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Originally Posted by ParkerRS
The cummins has been around forever and is by far the heaviest and best built engine. The other two are faster off the line but with 10K in tow when you hit a long hill the Cummins will easily hold speed and pull on up while the others will need more pedal or lose speed.
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Thems true words. I routinely pull 10k with mine. 6spd manual. I get on the road, shift into 6th, set the cruise, and forget about it. I've never yet hit a hill on the highway that the Cummins didn't just power right up in 6th. I only come off cruise or shift when somebody gets in my way. That's through some pretty mountainous terrain too - not flatlands of Ohio or Kansas. The advantage that gives you is also in fuel economy. It's pretty well known that the Cummins isn't the fastest, but it IS usually the more economical on fuel.
And as I'm personally proving, 200k is barely a break-in period on a Cummins. Come see my odometer at RTTH. Oil changes, fuel filter changes, and fill'er up is all I need to worry about. I did replace a water pump at 237k miles.
