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RE: Should we buy a Ford 5th Wheel Hitch?
The real lesson here is not to specify too much detail on the truck or the actual question will get ignored as the weight police take over the thread.
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IdaD
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06/01/20 09:37am |
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RE: F-250 Needs New Shoes
Check out Falken's Wildpeak AT3W. I put a set on my Ram last fall and so far they're the best tire I've ever run. They fall somewhere on the aggressive AT end of the spectrum with great snow and offroad performance, but they seem to be wearing well and have really nice road manners too. I think I paid around $1000 installed or maybe just a bit more.
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IdaD
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05/27/20 04:59pm |
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RE: Owning a Cummins Diesel?
My 2015 has been mostly great. I say mostly for two reasons. One, the water pump failed on me while towing the camper home from a vacation and left us stranded a few days. The replacement was also a bad unit, and it took several months before the dealership was able to replace it with a good version under the recall. Two, it's just had too many recalls. All minor stuff but a half dozen or so recalls is excessive.
Those caveats aside, I love the truck. It's fun to drive, tows like a boss, is reasonably efficient and it just does whatever I ask without complaint. I've got about 65k miles on it so far.
The water pump on a Cummins is an easy replacement, even if it was a warranty issue I would have asked for a NAPA or Gates pump to get back on the road.
The pump is a little harder to get to on the 2016, but changed the one in our 2001 Ram CTD in a parking lot in about 20 minutes and at least half the time was getting the belt back on.
We broke down in nowhere, Oregon. It was late Saturday before we got everything towed into town and no auto parts store nor the dealership had a pump in stock. It was a multiple day ordeal over something as silly as a water pump. I've got a Gates pump and spare serpentine belt under my back seat should something similar ever occur again. Ram reimbursed me for what I paid the local mechanic for parts and labor, but it took them few weeks.
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IdaD
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05/14/20 01:42pm |
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RE: Owning a Cummins Diesel?
My 2015 has been mostly great. I say mostly for two reasons. One, the water pump failed on me while towing the camper home from a vacation and left us stranded a few days. The replacement was also a bad unit, and it took several months before the dealership was able to replace it with a good version under the recall. Two, it's just had too many recalls. All minor stuff but a half dozen or so recalls is excessive.
Those caveats aside, I love the truck. It's fun to drive, tows like a boss, is reasonably efficient and it just does whatever I ask without complaint. I've got about 65k miles on it so far.
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IdaD
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05/14/20 09:17am |
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RE: Used diesel, anyway to tell if it's been chipped?
Watch out for a punisher sticker.
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IdaD
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05/11/20 08:47am |
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RE: Tow Vehicle Advice For Newbie
Lots of awesome replies. Thanks all! So I've been looking around for f250's. I'm not sure I;; be able to stretch my budget up that far. In my area it's looking like the used ones fall in 37k range. I was already stretching a bit to spend 30k. I'll keep looking around to see what I can find.
That's high if you're looking at gas powered trucks with the mileage you put in your original post. Try looking for a little lower trim levels. I would think you'd get a good deal right now but then again some industries are booming right now despite all of what's happening, maybe including used trucks. I haven't been following it so I don't know. I do think you're very wise to look for an HD model over a half ton for your stated uses. I daily drive my diesel truck and it's perfectly comfortable and I prefer the way it drives compared to a half ton.
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IdaD
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05/08/20 08:43am |
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RE: TIres, looking for long wearing, all weather load range E
Falken Wildpeak AT3W. Just check them out, I know they're a lesser known brand but I'm super impressed with the set I put on my Ram last fall.
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IdaD
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05/08/20 06:42am |
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RE: Wanting to upgrade truck tires. Need advice.
Delete, double post.
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IdaD
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04/22/20 01:48pm |
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RE: Wanting to upgrade truck tires. Need advice.
Check out the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. I put a set on my Ram last fall and they're the best tire I've ever owned so far. I say so far because the treadwear hasn't been proven yet, but they are wearing very little and supposedly last a lot of miles. We'll see. They're quiet on the highway and have performed really well offroad and in snow/ice. They have the mountain snowflake rating which is nice for winter travel. They're also a good value.
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IdaD
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04/22/20 01:48pm |
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RE: Tow Vehicle for 10k bumper pull
Any newer 2500 or 3500 truck, gas or diesel, would do nicely.
Price new trucks too. I suspect the incentives may get real appealing pretty soon and new may compare favorably to lightly used.
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IdaD
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04/20/20 03:40pm |
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RE: 2500 HD or 3500 HD?
You really should be looking at NEW also. New has longer warranty and YOU know how it was treated. Most likely not a lot of difference in price.
I looked at a new Denali 2005HD Duramax yesterday and it had a sticker of nearly $79k!!
In this environment you should get that truck around 63K.
It varies by region but in my neck of the woods the GM dealers don't discount nearly as much as Ford or Ram. Consequently there are significantly more HD Fords and Rams running around here. I would agree that this is a pretty strong buyers market, though. Provided said buyer isn't unemployed and broke, anyway.
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IdaD
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04/19/20 04:40pm |
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RE: Lifted truck
GM trucks seem to be a little lower than Rams and Fords. I doubt an inch and a half lift on the rear axle would make much of a difference in terms of the mesh between the truck and fifth wheel. I do think if you're dead level now hooked up you'll likely be a bit nose high loaded if you lift it twice as much in the front. If it's an issue you can reduce rear sag with bags. Whether this is all worth it is up to you.
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IdaD
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04/17/20 01:57pm |
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RE: 2020 PSD owner compares it to his 2019 PSD towing 18K
Certainly a nice truck, but none of those "big" hills he was climbing looked all that big to me. There are several mountain passes here in BC that would have that truck working much harder! :B
You can't tell the magnitude of a hill from a video.
A Texan wouldn't be my first choice for an opinion on the topic.
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IdaD
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04/08/20 01:39pm |
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RE: Ford F350 7.3 Gas Pulling 15k
It appears to be the top dog right now of the gas trucks. I'll stick with my oil burner, though.
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IdaD
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04/06/20 08:26am |
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RE: Another Reason To Not Have Airbags
I've been really happy with the Timbrens on my truck. No messing with them and they give me a nice stable ride when loaded up with the fifth wheel and etc.
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IdaD
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04/05/20 10:16am |
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RE: New Federal Fuel Economy Standard (SAFE)
A lot of the purpose of it is throwing additional costs onto the legacy fuel to help drive us toward renewables. Looking at it like spending X to achieve Y is largely missing the point.
I think it's fair for reasonable people to have differing opinions on whether that's a good idea or not. Right now most of us probably don't care much one way or the other given the economic situation we're watching develop.
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IdaD
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04/03/20 02:23pm |
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RE: Sierra 2500 fifth wheel hitch - factory prep vs aftermarket
Here are the 2017 4x4 Crew cab short bed Denali payload numbers:
2500 gas. 2500 diesel. 3500 diesel.
2943lb 2513lb 3927lb
That's why I am asking about 2500 w/suspension mods vs 3500.
In most cases a 2500 with suspension mods is a 3500. In some cases a 2500 without suspension mods is a 3500.
If you can get a better deal on a 2500 I'd buy it and throw bags or Timbrens it if necessary. There's no functional difference at the end of the day.
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IdaD
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04/01/20 08:05am |
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RE: NEW T.V. RECCOMENDATION?
Expedition or Suburban.
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IdaD
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03/31/20 08:51am |
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RE: Sierra 2500 fifth wheel hitch - factory prep vs aftermarket
I don't think the factory prep kit is any stronger than a set of custom rails. With either setup you're attaching the hitch directly to the truck frame. My truck didn't come with factory prep so I installed rails, and they don't bug me. In fact they make handy tiedown points. I'd do whichever costs less but that's just my approach.
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IdaD
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03/27/20 01:56pm |
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RE: Looking for advice on purchasing a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup
About the only difference between a HD 3/4 ton and a SRW 1 ton is $200 and the 1 ton can haul twice as much. It never makes sense to buy a 3/4 ton. Your choice should be between a 1/2 ton and 1 ton SRW. Have you got an exit plan?
What a load of c$ap. The difference is mostly (or entirely) the decal on the fender. That allows the 1 ton to haul twice as much?
That said, given what has transpired the past few weeks being a senile old man doesn't sound half bad.
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IdaD
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03/21/20 08:32am |
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