2011 Ram with 500K miles
There is a post on Cumminsforum.com about a 2011 Ram that has racked up 1/2 million miles in less than 3 years. THAT is a lot of time behind the wheel.
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Jarlaxle wrote:
I have seen an E350 with over 450,000 miles and the steering wheel looks new.
It had a cover on it for the first ~400,000 miles.
A steering wheel cover is one of the first things that I put on a new vehicle. It saves the price of a new steering wheel and when they get really dirty you can change them.Cummins12V98 wrote:
And that is another reason the majority of Hot Shotters drive Ram Trucks. 500K is nothing when used as a truck.
Or because Dodge is dirt cheap both new and used?RCMAN46 wrote:
500,000/3=167,000 miles a year
167,000/365=457 miles per day! Every day for 3years?
Like was said earlier in the thread most likely an RV hauler. I've put 145,000 miles on mine in the past 12 months hauling RVs. I know guys that have been hauling RVs "full time" for the past 5-7 years and they log this many or more consistently year after year.Bird Freak wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
There you go busting the Ford haters bubble. They thought they had actually done something special!4x4ord wrote:
I would think most Cummins and Duramax equipped trucks would be capable of running up and down the highway for 500k miles in 2 - 3 years. What about the new Fords? I find the trucks that make the million mile mark over a 15 year period more impressive.
What about the new Fords? Here's one with 500k miles
Just calling a spade a spade my friend. And those 6.7 Cummins running oil field equipment are not holding up like the 5.9 Cummins trucks, hence the reason for the shift to 6.7 PSD Ford trucks we're seeing a lot lately in South Texas.Lessmore wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Wiley75 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
OhBlackWater wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
You can claim anything on the internet. And people will believe you.:B
Like Ford uses good Diesel engines?
Like the Cummins 6.7 is better than a Cummins 5.9? - Fish
You never overlook a chance to bad-mouth the 6.7 Cummins do you? Seems like almost every post you make has some sly comment about it.
It's funny to me how some of us humans feel the need to justify our decision to purchase a particular brand of truck, (or 5.9 Cummins instead of 6.7 in your case) by bad-mouthing other brands. Some folks just won't give up.
I personally think all of the 2013 heavy duty pickup trucks are very impressive. Too expensive though.
Let me clarify Wiley75!
We have a business in the form of a Ranch and a Farm that we have several trucks for our work hands. My BIL is one of several family members who has to maintain these trucks. These trucks don't pull campers or 5ver's like the many here use, but rather these are trucks used to pull massive cattle trailers into some really remote areas, down rutted gravel roads, and even rutted muddy dirt roads. These are trucks that pull fertilizer tanks to the fields, run parts, check fields on a daily basis and some are even idled for long periods just for extra lighting in the field. They are drove hard and put up wet so to speak. My BIL had a 6.7 Cummins for ~ 9 months and it simply couldn't perform reliable to either the 5.9, 6.9, 6.0, 7.3 diesels we had or have.
No go bust some of the other fanboys in this thread! And you know who your giving a free pass my friend! :W
I could see the 6.9 and the 7.3 doing yeoman service. But why do you think the 6.0 liter PSD engine...given your severe service requirements...survived...I'm assuming without difficulty ?
The 6.0 psd is a good engine if it is worked, but when it started blowing black smoke, it needed the EGR valve cleaned. Took all of 45 minutes to remove, clean and reinstall.- 500,000/3=167,000 miles a year
167,000/365=457 miles per day! Every day for 3years? Hannibal wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
What about the new Fords? Here's one with 500k miles
Stop the video right at the end when the skinny pedal and brake pedal flash by. I have far more wear on mine at 75k miles. Steering wheel looks pretty good too. I'm a teensy skeptical.
Look at the seat!- I have seen an E350 with over 450,000 miles and the steering wheel looks new.
It had a cover on it for the first ~400,000 miles. FishOnOne wrote:
What about the new Fords? Here's one with 500k miles
Stop the video right at the end when the skinny pedal and brake pedal flash by. I have far more wear on mine at 75k miles. Steering wheel looks pretty good too. I'm a teensy skeptical.FishOnOne wrote:
Wiley75 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
OhBlackWater wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
You can claim anything on the internet. And people will believe you.:B
Like Ford uses good Diesel engines?
Like the Cummins 6.7 is better than a Cummins 5.9? - Fish
You never overlook a chance to bad-mouth the 6.7 Cummins do you? Seems like almost every post you make has some sly comment about it.
It's funny to me how some of us humans feel the need to justify our decision to purchase a particular brand of truck, (or 5.9 Cummins instead of 6.7 in your case) by bad-mouthing other brands. Some folks just won't give up.
I personally think all of the 2013 heavy duty pickup trucks are very impressive. Too expensive though.
Let me clarify Wiley75!
We have a business in the form of a Ranch and a Farm that we have several trucks for our work hands. My BIL is one of several family members who has to maintain these trucks. These trucks don't pull campers or 5ver's like the many here use, but rather these are trucks used to pull massive cattle trailers into some really remote areas, down rutted gravel roads, and even rutted muddy dirt roads. These are trucks that pull fertilizer tanks to the fields, run parts, check fields on a daily basis and some are even idled for long periods just for extra lighting in the field. They are drove hard and put up wet so to speak. My BIL had a 6.7 Cummins for ~ 9 months and it simply couldn't perform reliable to either the 5.9, 6.9, 6.0, 7.3 diesels we had or have.
No go bust some of the other fanboys in this thread! And you know who your giving a free pass my friend! :W
I could see the 6.9 and the 7.3 doing yeoman service. But why do you think the 6.0 liter PSD engine...given your severe service requirements...survived...I'm assuming without difficulty ?
