OT-diesel pickups (again)

Past posts are about even on the for and against re: Ford Powerstrokes. Dodge/Cummins seems to get a lot of "thumbs up." The new Chevy/GMC Duramaxes seem to get fairly good marks too but are really still too new for any definitive statements.

Back to the Powerstrokes: there seems to be a slight negative bias against them. Neighbor who was a logger had one he kept about six months and traded for a Ram 2500 Cummins. My youngest son is a service adviser for an auto group that sells them all-Dodge, Chevy, and Ford; he is a little negative about Powerstrokes.

Now-on Sunday, Jan. 11, my wife and I left Binghamton, NY, taking I-81 south to below Roanoke, I-77 to Charolette, I-85 to Atlanta and I-75 to Tampa. Being the keen, observant, sharp, intelligent and interested genius that I am, I watched for diesel pickups all the way down. Folks, the Powerstrokes I saw while out there on this little interstate jaunt outnumbered the Dodges and the Chev/GMC's at about a 10-1 ratio, maybe even higher than that. Even talked to a couple of people with Powerstrokes at rest areas and they loved them. There's a BUNCH of Powestrokes out there! No brand war issues here, just reporting to you what I saw and wondereing about what I have perceived as an anti-Powerstroke bias in previous discussions. If anyone thinks I'm wrong, just go ahead and say so: it woiuld probably be the first time of been wrong in my 60 years but I'll try to deal with it.
Have a good day and be safe.

By the way-will be heading over to the Florida Flywheelers Swap Meet on Thursday; (had to bring tractors into this discussion somehow!!)

Any one know where we could find data like this ?? care to share.

Now we have been Dodge people for going on35 yrs now but I have to admit the Fords to ride andrive better. I think that might be why you see more Powestrokes on the road plus there are people who will drive one brand or another no matter what. The Cummins will pull a load alot better or should i say hold a steady speed better from what i have seen but neither one is a bad puller at all. Just went and got an Oliver 1800 with the 3/4 ton Ford a few weeks ago and averaged about 12 mpg (200 mile round trip with empty trailer going up) I had to down shift a couple of times going up some hills that he Dodge would have pulled good but I was still impressed with the Powerstroke. OH and the one ton Powerstoke, I brought a Oliver 88 back through this same road about two years ago and dang if the 3/4 ton with higher gears pulled better!!! Go figure!

On a flat road the difference isn't alot between them but in the hills that 6 cylinder torque is better.