I have all the respect in the world for my Cummins after it pulled our new 16,000 lb GVWR 36' 5ver to Fort Worth and back last week in 100+ degF temperatures at 65-70 MPH without even breaking a sweat!

Rusty

 

RustyJC:

I here what you are saying. I have done things with my truck that perhaps, a light truck really should not be doing and I am impressed again and again at just how effortless it does it. It just would not be possible without a CTD. Is it the fastest?....No....But I have not got the same feeling from other diesels of completely relentless torque. Yeah, I know the other diesels tow heavy too, but they feel like they are always struggling or running very hard to do it. I guess I am somewhat biased too (I try not to be) but I can't help it - I have not yet seen a comparable motor in the light truck market. Hey, if they put a CTD in a F*%D I might consider it too - but they don't.

 

IT must be diffrent in VA............. the last diesel pull I went here in Ohio there were
24 trucks total
3 PSD
1 DMD
20 CTD
and lets just say that a cummins didnt get 1 of the last 4 spots that night !!!!!!
Its really that lopsided here. its a no brainer CTD's every where of course you still got a few PSD ford lovers out there that just dont care to see the light

 

As far as the article, aren't they saying that the powerstroke with a few mods would beat their Baja Bomber project truck. Doesn't seem right since I read here a couple of months ago that it was supposed to have about 500hp.

 

" this year @ bandimere,we plan on dragging the CTD EARTROAMER ER2K VS THE '03 XV-LT PSD WITH A 6.0" thats the match up they say the PDS can win their suppose to keep it updated
I got this from the june issue of 4wheeler it might have already been updated I dont have the new issue.

 

Dont know about sleds and realy aint truck-savvy enough to understand what all the dyno numbers mean...
Had a Ford F350, 2WD, non-turbo 6.9... got 10 MPG and maxed out at about 65mph, down to 45 uphill, while pulling a 32 ft gooseneck with 4 horses and all related tack.
Now got my CTD 4WD 350 and max at about 80 mph pulling the same load, down to about 68 uphill, getting around 18-22MPG......
I know which one I think is the better, but heck, what do I know...
maybe I better read that article.....

 

The common reply with most diesel guys towing is "Dosent even feel like its back there!". PSD owners say it as a standard answer, wether its 500lbs or 35000lbs.

I rode with a guy that had a f350 7.3 and he was towing a 7000lb boat. I asked him "how does it tow?" as i was watching the tach rise rather high and hearing the engine kind of struggling and the tranny slipping between shifts and going about 45mph up a 4-5% bridge. He just replys, "dont even feel it back there". I just wondered about the standard answer or IS HIS TRUCK THIS SLOW ALL THE TIME . I just kept quiet and dreamed about how i love my Cummins.

 

"He just replys, "dont even feel it back there". I just wondered about the standard answer or IS HIS TRUCK THIS SLOW ALL THE TIME"

That's because he's never driven anything else w/ a load! And he's probably comparing his PSD to a gasser...not the PSD to the CTD.

 

what would the world be like if there were nothing but CTDs?

 

Pretty crappy actually,

Who would we pass on the hills? SUV's, we do that anyway


chris