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Which of the "Big 3" 3/4 and 1 ton diesels is most popular where you live?

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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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Which of the "Big 3" 3/4 and 1 ton diesels is most popular where you live?

Which of the "Big 3" 3/4 and 1 ton diesels is most popular where you live?

Around here its Fords for sure... lots of landscape and construction companies have them, those 2 businesses are pretty big around here. I saw a Powerstroke on the side of the road with 2 guys under the hood just a few minutes ago .

I've seen a couple new 6.7 C&C with dump beds on them being used, which is a good sign. I'm guessing that Dodge would come in second, but I also have to remember that I tend to "watch" for Dodges and not for other brands...
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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It was Ford around here til the 3rd gens came out. Now there's more chevies than Fords too.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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It's probably about even here with all three, except I see more lifted and souped up Duramaxes while most people with the Fords and Dodges seem to leave them stock.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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'Strokes too were popular until the third gen came out.

Central Texas
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Well I don't know if this is really what you want. I just went on a 4000 mile vacation. I started in Tulsa, went to Dallas out I 20 to El Paso. I then went to Tombstome, from there to Mesa, then to Sedona, then to Flasgstaff. I came back on I 40 then I 44 back to Tulsa. All in all I saw fewer chevy's then any about the fifty fifty on the cummins and power jokes.

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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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The hay haulers and farmers like the Dodge's and the RV toters seem to use the Fords and Chevies about equally around here.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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I think Dodge and Ford are both pretty popular here in central OH, with the Chevys being much less popular.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Dodge is huge up here 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen and you cannot find a 1st Gen for sale at all nobody will give them up. Dodge seems to be the only diesel that starts easy in cold weather. The dealers sell the Rams with block heaters, posi traction and your choice of gearing 3:73, 3:92 and 4:10 also the bigger amp alternators for snow plows and lighting accessories. Havn't heard of anybody having to plug their Diesels in until about negative 20.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Up here seems to be more Chevy/GMC with Dodge and Ford just slightly behind. Overall don't see that many 3/4 or 1 ton trucks in the area compared to other places I have travelled.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Dodge. Walk outside, listen and you'll hear a cummins taking off somewhere in town .
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Too many to count in Houston. Dodge or Ford wins though. Chevy is coming back. However anytime you see a truck loaded down to its max it is always a Cummins.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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It's almost all DODGES where I am from with a couple fords and very few chevys.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Fords win the vote here with a mixture of millions of fleet fords and a bunch of city kids in crew cab short bed powerjokes lifted on 35s.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Big Island=Dodge

I just returned from the Big Island of Hawaii. I'd easily guess 80% of diesel trucks are Dodges. Surprisingly few Toyotas in the gas department over there also.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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I voted Ford. There a lot of dodges too, and like everyone else is saying, more and more Chevys all the time..
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