Back in the 7.3 day, tow ratings were determined by rear ratio. I had a 93 7.3 crew cab dually with a 4:10. Pulling 10k was ok but stoping it was another story. I later installed a Banks Stinger Turbo Kit that only provided 8 psi of boost. Compression ratio in the engine was the limiting factor. What a difference in power. Went to 4:30 gears which changed it all again. Should have gone to 4:56 or 88’s. Stopping was easier with a down shift, but really needed a exhaust brake. Sold the truck, bought a Dodge Cummins with a Jacobs Exhaust Brake. Four Dodges later I have a 16 dually set up for towing carrying 110 fuel, air hitch, air bags, in cab controller, 4:10 gears to pull my 20k 40ft Fifth Wheel, not a toy hauler. Last year I picked up a Cat powered F650 Supercrewzer. Using that now. Dodge sits at home when I’m on the road and have been since June 11th. The Dodge still pulls the rig better than the Supercrewzer. GCW on the Dodge 29,880, Supercrewzer 34,100. Fuel mileage in the Dodge towing 10.1 in 5th gear, 9.3 or so in 6th. Supercrewzer 8.3. Light truck 18.7 Dodge, 9.8 Supercrewzer. I still have the tow ratings in the box, I think. Running in 5th with the Dodge is right at 2200 at 64 mph or equivalent to a 4:30 gear. It don’t slow down for 6% or less with the cruise on. Sorry for the long post.
Great talk video Paul. Need more beware talks. I did the work thing bye trading off3500 Dodge 07 5.9 with 6 speed. Unbelievable truck for hauling. Five inch exhaust with resonator. It was as quiet as the muffler. 20 miles to gallon. Get the itch for new truck . Found used 2019 2500 Bighorn 13,500 miles on it. Problem truck!Two months in warranty repairs.The list of repairs crazy. Keep going into limp mode. I maybe put 170 miles on. Trade it in and now in new left over 2019 Limited 2500. Hoping for the best! Keep the old if no problems and regular maintenance. Keep rolling down the road Paul! God bless all truck runners out here.
Came to comments section to say the same thing. The first built-in "engine brake" for Ford pickup diesel engines was the same as all pickup diesels continue to use, just changing the VGT vane orientation when that type of turbo was introduced with the 6.0. Plenty of folks were hotshotting in 6.9 and 7.3 diesels with aftermarket turbos (in the pre-Powerstroke days) and butterfly valve exhaust brakes. They seemed more effective to me than the VGT brakes, but there aren't too many of those around to do a side-by-side comparison with the new trucks to really see which has more slowing ability.
Food for thought. If fleets and everyone could afford to stop buying new trucks for 6 months to a year i bet you could as a whole protest the def systems. But that would take organization from people as a whole to make it happen. Would be awesome to see these new trucks get better fuel mileage and be completely reliable. People 20 years ago bought a new truck to keep them not to pass them off every 2 years
I just had a week of vacation and towed my 23 foot boat about 900 miles with my 2000 7.3 PSD. It never skipped a beat and got 14.2 MPG. I will fix and drive that truck as long as possible but so far it has been great over the last 21 years. It has the original injectors and transmission, hell almost everything is original except for the typical stuff like rotors, alternator and such
your dealership takes care of ya , i tried with 4 around me not one would listen to me under warranty now this 19 is burning 2 qts oil every 5000 miles since the EGR went out and a solid stream of smoke out the oil cap, my experiment with new is done. im looking for older truck again.... issue on hills is not using common sense and come off the top at a slow speed...
I've run exhaust brake since 2000 on Ram's. The factory brake on the 6.7's is far superior. Not to mention the only reliable transmission in the older trucks is the manual transmission.
The auto 4r100 lasted me 345,000 miles pulling tractors and farm equipment everyday , cant complain much about it , it has since been rebuilt with better clutch packs and bearings.
Man. My 2020 has had issues too (in my case with the steering) I only got to drive it 5 days. You’re absolutely right, chrysler needs to get their shit together. I’m counting down the days til I can lemon it and it’s getting close.
I love cummins have one in my kenworth. I’ve had a lot of emissions problems with mine. But it is ultimately why I stick to my Fords,I’ve personally always have had good experience,I just hate how much of a pain the 6.7 powerstroke can be to work on. Two cooling systems.air to water cooling is nice though. Would love a cummins due to ease of working on it.
just got a 2020 two days ago tradesman 3500. i am not a ram man but ford and chevy are couple g's more for a badge. very impressed with the turning radius compared to ford
I’m sure you’ve had one before but you should get a 2001.5-2002 24 valve Cummins 6 speed with disc brakes and an exhaust brake and do some towing with that. I love mine
I can fix the older one's and you cant kill the zf 6 speed and still till this day I have not seen a cracked out dash on a older Ford 1999 to 2006 and I live in the dry hot southwest👍🇺🇸
If it's a 2007+ you can work on your own truck from A-Z and if its a Cummins then why would you rent( engine break and all). Plus you can depreciate it every year with the IRS and it is a company asset if you want to grow the company asset wise. Can't put a rental as an asset on your books so banks look at you a bit differently.
Deleted this little upstart from my RU-vid recommendations. Only been at this for 4 years...but knows everything about the commercial hauling world...yall better pay attention! 😂
I got an 01 original. 390,000 on the engine with a heavier rebuilt 4r100 and it does all i need it to do and havnt had any problems til now , starting to get some oil leaks
Me and my uncle use old semis in this company we are leased with 70 plus drivers, and it's a handful of people that have old trucks working here. I've noticed new trucks are better for lazier people or people that dont have basic mechanical understanding. Most drivers don't even check the fluids on the truck anymore, let alone understand how the components of their vehicle work under stress, including temps. That's where the computer of a new vehicle could save the vehicle and save you a lot of money, especially if you put drivers on it. Same mentality in my opinion with automatic vs standard.
Got a 17 ram 3500 6 speed g56. Planning on getting a new 2020 5500 ram when i hit 400k miles. After watching hotshot dave blowing his up got me kinda thinkin lol. Im also worried about the def system. Mines been deleted havent had any issuis. Since you got a few 19 rams what could you say about them so far? Ans is it possible to delete the 19-20 rams?
Do you think a Ram 2500 can handle hotshot? If so what trailer do you suggest? I have read that the tow cap is 17,500 lbs.. i am thinking that would be a lot of stress on the truck.
It’s not the 17k tow rating that kills it. It’s the 2200-2500 payload capacity that really limits the 2500. If you have 3.73 or lower gears you would be fine to tow 17k. My exhaust break stops my 11k fifth wheel no problem down big grades.
I mistakenly bought a 2010 year old Ram back in 2017. The truck only had 78,000 miles. I had in the shop to the point where I didn't have money to fix it ($13,000), and had to get a Job. Not good. I Hope to be out again soon with a 2020 Ram.
I run them into ground than buy new....every 10-15 yrs or so....my trucks are used for work though not a hauling business.....work construction so I haul heavy payloads.....yeah payments suck but jumping in new one after 10 or 15 yrs doesn't suck....when you can buy new for what used ones are going for it makes sense, and thats exactly the point cuz I shopped 1-2 yr old used trucks and my new one was same price, maybe 2k more in few cases but I get clean history, warranty, new truck smell, lol.....
Hey, Paul! I've been towing for the last 2 years of my life. I also have my CDL class a license. But I want to get out of the 18-wheeler life. And I want to begin my hotshotting career. If you are in need of another driver. I will drive up to Washington and let you test my skills and see how I do my pre-trips. spend some time with you at the shop. I'm also a mechanic. And if you like me and would like to hire me I would be one loyal driver. My family has multiple diesel pickups. I know how to maintain them. I prefer driving a manual. but, if you only have automatics then that's perfectly fine. I don't do drugs I don't do smoking nor do I drink. My driving record is clean besides one speeding ticket. And I have no criminal background. Also my mom has a 2017 ram 1500 5.7L V8 4x4 with 60k miles. And she may be willing to let me use her truck as a hot hotshotting rig. Until I can lease my own truck. I don't have any kind of trailers. So I would need one of your trailers.
I wanted a diesel truck to have around for the house and do other things I looked at a 2017 ram 3500 Dually with 98,000 miles for $42,000 instead I choose to go with a 99 ram 3500 Dually automatic 2wd with currently 499,806 miles for $3400 no payment no def no expensive insurance good enough for what I need and it been well no need for a new truck when the old ones do the same basically stay humble that's all
Built not bought! It helps to have experience and knowledge. Dont know what you are doing, get something new and let someone else get paid to fix your stuff. Parts ware down and break nomatter what. Know more than how to sit and shift, well then parts are afforable, its the labor that is expensive. A good well kept truck will do the job it was designed to do. Can't change the oil...? just pay the payments.
@@alanack67 while my drivers emf ball joints did take awhile to get to me, they should fare surpass any "mechancs general go to" cheapo replacement part. (New china moog garbage, ruuunnnn! Or atleast get the moog made in japan/new mexico) Labor and cheapo balljoint replacement, for just the drivers side, was quoted at $1500 at the local shop. I spent a fraction of that on solid parts. Now instaid of needing a shop to do them again in a 3 years at $1500 i can just rebuild these for $45 in a fraction of the time. Everyone has a different values on parts, time and whats worth doing. Theres people who have no choice but to make the payments on a newer truck and pay someone else to do the labor. But if you just take the time and energy to learn how to do it properly you save a ton of money and know what to look for. This of couse, doesnt just blanket apply to eveything. Theres things i will absolutely pay for knowing how to do the work.
@@theeanonymousk7172 ive had good luck with moog in the past, just keep it greased. I've recently switched to dana ball joints and I'll see how they hold up.
I have a 2020 Dodge Ram 6 months old I thx of trying to get the ECM they replaced it a month ago under warranty waited a month then same problem then I had to pay for a wiring harness replaced that I had to pay for because the dealership because the wiring harness was corroded then now the ECM was shorted because they didn’t check the conections now I’m waiting again yes Ram should step up Cummins won’t even talk to you they say talk to Ram and US customer care is more like US corporate care what a pain 5 times to dealerships 2 months Ram needs to step up
Can anyone here recommend a good set of brakes for a 2018 ram 3500 srw? I haul a lot and usually it's well above 25k. The stock brakes started to make noises at 19k and it's annoying as hell. Other than the noise I don't have any complaints on the stock brakes. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to fix the noise or a suggestion on some new brakes?
Hey look into Power Stop brake pads on Amazon. It's relatively cheap and make a world of difference. Have them on my 2015 Ram 2500 (diesel) and it makes my truck brakes behave like a car now, stops instantly. No more noise or brake fade. You only need to buy the brake pads, keep your stock rotors if they're still good.
Your new truck will be an old truck after 2 years and 200k miles anyways doesn't matter what you buy you'll be fixing it and you'll be on the side of the road at some point
@@Lray4x4 yes it was a vp44. The engine was swapped into a 2nd gen dodge that was factory with a 24 valve 53 block. The 53 block cracked but the injection pump was still good. The 6.7 had a good block but the cp4 was bad
Banks has a exhaust break for that truck and id rather drive 7.3 than any new truck I had 13 new Chevy duraturd 230000 then died then 15 ram 3500 6.7 300000 dead Ford 12 6.7 good motor after deleting last over a million 7.3 over a million Ford tuff damn the rest. The old 5.9 mega cab I would just love to have one of them there tuff also
@@pddieselpower awesome! I was considering that myself until I settled for my Limited. I was going to get the frame extension kit and do it myself. The hard part for me was finding a clean dually bed on the east coast. Looking forward to the video if you go that route.
It’s the same size as crew cab bed. If you weekend tow there is no issue towing a fifth wheel with it. I have had to use my slider once to get in and out of a camp site and that it.
So you are dismissing the older trucks for a $1300 exhaust brake? What? That's a terrible reason. And a total of $30k into a truck that you used for how many miles? You said it has 600 ish. Sounds like it made you plenty of money, and it's still going. My take away is 2 things: Put an exhaust brake on an older truck, and you didn't learn your lesson with RAM and you're buying another. Am I wrong?
