We left the dealer in Greeley, Co at noon and drove 409 miles today. We are 3 miles short of Utah. Talk about long legs this thing really strenches them out. Fuel fill is not as good as the old 2001. Other than that it is really nice. Got a lot of things figured out with the cluster and the 8.4. Held the business managers hand to the stove and bought the 8 year 120k Max warranty for $2643.We had a late lunch in Laramie, Wy and I was going to take a picture of "our" new Laramie, then forgot.Chris

Congrats ChrisEnjoy that beast of a truck.

Absolutely beautiful truck; enjoy! I love the color combo.That is a really good price for the extended warranty. I can't remember the exact number but my dealer wanted much more than that so I declined it. I'm really not worried about the powertrain (which has good factory warranty coverage anyway) but I question the reliability of the electronic gadgets in it. My satellite radio has locked up a couple of times which will get reported when it goes in for the upcoming recalls.I agree with your comment on the fuel filler. It seems abnormally high and a bit awkward to get the nozzle in and out; I think it is worse on my truck given that it is a short box dually because the filler door is right in the dually fender. I have gotten somewhat used to it now, though. I still don't know why there is no filler cap.Enjoy the rest of your journey home and have a safe trip.

Nice looking Ram!!!It will be ready to tow once you get back to Shelter Bay! Do you need to check the tach to know if it is running at Idle. :B

Congrats on the new truck. It does look sharp. And I notice you and the truck are the same height,a perfect match:DEnjoy it.

Picked up the new truck today. | Good Sam Community

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Bedlam
Moderator
Oct 25, 2015
rhagfo wrote:
This is one of the great parts of living in the PW!!!

We have reservations for South Beach SP over New Years!!

Yup, we're trying to firm up plans with friends for Florence, OR for New Year's...
FishOnOne
Nomad
Oct 25, 2015
Wow... That bed looks busy. Should've had a LWB.

Anyways keep those mirrors flipped up and keep on truckin! :B
rhagfo
Explorer III
Oct 25, 2015
Bedlam wrote:
We're camping on the east side of HWY 2 this weekend. A couple drops made it over mid day Saturday, but beautiful on Friday and dry on Sunday. We don't put away our camper for the winter, but this may be our last trip over the mountains till spring. We have trips planned for the Olympic Peninsula and Birch Bay in November.

This is one of the great parts of living in the PW!!!

We have reservations for South Beach SP over New Years!!
Bedlam
Moderator
Oct 25, 2015
We're camping on the east side of HWY 2 this weekend. A couple drops made it over mid day Saturday, but beautiful on Friday and dry on Sunday. We don't put away our camper for the winter, but this may be our last trip over the mountains till spring. We have trips planned for the Olympic Penisula and Birch Bay in November.
Me_Again
Explorer III
Oct 25, 2015
Yeah, I have the trailer at home and repacked the wheel bearings yesterday. Going to wash it today. Maybe I will take it for another test tow if it is not raining to hard this afternoon. Wish there were steeper roads near by. It is 115 miles to the top of Washington Pass on hiway 20 and 104 miles to the top of Stevens Pass on hiway 2.

Regarding the video setup. The old smart phone is running a free android app called IP Webcam. You need a wireless hub, so I am using a Verizon MiFi has is currently not on an active account, as I recent cancelled the Canadian Telus account that I had for it on for the boat. So you fire up the app and it provides an IP address/port to telnet to 192.168.1.2:8080. That brings up an interface to the camera on the tablet. You select flash and you have the picture that the phone is videoing live on the tablet. Delay with this app is very minimal. If I had a remote front jacket set up it would be REALLY cool!

Chris
blofgren
Explorer
Oct 25, 2015
That's really cool. I can tell you that the picture you have there is much better than the OEM cargo camera!

I'm impressed with the amount of modifications and tinkering you've done with that truck already. Now you need to hook it up and give it a good workout!

Unfortunately our camping season is over; I winterized and covered the trailer last weekend. We could have gotten another trip or two in but it was good to get it wrapped up while it was nice and dry. We also had to put our beloved yellow lab down 3 weeks ago which really took the wind out of our sails. But we'll be back at it in the Spring!
Me_Again
Explorer III
Oct 24, 2015
Picked the hitch back up with the hoist and it went back into the pucks without much fanfare! I like it!

Used my tablet, hotspot, old smart phone setup to hook up to the 5th wheel. Was able to watch the king pin slide right into the hitch and the latch lever swing closed. Takes a couple minutes to boot up the tablet, hotspot and old smart phone. The picture is great on the 10" table! Smart phone just sits on the box while coupling. And yes that is a fish weight to hold it in place!

Chris
shepstone
Explorer
Oct 12, 2015
I used my G9-43a a few times to lift the Pullright slider out of the back of the truck, but if it was on the jobsite then I used the old IR- vr50 . Now thats all overkill but it made an easy job of it. !
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Oct 12, 2015
rhagfo wrote:
Me Again wrote:
bbaker2001 wrote:
great, I have the pullright slider just installed, what a beast. I am going to try the same thing. hope I don't crash the ceiling joist. not sure what it weighs.

My lift point is right at the garage extension point from our remodel in 2004, so there are two trusses sister'ed together at that point. It also helps that the garage ceiling is 9'. Chris

If you place a 8' 4X4 or 4X6 across three of the trusses it will spread the load out!!

I remember years ago sliding a 16'-4X12 thru the gable vent into the trusses on my Dad's garage. A bit overkill but the beam was free.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Oct 12, 2015
Me Again wrote:
bbaker2001 wrote:
great, I have the pullright slider just installed, what a beast. I am going to try the same thing. hope I don't crash the ceiling joist. not sure what it weighs.

My lift point is right at the garage extension point from our remodel in 2004, so there are two trusses sister'ed together at that point. It also helps that the garage ceiling is 9'. Chris

If you place a 8' 4X4 or 4X6 across three of the trusses it will spread the load out!!