Traded my Silverado 2500HD DMax for a Ram 3500 Cummins/ Aisin

BrinkME · Jun 16, 2015

C4Ranch said:
Other than looking really cool, I've often wondered if the clearance light have and real function?

It's a DOT thing. Any vehicle wider than 79" is supposed to have them. Since the truck is a SRW it's under the limit, but the cab is the same as would be on a DRW (which would be over the 79") so it's no issue for Ram to offer them on the SRW.

BrinkME · Jun 16, 2015

Great looking truck BTW, and heckuva deal!

HK45 · Jun 17, 2015

Nice truck, Hopefully you have better luck with your 15 then I did with my 14 2500 LongHorn. Chrysler just purchased mine back. Sucks because the truck was so nice but had to many problems.

coobie · Jun 17, 2015

Great looking truck.I miss my 2004 dodge 2500 series with the 5.9 cummins.

Fordman1981 · Jun 17, 2015

HK45 said:
Nice truck, Hopefully you have better luck with your 15 then I did with my 14 2500 LongHorn. Chrysler just purchased mine back. Sucks because the truck was so nice but had to many problems.

Every manufacturer has lemons. I think your truck was one of them. We have a fleet of Rams and Ford super dutys. We have had much better service out of the Rams. What problems did you have? At least ram did the right thing. One of the reasons I am no longer purchasing fords is because for me they don't stand behind their product.

HK45 · Jun 19, 2015

Front Crank shaft seal leaks. Fixed it 4 times still leaks. 3 check engine lights 1 airbag service light. replaced computer control modular twice replace wheel tire monitors twice and replace the ram air induction system once. And when it goes into regen the cab smells very bad like diesel fuel . Truck only has 13000 on it

PapaPerk · Jun 19, 2015

coobie said:
Great looking truck.I miss my 2004 dodge 2500 series with the 5.9 cummins.

Why do you miss it?

PapaPerk · Jun 19, 2015

HK45 said:
Front Crank shaft seal leaks. Fixed it 4 times still leaks. 3 check engine lights 1 airbag service light. replaced computer control modular twice replace wheel tire monitors twice and replace the ram air induction system once. And when it goes into regen the cab smells very bad like diesel fuel . Truck only has 13000 on it

Wow! I think I'll keep my 2004.5 Dodge 3500 5.9L

EverythingAttachments · Jun 19, 2015

PapaPerk said:
Wow! I think I'll keep my 2004.5 Dodge 3500 5.9L

Yea, those flaws/problems seem atypical, but I plan on keeping my 06 for a loooonnnng time. :thumbsup:
Travis

Copperhead · Jun 19, 2015

C4Ranch, I just replaced the clearance lights on my 2013 semi truck cab. The whole time I was wondering why they ever called them "clearance" lights. They hardly mean anything as determining clearance. My mirrors are 144" wide, the top of the semi is 13'2" and trailer is 13'6. The clearance lights on the cab are may a little over 11' high and only 96" wide. I just call them marker lights. A total joke and a hold over from years ago.