[bluntedelvis]

In Dec. I bought a late 99 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke ext.cab with 80,000 miles not even broke in. Since then I've put on a 8'6ft western v-plow and have had no issue pushing the white gold out of the way. Also I've hauled a tripple axel 34ft trailer with 2 Case skidloaders with 77 inch snowbuckets that was the most weight I've hauled. But I also hauled my Gst too storage, and that was like pulling nothing at all. I've done a few mods to the Powerstroke such as Rancho RS 9000 5 way adjustable shocks, cold air intake, wastegate mod, zoodad mod, 4 inch dp and a 5in diamond dog exhaust. So It boils down to what you need it for and how much your willing to spend, the powerstroke set me back $16,000 and some change and another 5 large for plow and mods. I was looking at gas trucks but for the long run with proper maintence the diesel will last longer.