pscarbor
Junior Member
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2023
- Posts
- 21
- Reaction score
- 37
- Location
- Many, LA
- Ram Year
- 2004, 2006, 2009
- Engine
- 5.9, 5.7 Hemi, 5.7 Hemi
In the past Ford "PowerJoke" diesels tended to blow head gaskets because they used only six head bolts per side. I don't know if they've corrected that or not, but Ford trucks have been notorious for years for poor quality. Dodge and GMC/Chevrolet lagged behind Ford but have managed to catch up and now they are ALL poor quality.We are planning to trade in our Class-C motorhome for a travel trailer. While my 1500 technically has the capability of handling a 10k trailer, I do not want to be running near the limit for thousands of miles so I will be going to a 3/4 ton. I was just going to go with a new Ram because I've been so happy with my last 2. But the TT salesman mentioned something about Ford having a PowerBoost on their F150s and maybe adding to their F250s. This in conjunction with the fact that we are looking at Airstream and they don't have on-board generators, and the PowerBoost becomes either a 2.2 or 7.4kw generator. Turns out that option is not available on the F250 yet, and maybe never.
Anyways, it got me looking at Ford (and GM) to compare. What I found is that for a mid-upper range model (Laramie vs Platinum), for the same money you get a lot more in the Ford.
Most important to me are the engine* (7.3L, 430hp/485lb-ft) and a 2kw Pro Power outlet. Plus lots of minor things, such as a built-in scale, power tailgate (with a "tailgate down" camera), power running boards (appear to be not available on the Laramie even in a package), head-up display, wireless carplay, and the list goes on. Also, towing capacity is 1800# higher and payload is up 750# over Ram.
I drove an XLT the other day to get a feel for the truck and powertrain itself and was suitably impressed. Waiting to get to a Platinum - there aren't many around here in the sticks.
Am I missing something(s)?
*Same as we have in our motorhome and it is impressive.
Good luck.