Ford 7.3 engine users?

Me Again wrote:

spoon059 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
Why get rid of a 2015 RAM? I loved my Laramie and would have kept it if I had know how quickly my wife of 40 years was going to step off the planet. ALS is a terrible disease.

My Ram is an 8 year old Tradesman, with awful stock seats that are murder on my back and butt for longer drives. I'm thinking my next truck might need to be a dually (but not sure yet). I currently have a company vehicle that I can drive for work and around town, but I retire from my current job in less than 3 years. I've got my next job lined up, which is fully remote but will require me driving my truck more.

When I retire from this job, we are hoping to do longer trips and staying at destinations longer. I'll have the time to go slower up the big mountains, and I'll be spending more time at the beach or lake and driving the truck to the supermarket, etc.

At this point I'm just doing my due diligence. I got fussed at in another thread for planning ahead, but I'm a planner. I might determine that a gas engine just won't work for my towing needs, but until I do the research, I just don't know... you know?

Yeah, I drove a couple tradesman's before buying the Laramie. And the seats were like setting on an apple crate! Short term go get seats out of a higher trim level. Our Laramie had bucket seats with the full center console and we loved it for traveling back and forth between Wa and Az. 2015 to 2021.

Now a tidbit #1 rule from "me Again", go into retirement with paid off newer vehicles, RVs and other toys.

Not sure how a Tradesman compares to a Bighorn, but our '23 Bighorn 2500 Hemi seats are pretty soft, but could be a bit wider as your legs rest on the side bolsters and this is an issue for me with all Ram HD trucks. I'm 6'3" 240lbs so seat size is a bit important for me. What I don't like about the Ram HD trucks is the lack of telescoping steering wheel. I will say the '23 Super Duty seats are a better fit for me.