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HadEnough
Explorer
Oct 21, 2018

What's the best way to break my rig while towing?

I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 crew cab short bed. It's got an Arctic Fox 811, 4569lbs, fully loaded and wet, in the bed. I am getting ready to go south for the winter and need to bring about 15...
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burningman
Explorer II
Oct 23, 2018
The Dana 80 is super strong and reliable. If you own one that broke due to lack of maintenance - and at how many miles?? - that doesn’t mean it isn’t.
The fact that Ford used Dana 80s in F-450s should quiet the “this is too much for a 2500” crowd!
This truck and camper and the extra 350 pounds are still well below it’s safe rated working capacity.

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