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Anonymous09/28/25, 16:11No.2947565HD Deisel Trucks
Duramax vs PowerStroke vs Cummins
Which truck is the most reliable? Best value? Most capable when towing?
(Decided against posting this in /o/)
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Anon09/28/25, 16:16No.2947567
OP here:
Going to be used to tow a mini excavator and trailer... probably around a 15000lb load. Prioritizing reliability and lowest maintenance costs.
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Anon09/28/25, 16:19No.2947568
What years are you comparing?I pretty much immediately dismiss anything Chevy or GM as they just aren't up to the task of heavy work with their wimpy front end.As for Dodge and Ford. The pre emissions 5.9L engines are hard to beat. I believe they started putting emissions crap on them in 06-07 on the common rail engines. Before that the 24v were damn good, and the 12v are known to be epic in their reliability.The old 7.3 superduties and older are good work horses. Bit more electronics, sensors, and wiring to go fucky, but really not that complicated once you figure out how they work.Whatever you do get a standard transmission as autotragics are just awful.If you're looking at newer than that, I'm not going to be any help here. I don't know anything about the newer shit.I'm 100% a ford guy, but my wife has a pretty nice 06 dodge with one of the last 5.9 common rail engines pre emissions bullshit and a 6 speed transmission.
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Anon09/28/25, 17:50No.2947590
Go with the Allison transmission option. All new diesels are kinda finicky. I have a ram and just put 10k$ into a new transmission at 85k miles, but out of warranty because the truck is 7 years old. I pull a trailer full of tools with mine.
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Anon09/29/25, 03:54No.2947700
You want the most retarded to tune, get a 6.6 Duramax. A tuned and deleted 6.6 will scare tf out of you
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Anon10/06/25, 00:27No.2949027
Nobody doing serious work has the ram, the faggots out in the field stick to chevy or ford for a reason. There I narrowed it down to you pick one of those two
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Anon10/08/25, 14:32No.2949619
2006 Duramax or a 6BT swapped into something not Dodge are the only good diesel trucks.
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Anon10/14/25, 00:14No.2950699
OP here again checking in.
So the mini excavator I need wont be that big. Maybe 5500lb. Eventually I'd like to add a skid steer. Those are around 9500lb. Id never tow them both on the same trailer at the same time. So Im thinking an hd pickup and trailer should not put me into the CDL range.
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Anon10/16/25, 02:37No.2951084
luv me old LBZ
shes a loyal whore
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Anon10/16/25, 06:43No.2951106
ford f150 goverment subsidies are still going from the 2008 bailout, more car per dollar, but design specs have moved away from truck and seem to be flirting with sedan that has an open air trunk.
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Anon10/17/25, 00:03No.2951228
>Which truck is the most reliable? Best value? Most capable when towing?
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Anon10/17/25, 19:14No.2951356
>Which truck is the most reliable?
any truck made before ECU'syour ECU dies your truck does not move.
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Anon10/18/25, 03:03No.2951437
>Posts a picture of those giant ass trucks
>These are driven primarily by people who are basically never hauling shit
There's a stark difference between an actual work truck and a fashion statement
