2005 1 ton Ram diesel
In 2005 my husband & I went fulltime with a large 5th wheel & our new from the factory Ram. We fulltimed for almost 8 years. The truck now has 160,000 miles on it. It seems to run great. Have had ...
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^I am too. Love cheese curds and Tombstone pizzas. Still have a place up in Park Falls.
I agree with you, just trying to add that middlemof the road levity to discussions that so quickly become so one sided that potentially uninformed members really don’t get to consider both sides of the coin.
In this case, the flip side of the coin being we and likely she, have no idea what major repairs or PMs have been done to the truck or are pending AND at the same time, I thought the OP made it pretty clear that her BUDGET was of concern.
Hence I’ve attempted to keep both of those things in mind in my responses.
What good is a diesel hauler with a shiny new exhaust brake when it needs $5000 in other repairs and is beached because the owner does not have the funds to carry out the necessary repairs?
Do I use the heck out of the exhaust brake on my truck, even empty or with lightweight trailers? You betcha (in my best WI accent). Do I know that given a finite amount of budget to have a capable trailer hauler, in the context of the OPs query, does not necessarily require an exhaust brake?
Yes I know that as well.
I agree with you, just trying to add that middlemof the road levity to discussions that so quickly become so one sided that potentially uninformed members really don’t get to consider both sides of the coin.
In this case, the flip side of the coin being we and likely she, have no idea what major repairs or PMs have been done to the truck or are pending AND at the same time, I thought the OP made it pretty clear that her BUDGET was of concern.
Hence I’ve attempted to keep both of those things in mind in my responses.
What good is a diesel hauler with a shiny new exhaust brake when it needs $5000 in other repairs and is beached because the owner does not have the funds to carry out the necessary repairs?
Do I use the heck out of the exhaust brake on my truck, even empty or with lightweight trailers? You betcha (in my best WI accent). Do I know that given a finite amount of budget to have a capable trailer hauler, in the context of the OPs query, does not necessarily require an exhaust brake?
Yes I know that as well.
