Ordered a 2022 Ram 2500

[GSVette]

The F550 doesn’t get the 10 speed
The Ram 3500 pickup doesn’t get the Aisin. It previously got a Chrysler transmission. Ram now offering a ZF-8 in lighter Cummins trucks. Should be a very good transmission.
Dont know what the future transmission will be in the 3500-5500 chassis.
Have heard of troubles with Ford 10 speed.
No contest for me. The Cummins engine and the Ram truck are nicer and more capable. The HO Cummins is sick

Just went to the Ram build site and verified that the Aisin 6 speed is required with the HO Cummins. You cannot select the ZF 8 speed with either of the diesel power options. The 8 speed ZF is standard with the 6.4l Hemi.

I hope that an 8/10 speed becomes available at some point.

As I understand it there were early teething problems with the 10 speed however later builds have been trouble free ( so far).

 

[Hay Dude]

That may be new. When I was looking, the 2500/3500 came with an RFE transmission

 

[dodge man]

One thing to keep in mind, for several years you could get a Cummins in a Ford truck, it just had to be a 4500 or higher.

People talk about how great this old truck engine was or that engine was the best ever. The problem is those trucks are all old and they have improved them so much over the years. I’d love to own a mid 90’s Dodge with a 12 valve Cummins but the truth is it would feel like driving a 25 year old truck even if it was low miles.

 

[nisaacs]

One thing to keep in mind, for several years you could get a Cummins in a Ford truck, it just had to be a 4500 or higher.

It had to be a 650 or bigger.

 

[4570Man]

One thing to keep in mind, for several years you could get a Cummins in a Ford truck, it just had to be a 4500 or higher.

People talk about how great this old truck engine was or that engine was the best ever. The problem is those trucks are all old and they have improved them so much over the years. I’d love to own a mid 90’s Dodge with a 12 valve Cummins but the truth is it would feel like driving a 25 year old truck even if it was low miles.

They never put a Cummins in a 450. It had to be a F600 or higher. And not putting them in 250s and 350s was probably the biggest mistake they ever made.

 

[Hay Dude]

This is going the way of guys thinking the Ford Superduty had an Allison transmission in it, too.

 

[dodge man]

I stand corrected. I know someone that has one and I thought it was a 450 but wasn’t sure.

 

[4570Man]

This is going the way of guys thinking the Ford Superduty had an Allison transmission in it, too.

A 350 with a 5.9 and an Allison would’ve been a sweet ride. Talk about domination the truck market. If they could’ve put on a tilt hood to allow better access they’d have really had something.

 

[4570Man]

I stand corrected. I know someone that has one and I thought it was a 450 but wasn’t sure.

It could have a 5.9 but it didn’t roll off the assembly line that way. The 450 and 550s had the same motors as the pickups.

 

[Hay Dude]

A 350 with a 5.9 and an Allison would’ve been a sweet ride. Talk about domination the truck market. If they could’ve put on a tilt hood to allow better access they’d have really had something.

Eventually what happened was that Ram became more like the Ford. They developed a 4500 and 5500 and got a heavy duty automatic.
Thats why they are eating Fords lunch on sales in the 4500/5500 chassis segment.
GM has the tilt hood, but can’t seem to sell a lot