Dodge ram

greif · Dec 9, 2017

Sounds like an expensive upgrade. Ended up get a leftover 17 12 k off sticker with all the deals going now.

Btown · Dec 9, 2017

You got a good deal, but rules are rules. No pics or it didn’t happen.

BigBlue1 · Dec 10, 2017

greif said:
Sounds like an expensive upgrade. Ended up get a leftover 17 12 k off sticker with all the deals going now.

That's the same deal I got back around Memorial Day on my 2017 2500. Almost 9,000 on it now and a good portion of it's use has been towing stuff. Works great! Images to satisfy rules...

Rob

mopardude318 · Dec 10, 2017

mama mia! That is a very nice looking truck! I would have gotten a long bed, but still very nice!

I just wish RAM would ONE DAY upgrade to running lights in the mirrors. They haven't done that yet in any of their trucks. Wonder how long till they do, if ever...

LouNY · Dec 10, 2017

My 15 Eco Diesel doing a bit of work, well pleased with the motor, my only concern is the transfer case, my preference would be one without the auto 4wd.
View attachment RAM and round bales.jpg

Imaybail · Dec 10, 2017

mopardude318 said:
mama mia! That is a very nice looking truck! I would have gotten a long bed, but still very nice!

I just wish RAM would ONE DAY upgrade to running lights in the mirrors. They haven't done that yet in any of their trucks. Wonder how long till they do, if ever...

Take a closer look, lol.

mopardude318 · Dec 10, 2017

Imaybail said:
Take a closer look, lol.

Those are Blinkers and puddle lights when ya open the doors...Not constant illuminated running lights...

BigBlue1 · Dec 11, 2017

mopardude318 said:
mama mia! That is a very nice looking truck! I would have gotten a long bed, but still very nice!

I just wish RAM would ONE DAY upgrade to running lights in the mirrors. They haven't done that yet in any of their trucks. Wonder how long till they do, if ever...

Thanks for the compliment!!

It's long enough as it is, in my opinion. Even those extra few inches over the 5'7" box on the 1500 are noticeable. And I've never felt like I needed more bed length, so I'm OK with it. I have trailers for longer stuff.

Rob

2458n · Dec 11, 2017

College roomie bought the four door Ram diesel. Makes his living selling class 8 trucks. Says he will drive it till Fiat has to buy it back. Feels there is going to be something coming up like Volkswagon on EPA.

deezler · Dec 11, 2017

I was getting really amped up to save towards an ecodiesel 1500 RAM when they were first coming out. But then I checked the rated payload figures. Most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload... a total joke. So with 4 guys in your quad cab, you can safely haul... 300 lbs in the bed? And it'll probably still look squatted on the coil suspension. RAM 1500s are the best pickup for the suburban weekend warrior... don't see to many of them as work trucks, probably for a reason. (flame suit on)

BigBlue1 · Dec 11, 2017

deezler said:
I was getting really amped up to save towards an ecodiesel 1500 RAM when they were first coming out. But then I checked the rated payload figures. Most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload... a total joke. So with 4 guys in your quad cab, you can safely haul... 300 lbs in the bed? And it'll probably still look squatted on the coil suspension. RAM 1500s are the best pickup for the suburban weekend warrior... don't see to many of them as work trucks, probably for a reason. (flame suit on)

Where in the world did you get info saying "most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload"?? The following Ram web site has completely different information. I'm all for giving a product a hard time when it deserves it, but only when you have accurate criticisms.

Ram Trucks - Towing & Payload Capacity Guide

As for squatting when loaded, this is a picture of my 2010 1500 loaded up at about the max towing capacity (10,000 lbs or more). Doesn't seem extreme.

I was very happy with mine for 120K+ miles.

Rob

dodge man · Dec 11, 2017

I agree, I just looked at the link you posted on allowable payload. I posted earlier how I actaully weighed one of our trucks at work. Looking at the website it looks like our V6 work trucks have a payload of about 1700 lbs, which seems to check with what ours weighed with some equipment and tools on board.

coobie · Dec 11, 2017

deezler said:
I was getting really amped up to save towards an ecodiesel 1500 RAM when they were first coming out. But then I checked the rated payload figures. Most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload... a total joke. So with 4 guys in your quad cab, you can safely haul... 300 lbs in the bed? And it'll probably still look squatted on the coil suspension. RAM 1500s are the best pickup for the suburban weekend warrior... don't see to many of them as work trucks, probably for a reason. (flame suit on)

Funny chit,Next...

