I think you should get several opinions from owners of drw trucks about the advantages/disadvantages of including a 4 wd option. I have seen a dually stuck on a hard road in the rain and not be able to move with the back tires spinning. I have pulled several loaded duallies out of wet show grounds. In the north east and the snow, 4wd is manditory.

I have had to use my 4wd on many occasions, and although I own a srw truck, I would not purchase any tow vehicle without the 4wd option.

Please talk to other owners before you may make an expensive mistake.

BOL   Gard

I just received a 2008 Ford Super Duty brochure. The F-350 GVWR is listed as 13,000 lbs. A standard gooseneck trailer normally has a two 7,000 axles, even without the normal 20% that some trailered add to the GVWR of the trailer, that's at least a 14,000 lb trailer. 13,000 and 14,000 = 27,000 lbs which is over the 26,001 lbs requirement for a CDL license, unless you have a recreational trailer. Shouldn't the manufactures bond together to exclude these non-commercial trucks from CDL. There has been post on this forum about such non-commercial rigs getting ticketed for not having a CDL.

????Urban Legend????....unless they can cite you a reference about the shutdowns because Duramax and Cummins have no reference to such events...

What if a 2007-compliant truck is mis-fueled with regular high sulfur "on-highway" fuel or runs into an emergency where the only fuel available is regular high sulfur “on highway" fuel. Will it damage the particulate filter?
Not necessarily. Tests indicate that filling the tank of a low-emitting diesel vehicle with regular diesel fuel on a rare occasion won't damage the filter system. However, this shouldn't be a habit. Use on a repeated or regular basis would do damage.

http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51772&highlight=high+sulfur+stops+new+engine&page=3

You won't have a choice in the type of fuel (low sulfur versus high sulfur). They were mandating that all over the road fuel be low sulfur by the end of 2006.

And I certainly wouldn't ask the clerk behind the counter. They most likely have no idea, either. It's relatively easy to tell the difference when filling up. I have not seen LSD for over a year now.

My sister bought an 08 last May. It is exactly the same make/model truck as my 2006.

Hers is much much quiter

When we pull two identical trailers, she beats me up the hills.

Mine gets better fuel mileage

Last I heard Ford was developing their own in-house diesel engine. There have been rumors for years that CAT was going into a pickup. Just this year everyone was SURE Toyota was going to have a CAT in their trucks... you know, even though they own Hino.

I'm not really sure why everyone salivates at the thought of a CAT engine. The C7 is the closest thing they have and it does not have the best track record. Not to mention it weighs 1200lbs by itself. A CAT would have a higher initial investment and would cost far more than the others to maintain and repair. GM contacted John Deere about supplying a diesel engine in years past before the Duramax. It fell through for exactly the same reasons; couldn't make it light enough, cost too much to begin with and maintain.

I'd much prefer Ford try to steal Cummins away from Dodge. A Ford with a Cummins would put Ford on top as the undisputed king. It won't happen, though. Dodge knows that Cummins keeps it alive.

Edited by Covert Cowboy 2007-11-06 8:08 AM

Yowee! In some circles, that's called "the afterburner".....I think I'll keep my '96 Dodge CTD 3500 flatbed for now :)

CAT is an engine option for the larger GM 4500s and up