Stock for stock, Which truck should last the longest and be more dependable. Also, since the d-max has 300hp stock and the powerstroke has 255hp which one will pull the most even thought they have the touqe rating.

They are both good trucks, but stock for stock, longevity will depend on how hard they are driven, what they are pulling and in what conditions, etc. I personally don't know that much about the ford, but I think that in the right conditions that both trucks would last a long time with regular maintance and upkeep... Hope that helps.

I agree with GMC2500HD. Both are good choices. My 7.3 has 44,000 trouble free miles. I also tell you though that I have my eye on a leftover 04 Duramax.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Wink.gif

We have a lot of the 7.3's at work that have a lot of hours on them. They are burning a lot of oil, but this is due to lots of idle time. A killer for diesel trucks.


The 7.3's will pull a good load, but the Duramax will pull harder especialy up hills.


The key is maintanance. A 6.2 will last a long time if taken care of.

akdiesel,


6.2?

FulltimeRVer,


Are you asking what is a 6.2 or are you saying they are not worth anything?

6.2 was a chevy diesel from late 80s'- early 90s...then went on to a 6.5

Wow, what a question. Well, if it's just the engine, injectors and water pumps.......maybe...just maybe the 7.3. The 7.3 is a proven motor. However, emissions are the down side. That's why the 7.3 is fazed out in the 250/350 trucks. The 7.3's had there share of problems.....#8 injector would puke, water pump would go, cam sensor would crack, oil jet (can't remember what it's called...oils the bottom of the piston) would "un-press" and fall out and some other problems. But overall they seem to be holding up pretty well. The transmission is a whole nother animal, there junk after they get hot. The brakes are good......but sometimes you get a grimmelin that eats rotars every 20k, not brakes...the disk. Then some of them get a "warble" that just can't be fixed. Overall they seem to be good work trucks, simple but good. What gets me is the cost to repair. They made about 1,000,000 of the trucks and the parts are still high. The motor isn't bad, a motor can be had for 4,500 bucks and that's a long block.


The GM should hold it's own. The service life of a Stock Motor and Stock trans should yeild about 200k before any work is needed. I doubt you spend more than 4,000 bucks in "repair" costs over a 500k truck life. The only thing I can see failing would be the pulley wheels, injectors, Allsion clutches, ball joints, idler arm, pitman arm and little nic-nacks. This is based on "if" you keep good service and install a pre-fuel filter/lift pump and Bilstien shocks. However, if you stick a converter and trans-go kit in it from the get go...the allison will probalby never die.


........ Sooooo, why the question? What will the truck be doing? How long do you want it to last? How many hours and how many miles? ........... and who will service the truck?

Well here is my two cents: I owned a 2001 7.3 driven on the highway with very few loads towed and it ran great. At right around 100,000 I had the big exhaust and the super-chip added to it and ran like a bat out of hell from 60 to 100 (passing speed). I traded the truck with 150,000 miles on it, it still ran great but needed front end work and the manual transmission was needing bearings. I have had my 2003 Durmax now for about a month...so far so good...but I must say I miss the power at the 60 to 100 range...the duramax is stock and am looking forward to adding the exhaust and maybe an edge system to it. All and all only time will tell...but one thing is for certain they are both worlds ahead of any gas motor they are putting in these trucks.