the oil change schedule was up to date because it is a truck they leased from us. we are thinking a pin inside the engine walked out over a period of time and add onto that towing a 56,000 lb load and that is a recipe for disaster which is what happened  

hmm?????  

have you noticed we joined on the same day 02cummins lol thats ironinc  

HAHAHA never noticed  

hmm the threads i have been posting on have kinda just staled     nobody posts any more how come  

I would still buy a cummins over a dmax because the truck is alot tougher than a chevy or gmac  

The next time you find a Duramax of Powerstroke in an excavator, bulldozer, front end loader, BOAT, or any other kind of equipment that demands reliability and longevity under mostly any conditions come and see me. The powerstroke and Dmax have their good points, none of which I can think of for the powerstroke but I am sure there are some, and the dmax has an allison. OK. BUT, check out this picture of the size of the connecting rods for the 3 (Oh, and guess who's the biggest): http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?p=1226410  

EVERYBODY seems to say that CAT is the best and if they put one in a truck, they will buy it no matter which brand......WELL,  the C7 is an INLINE 6 people......For all you V8 guys thats saying CAT is the Best (I'm not arguing that BTW), you guys are selling out on you V8's.........Whats up with that??????????

Cause you KNOW that I6's are the best, right????

Just jokin guys, I'm glad you like your V8's....It makes life more interesting on the forums!!

Love, Peace and Chicken Grease!!!!  

hey hunter 5.9 you wont see then in any big equipment cause they dont make a motor that big for them.   isuzu and international and cummins are in semis. in some cases there is a cummins in a big piece of equipment. no the cummins motor is not the best. cat is the best and everyone on this site knowes that. if you think cummins is better then cat you must be on some drugs or something. i have never herd of a cummins in a G24 cat motor grader. i have never herd of a cummins in a john deere. the only things i have herd of cummins in is those junker case skid steers or backhoes. and the other off brands that are crap. nothing is better then the cat or john deere equipment. go to the big mines in wyoming and see if you see any off brand junk running around.     you wont they are mostly cat and some john deere. personaly i like john deere better cause there machines will do just what a cat will do. yet for a new john deere excavator it is 300000 grand (i know i just baught one 3 months ago) and for a new cat excavator it is almost 350000 do the same stuff but they cost more     with cat you are paying for the name.  

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hey hunter 5.9 you wont see then in any big equipment cause they dont make a motor that big for them.   isuzu and international and cummins are in semis. in some cases there is a cummins in a big piece of equipment. no the cummins motor is not the best. cat is the best and everyone on this site knowes that. if you think cummins is better then cat you must be on some drugs or something. i have never herd of a cummins in a G24 cat motor grader. i have never herd of a cummins in a john deere. the only things i have herd of cummins in is those junker case skid steers or backhoes. and the other off brands that are crap. nothing is better then the cat or john deere equipment. go to the big mines in wyoming and see if you see any off brand junk running around.     you wont they are mostly cat and some john deere. personaly i like john deere better cause there machines will do just what a cat will do. yet for a new john deere excavator it is 300000 grand (i know i just baught one 3 months ago) and for a new cat excavator it is almost 350000 do the same stuff but they cost more     with cat you are paying for the name.

Thank you for removing all doubt. You have finally proven that you know nothing of the subject of diesels. The only things you know are stories your daddy tells you. It's really not even worth trying to reason with you.  

I have to agree though that Isuzu, International and Cummins are used in many other applications. Yes they are not the D-Max or Powerstroke, but they are by the same manufacturers. That should say something about all the engines. They are all made by reputable manufacturers. The Cummins however is the only one that is the same engine from a bus, to a semi to a 2500 light duty. Thats the biggest difference. I'm a GM guy that thinks a Cummins would be great in my truck ... but the D-Max work great too.  

what are you talking about hunter???? when did i make you mad and by what was i saying... my daddy??? im your daddy  

Come now gentlemen!!! We just got the youngsters to stop talkin trash....Sounds to me like Hustler knows quite a bit about the Diesel world....No need to start talkin trash.....Just share your knowledge or opinion and if we can learn from it than great!!!!! Lets not get upset just cause someone has some different info or opinions.

Play nice fellas!!  

hustler is entitled to state his own opinion we just got rid of the  trash talk don't start allover again  

i just love how everybody thinks a cat is the best motor. let me tall you all this all  diesel motors have their problems on cats its the heads and sometimes the bearings on cummins its sometimes the turbo on detroits its the head gaskets and plastic oil pans. no motor is the best in fact the c7's tuned for about 200 hp just suck they are underpowered break all the time and you cant keep the outside of the engine yellow with all the leaks. the M11  is the same way it is always going to have leaks. if i would have to pick one  motor to have it would have to be a N14 a very good motor with very little or no problems