Experiencing Problems with Gas Trucks

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Gas VS Diesel work truck. 7 years Later....

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Stanley recounts his company's experiment starting in 2014-2015, where they switched their fleet from diesel to gas trucks. They purchased two Ford F-250 gas trucks and later added Ram gas trucks. He states that the mechanical problems experienced with both Ford and Ram gas trucks are consistent, indicating it's not a brand-specific issue but a general trend with gas trucks. Alex, one of Stanley's employees, then elaborates on the repairs performed on their white Ford F-250. This truck first blew its transfer case, requiring replacement of the transfer case, rear driveshaft, front driveshaft, and both U-joints, costing approximately $7,000-$8,000. Two months later, the front axle joint blew out on the passenger side, ripping apart the ball joints and hub. Another two months later, the other front axle joint failed, again ripping apart the hub and ball joints. Alex attributes these issues to salt exposure in winter, causing metal to heat and cool rapidly, leading to stress and failure. He also notes that both exhaust manifolds had to be replaced recently, as they were corroded from salt spray, leading to a burnt-out wire in the taillights. The total cost for parts alone was $1,200, with Alex performing the labor himself. The truck currently has 85,000 miles and still needs a new front tie rod bar, costing another $1,000. Stanley's black Ram truck also has problems, with non-functional cruise control and service lights for the anti-lock brake system, all at only 32,160 miles.

Goal: Highlight specific mechanical failures and repair costs associated with gas-powered work trucks.

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Axle Joints OEM or aftermarket — Components that failed in the Ford F-250, twice
Ball Joints OEM or aftermarket — Components that failed along with axle joints in the Ford F-250
Coil Packs OEM or aftermarket — Components replaced due to corrosion in the Ford F-250 (mentioned at $140 each)
Dodge Ram 2500 Dodge Ram — A gas-powered work truck experiencing electrical and sensor issues
Exhaust Manifolds OEM or aftermarket — Components that were replaced due to corrosion in the Ford F-250
Ford F-250 Ford — A gas-powered work truck experiencing multiple mechanical failures
Front Driveshaft OEM or aftermarket — A component that needed replacement in the Ford F-250
Front Tie Rod Bar OEM or aftermarket — A component still needing replacement in the Ford F-250
Hubs OEM or aftermarket — Components that were ripped apart during axle joint failures in the Ford F-250
Rear Driveshaft OEM or aftermarket — A component that needed replacement in the Ford F-250

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crews were noticing and long-term results now we've had the same gas trucks since 2015 running we bought two ford gassers and we also then upgraded and i wouldn't really call it an upgrade but as time went on we added into the fleet when we needed extra trucks we switched over to the ram trucks as well and the problems that we're having with the ford trucks and the problems that we're having with the ram trucks are consistent across the board so it's not a ford versus ram versus a chevy versus an anything thing what we are noticing is that all of our trucks whether they're ford or ram have all sorts of mechanical problems outside of the engine so alex can you walk us through the repairs that we've been doing with your truck and because it started the first one was the first day it snowed last year actually we blew the transfer case first had to replace the rear drive shaft the front drive shaft both u-joints the rear seal on the transfer case itself then we blew both axle joints then wait a minute that wasn't at the same time no this is like maybe two months after two months after how much would that first bill cost oh i think that was about seven or eight grand something something like that yep okay and then what happened then we blew this side axle joint and uh ripped apart the ball joints in the hub at the same time when it snapped then we blew that axle joint over there ripped apart the hub and the ball joint again how far how far apart where did that happen oh maybe uh two months or so i'd say okay so not all at the same time not all at the same time nope and then we replaced just recently but this has been a problem since the cat got cut off i mean it was a growing problem but it just got really bad after the cat got cut off but both manifolds got replaced both sides and uh we so the manifolds could be part of the problem with the cat maybe you think or any of this because obviously the front fallen part has nothing to do with the catalytic converter falling off is just possibly if he was torquing on that cat over on that side it could have sped up the process of that of the manifold actually cracking okay i think it was totally unrelated i mean they were so rusty and and i mean you got to get in there and spray it with water for the salt so it's kind of like getting that hot and cold and hot and cold you know yeah there's no way around spraying it i want to get the salt off of there if ford made a better design and had this come all the way down i…

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