The problem with the up and coming 3/4 ton is that Dodge is supposed to be making it so ya know it will be made by union workers in a non-right-to-work state. The current Titan is made in Mississippi and the engine is made in Tennesee. I think it is ashamed that Dodge gets a chance to mess this truck up.ONEGICOP":24nn4ei4 said:I have an '04 model crew cab 4x4. I like it, it will get up and run and pull. Like RB said it's not really a heavy duty truck though. Nissan is supposed to be coming out with a 3/4 ton and a ton model a the end of the year, but with the economy the way it is who knows. I've never had any major mechanicl problems with it.
DiamondSCattleCo":1z53x8fi said:Nissan is NOT coming out with a 25 or 3500 class truck, but rather will _possibly_ be relying on Dodge to supply them with 1500 series trucks. Those talks stalled out though with the current financial crisis, so Nissan will be continuing their current Titan for the near future.
As far as the truck goes, the Titan is the least capable 1500 series on the road right now, both in terms of pulling and unloaded power. The reason why they were looking to one of the Big 3 for a replacement truck was because they needed something much more capable than they have right now, but didn't want to spend the money on developing it.
Rod
A half ton pick-up is only rated to pull anywhere between a 7000 to 9000 lb. payload on the average depending on the truck but not much difference between much of the half tons on actual payload. A lot of the difference in payload ratings is based on what rear ends are in the truck and also the wheel base and extended or crew cabs etc, long cabs actually subtract from the initial payload weight. There is fierce competition in the half ton pick-up market and not a whole lot practical difference between any of them. The Nissan only gets picked on because it has one engine and I am not sure if it has different rear ends. You can buy a Dodge with a Hemi I think with a 396 but what is the point, that big engine does not increase your payload any. The Nissan has a strong 338 in it. It really is stupid expecting a half ton to pull a gooseneck to any weighted capacity and based on the GCWR with a gooseneck hooked up your GCWR would easily put you over the legal limit or manufacture limit, most 3/4 ton pulling goosenecks are over-weight.lavacarancher":gdmhqppu said:Brother-in-law had one that someone told him would pull his fifth wheel travel trailer. Had about 10K city miles on it when the transmission puked and left him stranded about a hundred miles west of San Antonio with his fifth wheel.
Like several said above, nice Light duty truck. He's got a Durasuck now and hasn't had any problems.
hayrayIt really is stupid expecting a half ton to pull a gooseneck to any weighted capacity and based on the GCWR with a gooseneck hooked up your GCWR would easily put you over the legal limit or manufacture limit said:You may think its stupid, but a true test of any pickup truck is how well it can handle the occasional overweight load. I used to own nothing but duallies around here, and will own another again (when I find one I like), but any half-ton I own is expected to handle the OCCASIONAL overweight load without blowing apart. Both my 94 and my 98 Dodge handled overweight loads without any trouble. That poor old 98 Dodge handled a couple loads that a 3500 would have had issues with.
So like any of the Big 3 and Toy or not, it doesn't really change the fact that they are better built than the Nissan and able to handle the occasional overweight load out while the Nissan can't. And thats exactly why Nissan was going to kill the Titan in its current incarnation.
Rod
hayray":34a484r4 said:A half ton pick-up is only rated to pull anywhere between a 7000 to 9000 lb. payload on the average depending on the truck but not much difference between much of the half tons on actual payload. A lot of the difference in payload ratings is based on what rear ends are in the truck and also the wheel base and extended or crew cabs etc, long cabs actually subtract from the initial payload weight. There is fierce competition in the half ton pick-up market and not a whole lot practical difference between any of them. The Nissan only gets picked on because it has one engine and I am not sure if it has different rear ends. You can buy a Dodge with a Hemi I think with a 396 but what is the point, that big engine does not increase your payload any. The Nissan has a strong 338 in it. It really is stupid expecting a half ton to pull a gooseneck to any weighted capacity and based on the GCWR with a gooseneck hooked up your GCWR would easily put you over the legal limit or manufacture limit, most 3/4 ton pulling goosenecks are over-weight.lavacarancher":34a484r4 said:Brother-in-law had one that someone told him would pull his fifth wheel travel trailer. Had about 10K city miles on it when the transmission puked and left him stranded about a hundred miles west of San Antonio with his fifth wheel.
Like several said above, nice Light duty truck. He's got a Durasuck now and hasn't had any problems.
hayray":x1mlpocu said:I would have thought you being a mechanic you would at least be more interested in the nuts and bolts and engineering rather than those test you quoted?
dyates":rq0o3m0u said:Occasionally overweight......... :lol: