Am I no longer Dodge Man??

[City Farmer]

In the long run I think your going to regret getting rid of the Dodge. I went the other way, I had a GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 and got the 4x4 2012 Hemi 3/4 Ram. My only regret is not getting the 4:10 rear end with the 6speed trans. There was night and day difference towing my 7000lb travel trailer to the UP. The GMC, struggled going up every overpass and hill with the worst gas milage I've ever seen. The Ram gets a solid 10mpg with just about anything I haul and 16 unloaded if I keep it under 70mph. I haul my 8500lb dozer, backhoe, boat, fork truck and everything else around without any problems. I did added the Reece Class V Titan Receiver under the factory for some extra protection and my trailer has great brakes.

 

[dodge man]

Having owned a 2007 1/2 ton Ram with the hemi, I can't say my Chevy with the 6.0 is going to struggle any more than a 1/2 ton Ram towing. I know as far as stability goes, the 3/4 ton Chevy is going to be as good or better than a 1/2 ton Ram. I think the only thing I will miss is the torque of the Cummins, but for everything else the Chevy seems as good or better. It should be, its 7 years newer than what I traded in.

 

[Industrial Toys]

This name thing isn't the end of the world. I hope you're not into tatoos! I remember once working in a factory where a girl proudly had a NIKE tatoo on her calf.

 

[dodge man]

I had been to the Mopar Nationals about 15 times since the late 1980's. I always remember seeing a guy with the VIN# of his Hemi Road Runner tattoed on his arm.

 

[Jim Timber]

It must be in the air or water or something. I've been a chevy guy most my life - not because it's what daddy had or anything, but just because I liked 'em better. Ended up buying a '01 F350 CC SB SRW 4wd 7.3L last week to replace my trusty '00 Tahoe 4wd 5.3L. I couldn't get into a 6.6L that wasn't beat for under $10K, and I really don't trust the GM's front end with a heavy load in the truck. Ford had a near perfect combo (dana 70 out back would be better) with the 60 front, NV 271, and Sterling 10.5 rear end. I'd love an Allison 1000 instead of the E4OD re-dux, but the 7.3 and the axles/t-case made it the obvious choice over a Chevy.

I think Chevy's drive nicer, have nicer interiors, and have less stupid stuff go wrong with them (spent a couple hours re-doing the burned out resistors in my power lock solenoids and only got half done with the full set - stupid Ford engineering), but I wanted a straight axle and I sure wasn't going with a Ram. No offense guys, but those have been the ugliest thing on 4 (or 6) wheels since I graduated HS and they first came out with the bubble hoods and droopy looking headlights. A buddy got a '15 Ram 1500 brand new and had a squeaky dash at 1900 miles - not even to the first oil change! The interior was all blow molded plastic and felt CHEAP. The F350's isn't much better, but the dash doesn't rattle at 242K, much less 2. He says they're the best looking, but he's into sci-fi and those women have three boobs, so I don't respect his opinion on that as valid. :laughing:

The 7.3L has been programmed (had Edge stickers), but I have no idea with what and has a 4" open exhaust from the turbo back. It shifts firm, pulls with authority, and gets phenomenal fuel mileage (I'm still working on my 2nd 29 gallon tank and I drove 400+ miles last week). I was just noticing today on my way to the post office that I have 97 miles on the first 1/4 from full. Before you go "oh, but the gauges are always off" when it's at 1/8th tank (the spot I've filled it up from twice now) it'll only take 20 or 22 gallons (the 22 could be a fluke because the pump was ancient and didn't shut off and I dumped a bunch on the parking lot). So it's had 9 or 7 gallons left in it both times at 1/8th on the gauge. The first leg of it's journey was pulling a 10K trailer with a 5000# load on it; didn't scale it but rough math says 7500#. Even with that much out back for 130 miles, it didn't seem to affect the consumption all that much. I went 60 miles from not quite 1/4 tank to the 1/8th when I decided I should fill up before getting into no-fuel country. Turned out I didn't need to.



*Just one man's opinion.

 

[Diamondpilot]

It must be in the air or water or something. I've been a chevy guy most my life - not because it's what daddy had or anything, but just because I liked 'em better. Ended up buying a '01 F350 CC SB SRW 4wd 7.3L last week to replace my trusty '00 Tahoe 4wd 5.3L. I couldn't get into a 6.6L that wasn't beat for under $10K, and I really don't trust the GM's front end with a heavy load in the truck. Ford had a near perfect combo (dana 70 out back would be better) with the 60 front, NV 271, and Sterling 10.5 rear end. I'd love an Allison 1000 instead of the E4OD re-dux, but the 7.3 and the axles/t-case made it the obvious choice over a Chevy. I think Chevy's drive nicer, have nicer interiors, and have less stupid stuff go wrong with them (spent a couple hours re-doing the burned out resistors in my power lock solenoids and only got half done with the full set - stupid Ford engineering), but I wanted a straight axle and I sure wasn't going with a Ram. No offense guys, but those have been the ugliest thing on 4 (or 6) wheels since I graduated HS and they first came out with the bubble hoods and droopy looking headlights. A buddy got a '15 Ram 1500 brand new and had a squeaky dash at 1900 miles - not even to the first oil change! The interior was all blow molded plastic and felt CHEAP. The F350's isn't much better, but the dash doesn't rattle at 242K, much less 2. He says they're the best looking, but he's into sci-fi and those women have three boobs, so I don't respect his opinion on that as valid. :laughing: The 7.3L has been programmed (had Edge stickers), but I have no idea with what and has a 4" open exhaust from the turbo back. It shifts firm, pulls with authority, and gets phenomenal fuel mileage (I'm still working on my 2nd 29 gallon tank and I drove 400+ miles last week). I was just noticing today on my way to the post office that I have 97 miles on the first 1/4 from full. Before you go "oh, but the gauges are always off" when it's at 1/8th tank (the spot I've filled it up from twice now) it'll only take 20 or 22 gallons (the 22 could be a fluke because the pump was ancient and didn't shut off and I dumped a bunch on the parking lot). So it's had 9 or 7 gallons left in it both times at 1/8th on the gauge. The first leg of it's journey was pulling a 10K trailer with a 5000# load on it; didn't scale it but rough math says 7500#. Even with that much out back for 130 miles, it didn't seem to affect the consumption all that much. I went 60 miles from not quite 1/4 tank to the 1/8th when I decided I should fill up before getting into no-fuel country. Turned out I didn't need to. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=461330"/> *Just one man's opinion.

Best part of this story is the picture of the Ford pulling a GM! Lol

Chris

 

[Jim Timber]

That little 5.3 will pull that trailer and a 7200# tractor. Won't stop it very well, but it will pull it. :laughing:

Brakes on the f350 are good enough it might cure the Mrs. of punching them, or it might make her want to drive it because she'll be able to go full throttle that much closer to the stopped car in front of her. :mur:

 

[Relic]

A little update. I towed with it yesterday and it did good. It has what I think is a true class V hitch and nice tow mirrors. It has the built in trailer brake controller and that is so much better than the add on that was in my Dodge. I was only towing about 4000 lbs but it was very stable. The bad news, compared to the Cumnins, it just doesn't have the power. A lot of that is just the difference in the power curve of a diesel vs gas engine. The Cummins rarely pulled anywhere near its redline of 3200 rpms and almost always held OD going up a hill. The 6.0 gas motor shited more often and would pull to 4000 rpm's sometimes. I could see a 10,000 lb trailer really working the engine. I owned a 2007 Ram 1500 with the Hemi. Its kind of the same thing, you just have to get used the engine having to rev more to get the job done. I don't think its a bad thing, just different.

There are a couple of things I miss about the Dodge. The underseat storage under the rear seat and the fold flat floor was nice and the pocket in the door were larger, but truth is you just end up hauling around a bunch of crap you don't need.

Did you put it in the Tow-Haul mode?Just wondering.
oops I guess you already answered this question.

 

[HK45]

Looks nice congrats on the new truck. I had an 2013 6.0 with the 4:10 it pulled my gooseneck great. The 6.0 is a great motor

 

[Snowback]

I'm a Ford/Dodge guy, but was impressed with these vids of a stock GM product taking care of an impressive hill climb!