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mountainsam wrote:
We are planning a very long trip with our new 8000 lb 5er. Leaving northern CA and ending in Maine and return. We have an 05 Dodge with Cummings diesel and automatic transmission. I had a Banks engine brake installed. We have owned this truck since new and have had it serviced as manufacturer recommends by authorized diesel machanics. The truck is stock as it came from the factory. I have pulled trailers for thousands of miles but rarely long distance. My question is, is there anything besides normal pm maintainance I should consider doing? Transmission, cooling, etc. Should mention brakes are all brand new and the truck has never required any repairs except ball joints last year. It has 160,000 miles. Thanks for your feedback.
โSep-13-2013 08:14 AM
mountainsam wrote:I have the same truck except an '04.5 with 154k and counting. We are three weeks from leaving on a trip to Great falls, MT. and back. Truck and 5er got new shoes yesterday,trailer suspension checked and fixed,tranny service next week, fuel filter change over the weekend, wash and wax the 3ed or 4th of Oct.,leaving the 5th, 2 weeks and 3800 miles later we will be back home. Not one bit worried. Next May we are headed out again, but will be gone 3+ months with no worries. Oh, my 5er is 12k and we are 19,800 GCW. Happy travels.
We are planning a very long trip with our new 8000 lb 5er. Leaving northern CA and ending in Maine and return. We have an 05 Dodge with Cummings diesel and automatic transmission. I had a Banks engine brake installed. We have owned this truck since new and have had it serviced as manufacturer recommends by authorized diesel machanics. The truck is stock as it came from the factory. I have pulled trailers for thousands of miles but rarely long distance. My question is, is there anything besides normal pm maintainance I should consider doing? Transmission, cooling, etc. Should mention brakes are all brand new and the truck has never required any repairs except ball joints last year. It has 160,000 miles. Thanks for your feedback.
โSep-13-2013 07:37 AM
โSep-13-2013 01:10 AM
xPIXx wrote:
I have always heard if you change the tranny fluid you need to do it regularly if you haven't done it then don't. This comes from guys who work their trucks daily. I guess the reason being once you open the system it is never the same. Sounds pretty strange to me, but that's what many have said. I change mine every fall no matter the miles, but my truck always has a work trailer on it or pushing snow in the winter.
โSep-13-2013 12:24 AM
โSep-12-2013 11:32 PM
mountainsam wrote:
We are planning a very long trip with our new 8000 lb 5er. Leaving northern CA and ending in Maine and return. We have an 05 Dodge with Cummings diesel and automatic transmission. I had a Banks engine brake installed. We have owned this truck since new and have had it serviced as manufacturer recommends by authorized diesel machanics. The truck is stock as it came from the factory. I have pulled trailers for thousands of miles but rarely long distance. My question is, is there anything besides normal pm maintainance I should consider doing? Transmission, cooling, etc. Should mention brakes are all brand new and the truck has never required any repairs except ball joints last year. It has 160,000 miles. Thanks for your feedback.
mountainsam wrote:
I must correct my statement of the 05 being old. I grew up in the 50's when 100,000 miles was junk yard stock. Before I retired I bought the 05 diesel thinking it would be my last truck. Since then i have put it through heck pulling a farm tractor around the Ozarks. Now I have retired for the second time and the 05 has weathered much better than I have. So reading all your replys I see I need to keep the faith. It hasn't let me down yet.
โSep-12-2013 09:06 PM
mountainsam wrote:
I must correct my statement of the 05 being old. I grew up in the 50's when 100,000 miles was junk yard stock.
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