DD/Tow Truck Recommendations
09-24-2010, 06:47 PM
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2005 Chevy 3500 Dually crew cab daily driver here! Bigger is better!
I have a couple of friends that went the import route and bought Titans. After a couple of years the exhaust literally fell off! One guy (who is here on RL) had to replace the wiring harness after the broken exhaust cooked the harness.
My dually just hit 100k miles. I changed all of the fluids at 90k (earlier than the service interval) and everything looked perfect! The trans fluid looked and smelled new! Tow capacity is misleading -- sure the Titan can tow 10k lbs but can it do that every day for 10 years? Hell no! My dually was made for that kind of duty. I tow a 48' gooseneck to the track, 70 mph average speed, 9 mpg. Around town I get 14-15 mpg unloaded.
Bigger is better and buy American!
I have a couple of friends that went the import route and bought Titans. After a couple of years the exhaust literally fell off! One guy (who is here on RL) had to replace the wiring harness after the broken exhaust cooked the harness.
My dually just hit 100k miles. I changed all of the fluids at 90k (earlier than the service interval) and everything looked perfect! The trans fluid looked and smelled new! Tow capacity is misleading -- sure the Titan can tow 10k lbs but can it do that every day for 10 years? Hell no! My dually was made for that kind of duty. I tow a 48' gooseneck to the track, 70 mph average speed, 9 mpg. Around town I get 14-15 mpg unloaded.
Bigger is better and buy American!
09-24-2010, 08:28 PM
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Dave,
I hope you make it to the Oct. 3rd rally that would be GREAT!!!! You tell Brian I have dibs on exercising the 911 way before he does. Hell, I haven't even seen it yet. I also don't know if I want to try your new Toy Tow as I will then do something stupid and buy one!!!!!
I hope you make it to the Oct. 3rd rally that would be GREAT!!!! You tell Brian I have dibs on exercising the 911 way before he does. Hell, I haven't even seen it yet. I also don't know if I want to try your new Toy Tow as I will then do something stupid and buy one!!!!!
09-25-2010, 03:47 PM
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Thanks Hyroller! I got it.
I can't believe this thread has turned into 7 pages. It is great to hear everyones opinions and thoughts on this topic. It has been a huge help.
I can't believe this thread has turned into 7 pages. It is great to hear everyones opinions and thoughts on this topic. It has been a huge help.
09-29-2010, 02:30 PM
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I HATE my 2008 6L 2500 HD. I've been looking to trade it for a new truck for about a month. The 6 speed transmission sucks. Its constantly searching for a gear and it has a terrible habit of up shifting when it should be down shifting. I swore off Chevys after my last truck was in the shop more then I drove it. I bitched so much that they gave me a $5000 check towards a new. I should have wiped my *** with the check and gone right to the Ford dealership. F250 diesel is the only way to go unless you want to spend big bucks and get a GMC Duramax with the Allison trans.
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09-29-2010, 02:49 PM
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