Tow Vehicle Acquired... finally - Page 3

randlemanboater · #21 03-28-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by spareparts

the main reason the 7.3 is such a good motor is Ford had nothing to do with the engine, they bought it from International, Ford put more input into the 6.0 and it didn't turn out so well

Amen Brotha!!!

nothingbuttrouble · #22 03-28-2008, 01:12 PM

7.3 motor is the best diesel made ever. PERIOD. Millions of them were produced, and millions of them still run today. I have driven many F350, and superduty trucks with over 300k miles on them and they still ran great, they just start smokin a little after the years. Cummins and the GM 6.5 make some good motors too, but they dont come anywhere close to the reliability, and the proven performance of the 7.3 Just think of all the trucks that have them in it that you dont notice, ALMOST EVERY INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. Stop hating on FORDS!!! I got blue blood running through my viens.

Also, I tow my V with a Bronco, with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350), and the bronco pulls it up the ramp and down the road just fine.

Besides an F-Superduty 5 speed dually with the 7.3, the worlds second best tow vehicle is actually the new GMC 3500HD with a duramax and the allison automatic. My buddy had a wrecker with that drivetrain, and we towed a car at over 95 MPH down I-90 in NY.

bcmarinamanager · #23 03-29-2008, 09:07 AM

Cummins, Cummins, Cummins. We run a couple of pretty large forklifts here (74,000 lbs) and they run the same block in it that's in the Dodge, just tuned down in the forklift. I'll post a picture in my album. The engine has no problem running our high pressure hydraulic lines and we're picking up 18,000lbs boats and running around the marina with them. In three years since we got our last truck we've put over 2500 hours on it with NO problems and NO power issues. It is a teir two engine, so it meets the governments emissions regs for 2002. We're getting a new one next week with the teir three engine which will run cleaner than my '05 Dodge. Oh BTW My truck is getting about 15mpg in town, and if I'm driving at 55-60mph she'll get about 18-20mpg.

cterrebonne · #24 03-29-2008, 09:44 AM

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with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350),
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i thought you were credible untill i read that.

bradford · #25 03-29-2008, 09:13 PM

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with the 5.0 in it (probably the second best motor ever made, yes its better then the GM 350),

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i thought you were credible untill i read that.

DOH!!!!

nothingbuttrouble · #26 03-31-2008, 09:21 AM

Well if we can't agree on the 5.0/5.7 issue can we at least agree that the Chrysler 2.7 was the worst motor ever made.

THEFERMANATOR · #27 03-31-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by nothingbuttrouble

Well if we can't agree on the 5.0/5.7 issue can we at least agree that the Chrysler 2.7 was the worst motor ever made.

NO! The 2.7 was a good engine, but unfortunately it was WELL BEYOND the point of needing EXTREME MAINTENCE! If you do the oil changes and all maintence, they will run for years and years. But if you slip up just a little on the maintence, BOOM! They just don't don't well to abuse. Worked on enough of them in my dealership days to have seen what abuse can do to them. YUGO's now there was some bad engines.

Skools Out · #28 03-31-2008, 03:30 PM

7.3 you can't go wrong much better than the 6.0 and 6.4 Fords. also better that the Cummings 5.9 I've had a 5.9 24 valve no where near the power the turbo 7.3 and i currently have a 6.5 Turbo great motor as well especially with slight mods. mine has well over 225,000 miles not an issue. just the fact fuel cost to much. GM diesels best on fuel, Ford second best on fuel Cummings SUCK SWALLOW GULP ENHAIL Fuel lol.

I've had the Ford 7.3 the 6.9 (dog to start cold)

I've had 2 Cummings 5.9 w /24 valve

I've had a 6.6 Duramax, MONSTER currently still have a 6.5 Turbo.

PS the Ford 302 will never hold a candle to a GM 350 NEVER just read any mag on them you will learn that fast.

willy · #29 03-31-2008, 04:34 PM

they ( 302& 350) are both good engines. I've had a couple of both and they always were reliable. Each had their consistent issues that neither company seemed able to completely address.
Ask the NY City cabbies, they run the chevies into the dirt, they will all tell you the same, the 350 will run crappy forever.
If you are mechanically inclined and take care of them they both will serve well, my first Bronco had a 302 with 160,000 on it when I bought it and on its first trans rebuild just before I picked it up. I bought it to beat and take off road all the backwoods places I was hunting then. Figured I run it to it died and then put in a fresh engine. Well I sold it to buy a new Bronco a couple of years later with just under 200 G's and a lot of abuse and it was still strong as an ox.
Chevy's were pretty much the same. Though in earlier engines I preferred their big blocks for their smooth power and torque, and reliability. The Ford big blocks never impressed me.
The 350's I had in cars and trucks, one Blazer were good engines, not great. But reliable.
If you took care of them they lasted, all of them, they were made by Americans, until more recently, hecho in mexico etc. and I loved them all.

bcmarinamanager · #30 04-02-2008, 07:11 AM

"GM diesels best on fuel, Ford second best on fuel Cummings SUCK SWALLOW GULP ENHAIL Fuel lol."
That doesn't even make sense. Right off the bat, the 7.3 and the 6.9 take more fuel to even fire. It's all about the weight of your feet. I find the 600 Cummins is an exceptionally effecient engine. I'm getting around 15-17mpg in town. And NO V-8 can come close to producing the outright power of an inline 6. Just look at transfer trucks.