Some are raving about how the new 6.4psd walked all over a Duramax in a pulling test. (F450 with 4.88's what do you expect)
Here is what I posted at the diesel stop about my encounter yesterday with a new 08 PSD.
"Well, I have my answer on how a 08 Ford 6.4 compares in comparative trim to my GMC/Duramax.
Coming home yesterday up Hwy 281 out of Blanco Texas a white 08 F250 pulling a 26-29 foot wildcat travel trailer. ( I hope he at least waited 500 miles to tow.) I was pulling my 40 foot Grand Junction 5ver weighing in at 15k. I know I will be banned or ridiculed here but this is as close as we will get for a true head to head comparison. That being as the F250 comes with 3.73 gears same as my GMC. As we came out of Blanco texas heading north we got about 8 miles north where the highway goes divided 4 lane. It is also a long 1 1/2 mile uphill not terribly steep but a good pull. I was behind him in the right lane, he saw me signal to pull out, I waited for the car overtaking me and went to the left lane 2 truck lengths behind him in the right. As I pulled alongside he looked over and had a big grinn, my wife berated me cuz she knew what was next. I nailed it, he did the same. Next thing he saw was 23k worth of truck and trailer pulling him to the top of the hill by a complete truck and trailer length, thats 60ft or so. At the top I backed off he came back up along side and at that time would not even look over, not even his wife on the right. (probably told the wife his 50K+ 08 F250 would outpull everything on the road and now she was ticked.
I say this was fair, he was trying his hardest, and he was probably atleast 5k lighter than me. My truck is stock and I am sure his was.
So does anyone here want to own up to that event? You were driving an 08 F250 longbed CC 4x4 white with what looks like the arizona beige lowers and trim and a newer looking wildcat bumper tow. This was about 1:30pm northbound 281. Me I was the GMC/3500 with 40ft trailer passing you. "
Here is what I posted at the diesel stop about my encounter yesterday with a new 08 PSD.
"Well, I have my answer on how a 08 Ford 6.4 compares in comparative trim to my GMC/Duramax.
Coming home yesterday up Hwy 281 out of Blanco Texas a white 08 F250 pulling a 26-29 foot wildcat travel trailer. ( I hope he at least waited 500 miles to tow.) I was pulling my 40 foot Grand Junction 5ver weighing in at 15k. I know I will be banned or ridiculed here but this is as close as we will get for a true head to head comparison. That being as the F250 comes with 3.73 gears same as my GMC. As we came out of Blanco texas heading north we got about 8 miles north where the highway goes divided 4 lane. It is also a long 1 1/2 mile uphill not terribly steep but a good pull. I was behind him in the right lane, he saw me signal to pull out, I waited for the car overtaking me and went to the left lane 2 truck lengths behind him in the right. As I pulled alongside he looked over and had a big grinn, my wife berated me cuz she knew what was next. I nailed it, he did the same. Next thing he saw was 23k worth of truck and trailer pulling him to the top of the hill by a complete truck and trailer length, thats 60ft or so. At the top I backed off he came back up along side and at that time would not even look over, not even his wife on the right. (probably told the wife his 50K+ 08 F250 would outpull everything on the road and now she was ticked.
I say this was fair, he was trying his hardest, and he was probably atleast 5k lighter than me. My truck is stock and I am sure his was.
So does anyone here want to own up to that event? You were driving an 08 F250 longbed CC 4x4 white with what looks like the arizona beige lowers and trim and a newer looking wildcat bumper tow. This was about 1:30pm northbound 281. Me I was the GMC/3500 with 40ft trailer passing you. "
