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blofgren
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Apr 05, 2014

How Many Miles Before Towing with New Ram 3500

Hello again. As in my other post, I have purchased a new Ram 3500 Megacab DRW 6.7 Cummins. The dealer is waiting for the hitch head to show up and then the truck will be ready to pick up, likely ear...
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mpierce
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Apr 05, 2014
The ENGINE needs no special break in.

The driveline should.

However, my RAM 3500 DRW had to be reordered, and it came in the day before we were leaving on a trip with a 19k toy hauler! It was 50 miles home from the dealer. Hooked up to the 5th wheel, and took off the next morning. I made sure to keep it slow, and slow starts. No more than 1/2 throttle at any time.

Have 16k miles on it now, and it seems fine.

If you need to pull right away, just take it easy.

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