Btown · Dec 11, 2017

BigBlue1 said:
Where in the world did you get info saying "most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload"?? The following Ram web site has completely different information. I'm all for giving a product a hard time when it deserves it, but only when you have accurate criticisms.

Ram Trucks - Towing & Payload Capacity Guide

As for squatting when loaded, this is a picture of my 2010 1500 loaded up at about the max towing capacity (10,000 lbs or more). Doesn't seem extreme.

View attachment 531613

I was very happy with mine for 120K+ miles.

Rob

Think he is thinking about the ecodiesel’s numbers. The rest have a higher payload.

BigBlue1 · Dec 11, 2017

Btown said:
Think he is thinking about the ecodiesel痴 numbers. The rest have a higher payload.

None of the listed 1500's have a capacity of 900. Even if you filter that list on EcoDiesel the majority are still somewhere above 1250#. Just not seeing it. Looks more like a hater to me.

Rob

Btown · Dec 12, 2017

BigBlue1 said:
None of the listed 1500's have a capacity of 900. Even if you filter that list on EcoDiesel the majority are still somewhere above 1250#. Just not seeing it. Looks more like a hater to me.

Rob

Maybe the new ones have a higher rating but when you get a fully loaded 2014 ecodiesel with ram box largest cab and longes bed. The payload was in the 800 lb range. But I doubt may people went this route. Most had payload capacities over 1,100 lbs.

BigBlue1 · Dec 12, 2017

Btown said:
Maybe the new ones have a higher rating but when you get a fully loaded 2014 ecodiesel with ram box largest cab and longes bed. The payload was in the 800 lb range. But I doubt may people went this route. Most had payload capacities over 1,100 lbs. View attachment 531701 View attachment 531702

OK, so the fully loaded, weight-wise (Laramie, 4x4, Rambox) 2014 model has a capacity that low. But that's a far cry from "most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload". Looking through your chart and the rest of the variations at the source web page for that chart (http://www.rambodybuilder.com/2014/docs/ram/rammlup1500.pdf) shows that most are 1200# or more. For instance, a Sport model similar to my 2010 (Sport, 4x4, 5'7" plain box, Hemi) has a capacity of 1420#. Not sure what else they dump into a Laramie Limited since my Sport was pretty much fully loaded except for rear seat DVD and a rear seat heater so I'm going to say the sub-1000# capacity is a fringe case. Just call it out as such, is all I ask for the original poster that complained about it. Misguiding blanket statements are how we get bad info on the web that someone else will find in a Google search someday and take as fact.

Rob

blackrams · Dec 12, 2017

deezler said:
I was getting really amped up to save towards an ecodiesel 1500 RAM when they were first coming out. But then I checked the rated payload figures. Most trims of RAM can only do 900 lbs total payload... a total joke. So with 4 guys in your quad cab, you can safely haul... 300 lbs in the bed? And it'll probably still look squatted on the coil suspension. RAM 1500s are the best pickup for the suburban weekend warrior... don't see to many of them as work trucks, probably for a reason. (flame suit on)

I'd agree on the 1500 and that's applicable to any brand. If you're looking to work a truck, move up to an applicable rating. While I fully admit to being a Cummins fan, get the brand that most satisfies your desires.

Ford recently went with aluminum bodies. I found that intriguing. I also transport on the side and happened to haul a wrecked late model Ford to a body shop and got to asking the owner of the shop about the differences in working the aluminum bodies versus the steel bodies. His reply was interesting, he said, they don't repair the aluminum bodies, they simply replace the parts. Said all the body parts for the Fords come in already treated and ready to be painted and installed. Whether this is good or bad is up to the individual but, he said, he wouldn't buy a Ford. Just something to think about.

charlton289 · Dec 12, 2017

I got one all you Dodge guys can't say to much I own a 01 Durango with the 5.9 but oldest son decided to get his own Dodge he went and found a rare one I don't remember the year but it had the viper v-10. Needless to say by the time he figured out what a waste it was it pass everything but a gas station and the time it spent in the dealer ship he could of got him a brand new one for half of what put into it.

blackrams · Dec 12, 2017

charlton289 said:
I got one all you Dodge guys can't say to much I own a 01 Durango with the 5.9 but oldest son decided to get his own Dodge he went and found a rare one I don't remember the year but it had the viper v-10. Needless to say by the time he figured out what a waste it was it pass everything but a gas station and the time it spent in the dealer ship he could of got him a brand new one for half of what put into it.

Dodge V10 or Ford V10, doesn't matter, both use fuel like it's going out of style. I'm a Cummins fan, don't care what it's put into. They all have their pros and cons.