So I need to decide what truck to get to replace my 05 F-550, companies had enough and its cost too much to keep repairing. Its been a real lemon *sad to say* (NO name bashing required here please!) anyways, Choises were GM, Dodge and Ford 1 and 1/2 ton chassis trucks. the GM trucks are huge, they are pretty much a meduim duty truck and would be overkill (did i mention huge!) for the job, so its between an 09`-10` F-550 or 09`-10` Dodge R5500. It sound like finding a 2009 dodge isn`t that easy (why i dunno) to find, untill the 10`s hit canada later on this year or next.
my positives for the ford is i "think" the bugs of the 6.4s were worked out in 09`, plus the turning radius in uncomparable to a dodge, they can turn a very tight circle. and otherwise have a very solid drivetrain and suspension.
as for 2010 models the dodge doesn`t have the urea injection the ford does.
what does everyone have to say?, I honeslty think both trucks are good looking and really looks don`t really matter for this application, it comes down to options and reliability
dodge
ford
my positives for the ford is i "think" the bugs of the 6.4s were worked out in 09`, plus the turning radius in uncomparable to a dodge, they can turn a very tight circle. and otherwise have a very solid drivetrain and suspension.
as for 2010 models the dodge doesn`t have the urea injection the ford does.
what does everyone have to say?, I honeslty think both trucks are good looking and really looks don`t really matter for this application, it comes down to options and reliability
dodge
ford
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