Holy smokes. Did I read right?

My understanding of the situation is that Chrysler split off the RAM line in preparation for a possible sell-off of the brand during the whole bankruptcy fiasco.

Just MHO, but I think the whole Ram thing is a big marketing blunder. Heck, the Dodge boys started out making trucks. For years the Dodge name was synonomous with a big, strong, tough-as-nails truck. Why Chrysler would strip that name from the truck line and restrict it to a line of bland, unremarkable cars (except for the Challenger) is beyond me. Maybe they should have invented a new name for the car line, or even brought back the Plymouth name.

larry barnhart wrote:
Some times I tease my friend Jack Rathert by saying your goat truck.


fun is a good thing

chevman

Ain't nothing wrong with a little fun Larry,:B

Some times I tease my friend Jack Rathert by saying your goat truck.


fun is a good thing

chevman

NC Hauler wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
NC, there is one spot on my truck that says Dodge and also my Dad's 12. Legally they had to have one spot. On your 13 there should be only RAM emblems.

You are correct, there are no Dodge emblems on my truck. Can't help myself though,..sorta like when the Baltimore Colts moved out of Baltimore, took me awhile to stop calling them the "Baltimore Colts"...a learning curve there, so eventually I will refer to my truck as a Ram truck, just might slip up on occasion....:B

I have been stubborn that way also. I still call the Key arena the Coliseum in Seattle.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
NC, there is one spot on my truck that says Dodge and also my Dad's 12. Legally they had to have one spot. On your 13 there should be only RAM emblems.

You are correct, there are no Dodge emblems on my truck. Can't help myself though,..sorta like when the Baltimore Colts moved out of Baltimore, took me awhile to stop calling them the "Baltimore Colts"...a learning curve there, so eventually I will refer to my truck as a Ram truck, just might slip up on occasion....:B

blt2ski wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

blt2ski wrote:
Jim,

If you read my post, you will see it was in the 90's. Both the Ford and GM had 15K gvwr rigs BEFORE the current crop of 45 series trucks. GM IMHO overall was the better rig with 19.5 tires vs 16 for the ford, 4wdisk brakes vs disk, rear drum to name a couple of things I did not personally like about the Ford. Reality is, I still see both trucks still on the road working today!

Marty

Didn't doubt you Marty, just didn't know that, I learned something and thank you for that. When I asked when, was just wondering "year". I too see the older GMs and Ford dually's (90's) towing/hauling more than I would have thought they could, now I understand a little better.:)

jim,

i do not see too many of the versions I was talking about pulling trailers per say, as most were reg cabs, setup for contractor types looking for something heavier than the current crop of 35 series trucks that had typically max GRAWR of 7500 lbs and a gvwr of 10K-maybe 11 if you were lucky! GCWR's for any of these rigs was less than 20K usually 16-18K. So if over that amount, yes, they are over manufacture warranty ratings.....from a true legal sense. GCWR is not an amount the LEO will worry about........

Marty

Thx Marty.:) Yeah I knew GCWR wasn't an amount the LEO's worry about...

NC Hauler wrote:

blt2ski wrote:
Jim,

If you read my post, you will see it was in the 90's. Both the Ford and GM had 15K gvwr rigs BEFORE the current crop of 45 series trucks. GM IMHO overall was the better rig with 19.5 tires vs 16 for the ford, 4wdisk brakes vs disk, rear drum to name a couple of things I did not personally like about the Ford. Reality is, I still see both trucks still on the road working today!

Marty

Didn't doubt you Marty, just didn't know that, I learned something and thank you for that. When I asked when, was just wondering "year". I too see the older GMs and Ford dually's (90's) towing/hauling more than I would have thought they could, now I understand a little better.:)

jim,

i do not see too many of the versions I was talking about pulling trailers per say, as most were reg cabs, setup for contractor types looking for something heavier than the current crop of 35 series trucks that had typically max GRAWR of 7500 lbs and a gvwr of 10K-maybe 11 if you were lucky! GCWR's for any of these rigs was less than 20K usually 16-18K. So if over that amount, yes, they are over manufacture warranty ratings.....from a true legal sense. GCWR is not an amount the LEO will worry about........

Marty

NC, there is one spot on my truck that says Dodge and also my Dad's 12. Legally they had to have one spot. On your 13 there should be only RAM emblems.

I've been in the areas Marty speaks of. Had a friend that lived on 100th Ave I think it was on the west side of Lake Washington. Treacherous on a sunny day. Downright dangerous on icy days. Around here we say "the bs stops when the tailgate drops". In Seattle they simply say "the bs stops here".