks.