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Well the Silverado HD gas truck I was looking at sold. And the more I think of it, the less inclined I am to go gas because the pulling power just isn’t an upgrade. Most times I go to look at a Ram HD with Cummins diesel it sells before I even get there to look at it. Those things sell like...

That’s what I was thinking too. But I looked up the tow chart from GM’s own website and it is surprising. The 2500 gas can tow more than the 3500 gas (only a couple hundred lbs., likely the difference in weight between the 11.5 and 12.0" axles). The payload gain on the 3500 is less than 500 lbs...

Been thinking about moving up to a HD pickup to make towing my big enclosed trailer easier. Diesel HD trucks are insanely high in price. Even with 150k miles on them, you’re looking at $50k around here. So I opened my search up to gasoline HD trucks as well. I found a 2021 Chevy Silverado...

Looks like wear metals are better but still not great. Aluminum still 3 times the universal average. Additive also was being used up faster shown by the lower TBN. But, viscosity held up better with that oil which is good.

Yes, 2020 Ram and a 2021 Jeep. Built 18 months apart and had the exact same issues. The Jeep also ended up throwing CELs right before I got rid of it. I maintained both trucks meticulously. Second owner contacted me, said that it ended up catching fire on them. Their dealer had it 3 months...

Guess I'm out. Tried two of them, both Gen 3, and both had issues. Second one was so bad it actually caught fire on the second owner while pulling a small trailer. Never again....

That's been my delimma. I've had them for several months but I haven't run them this summer while towing my trailer because I'm unsure of their safety. The BORA instructions said to make sure you can get 7 full turns of the lug nuts. I can get 6 and then torque it to 7 with a torque wrench so...

I’ve had two 2004 Ram 1500s, a 2020, and now a 2022. The ’20 was EcoDiesel and I did have the very common oil leak from the timing cover. But all the others had gasoline engines and I have never had one single issue. Rams are excellent trucks. I cannot say the same for the Chevy or Ford trucks...

No it isn't. It's 87 octane acceptable, 89 recommended just like the 5.7 engine. Most guys run 87.

The NRA helped ram-rod the same law through in Kentucky several years ago. That's one reason I don't send the NRA a dime unless I have to anymore. I feel like the concealed carry class we formerly had to take was extremely beneficial. I grew up around guns and hunting my whole life. There...

I have a 2022 with Hemi also. 13,100 miles. Almost identical to yours. I also had loud valvetrain noise, and lots of rattle upon startup. I've mentioned this before, but what I did with mine is I changed to 5W30 full synthetic oil and I do my own service at home. My rattle upon startup went...

ALL Jeeps except Renegade are showing sales decreases. Nissan, Toyota, Chevrolet, GMC, and Ford all show truck sales increases. Ram has a slight loss Q2 2023 vs. the same period last year, and a bigger loss YTD. I don't think I've ever seen this before. Stale products with huge price tags...

Yep! I like Fuelly.com because it gives millions of combined miles of real world data from guys who actually own the trucks. The last time I checked, the Cummins diesel was averaging about 15.5 in the real world. Looks like the 6.4L Hemi is running around 12 MPG. Many millions of miles of...

In the past, I've sometimes had to try 2 or 3 dealerships before finding a good one willing to help me out. Good luck.

To me, the valvetrain tick is noticeable but very normal/minor for these engines. In my case, a quality 5W30 syn oil eliminated that totally. The second issue I hear in your last video from the original post sounds like a little bit of lower end rod knock. I could only hear it in that third...

Personally, I'm shopping 3500 and 4500 trucks. If I'm going to sacrifice a smooth ride and garagability, then I'm going all out so I'll never wish for more capacity ever again. The question is, a big gas V8 with 4.10/4.30 axle, or a diesel with it's $9k higher price and much higher maintenance...

From a press release 9 model years ago: Ram Truck Announces Industry's Broadest Alignment with Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2807 Towing Standards Across All Pickup Truck Segments • Ram Truck is the only full-size pickup truck manufacturer to adopt the Society of Automotive Engineers...

Here you go. https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1502-sae-j2807-tow-tests-the-standard/ All modern trucks are tested with the same set of rules, hence they all can and will tow what they are rated to tow safely and securely. I would suggest to pay a lot of attention to maximum frontal area...

I've been shopping all three domestic full size brands heavily lately. What I'm seeing is that RAM is clearly a more expensive truck. It's especially true with the 2500-5500 trucks, but even the 1500s are pricier. With some trims it's shocking what the price difference is.

Proof that you can't design, develop, build, and deliver a hot new pickup truck and then not touch it again for a decade. Ram went from being the only company showing consistent growth and sales increases annually to being the only one stagnant and wilting in the heat. Sad. I’m not sure the...