rtguy007

Nicole, I just hooked up our Rockwood to the ram 2500 today for the first time. Had to adjust the wdh with the new shank I had to get. If you decide to swap manufacturers, you would like the 6.7 cummins. It is quiet and you can't feel the camper behind you. I only notice it is there in the mirrors and when I stop (still working on finding the sweet spot on the brake controller). How far from home are you looking and how far are you willing to go.? I bet a lot of fiends will help test drive and check things out for you.

That sucks. I would have drove down to give you a hand. It is a few hours away but my son would have enjoyed it. How far out are you looking?

Stick with what your gut tells you. I agree with others, you may not gain anything with any half ton. Don't settle because you are frustrated. You will find what you guys want. 30k is a lot of money to make the wrong decision.

I agree. I still plan on using it. Just trying to figure out why I am seeing some people say you need it and others say you dont.

These are not actual numbers but should give you an idea. Say at 70 mph you are doing 2400rpm on the 3.31 gears. With the 3.55 gears you may be doing 2600rpm. The vehicle naturally will want to slow down when at a higher rpm and you take your foot off of the gas. It is a kind of like an engine brake. Now if your truck has an engine brake on it, that will add to the controlled slow down when you remove your foot from the gas.

Slowing down will also be better in the 3.55 over 3.31. Forgot about that. Good point.

Hope they still have them when I am there in late november. Would love to have one

You want the 3.55 over the 3.31. Moves your torque lower in the rpm range and will help with the get up and go. Downside to the larger gears is that you will lose a little bit on your mpg. It would probably be very minimal but still a small loss. The 3.55 may also have a slightly higher towing capacity.

Here is the issue with that, RAM is horrible for not placing the sticker on the hitch. Only sticker or stamp on the hitch is the part number. The RAM towing guide for my truck states that the recommended tongue weight is 10% of the trailer (which will never happen). It also says the max weight is 1800lbs for the class v hitch that I have on the truck from the factory. It doesn't mention anywhere in the towing guide a need for weight distribution. It has me scratching my head. Now on the other side, the trucks rear dropped 1 1/4" on just the ball. Front came up about an inch. Seems minimal on

Honestly... I don't want to look at any of them, I'm over it. Yes... I have a bad attitude today, sorry It's just a lot to take it in; going into this, we had hoped to find a diesel truck for $30k... now we're finding that this just isn't going to happen and we'll probably end up spending closer to $38k which is really tough to swallow. If that wasn't enough, it seems like all of it is a big risk. We think, do we go older/cheaper and take our chances and/or try and modify? Or, do we spend more...but what if that more, still ends up breaking down (a lot) or the gas mileage isn't what

We have the equal-i-zer hitch and know what you mean about the sway control of bars vs chains. Had a friend tell me when we bought our first TT to stay away from chains and I am glad I did. I hope I can get 1.5 out of the rear. That would put it back to stock height. I hope it works out that way.

We stayed in 1123 on our last trip with no issues. We had a 27" hybrid that would have been close to your length after everything was folded out. It was a really nice site. Close to a CS and not to bad of a walk to the bus stop and the meadows. My next trip I am hoping for 1310 or 1312.

To me, a buyback is the same thing as a lemon. Will they disclose the reason for the buyback? Also, if it is a buyback, it probably will decrease its resell value. Just a thought. For GMC, I have not seen a lot of GM tow vehicles being used. Maybe that is just me but my brother in law commented on it when he bought his ram 1500. He replaced his Silverado with concerns about longevity with towing. The funny thing is that he is a die hard GM guy and switched to ram for towing reasons. He never explained all of them to me but he just says that the ram tows better than the silverado. If it were

So for grins, I hooked up the camper to the 2500 and measured the squat without the WDH. The truck dropped 1 1/4". Doesn't seem like a lot. Still waiting for the longer shank for my equalizer. Will probably still put it on just for sway control. Doubt the WD will do much.

Wow that is some serious orange. I love their burnt orange but they don't make it anymore which sucks.

Question for all of you fiends out there. Are you using a WDH on your 3/4 ton trucks? I have read that you don't need one some places and others saying you do. I have a 35' Rockwood 8312ss that weights 7400lbs dry with ~950lbs tongue weight prior to propane, batteries, and storage load. I have an equalizer hitch and had to order a new shank for it because the 2500 is about 6 inches taller in the rear vs the 1500. Was curious what other fiends were using on their rigs.

You would probably be happy with this one. Appears to be really clean. http://mobile.dealercarsearch.com/largephotos.aspx?id=6091227 http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=DCS_0&vin=3D7KR29C66G176813

Dodge or Ford. DH says just a 2500 or 250. I dream BIG for our next camper and wouldn't mind getting something bigger, but sadly no one at my house has bought into the if momma ain't happy philosophy. My wife says the same thing. So dreaming big.....travel trailer or fifth wheel?

Scratch that...it is the 6.0. The mobile auto trader site is horrible on showing details. Do you guys have a brand preference?

I am blaming Nacole for getting me looking again. Well that and DH says he does want to go camping more, but doesn't trust our truck too much. So I found this nearby. http://www.landersmclartydcjal.com/used/Ford/2008-Ford-F-250-0f5644c90a0a00de49e2c94aa1726d83.htm Is it worth it to drive over and check it out? How much would you offer? We will have a trade. http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=DLR_3&vin=1FTSW21R88EA76449 Check this one out. http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=401405840&zip=35801&endYear=2016&vehicleStyl

I am blaming Nacole for getting me looking again. Well that and DH says he does want to go camping more, but doesn't trust our truck too much. So I found this nearby. http://www.landersmclartydcjal.com/used/Ford/2008-Ford-F-250-0f5644c90a0a00de49e2c94aa1726d83.htm Is it worth it to drive over and check it out? How much would you offer? We will have a trade. http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=DLR_3&vin=1FTSW21R88EA76449 Looks like a good truck. Mileage doesn't seem bad for that year. I would be more concerned with the 4 owners in 167k miles. There may be something

Got my first tank of diesel last night. Cost was about the same as filling up the 1500. Got about 550 miles out of the first tank but still had a little under 1/4 of a tank left when I filled up. I am averaging 25 on the freeways and 22 in the city of the evic guage is accurate (my 1500bwas close). It looks like I will get much better mpg out of the Cummins but I am light on the pedal now so that could change. So far the only thing I hate about it is getting it in a parking garage. The one at work I only have 2 inches of clearance between the top of the cab and the concrete support beams in t

I was thinking the same thing with the tranny going bad. I know some trucks run tranny fluid through the radiator in a separate set of pipes to help keep it cool. Not sure if the f250 does it but my Dakota and Ranger were both setup that way.

Got my wife into senses the last time we went. She was in for the signature for 2 hours. Came out looking relaxed and drunk at the same time. She said it was great. We may try a couples massage this time but I am not sure yet. I am not a person to go to a spa but she would probably like spending time with me and not the kiddos for a little bit.

Wow.....that sounds like a winner. 50k miles and 5 radiators....something was really wrong there. What was the truck?