2011 Ram with 500K miles
There is a post on Cumminsforum.com about a 2011 Ram that has racked up 1/2 million miles in less than 3 years. THAT is a lot of time behind the wheel.
Forum Discussion
- Oh no he is gonna catch up and past me fast.
I am still wayne_tw wrote:
06Fargo wrote:
14,000 to 16,000 miles/month is not uncommon in long haul work.
Giving a 6 day work week for the entire month, this equates to 625 miles a day every day. Ain't gonna happen.....
Gross DOT violation!
Or multiple drivers...larry barnhart wrote:
neighbor near us has a 2011 3500 Ram with the 4:10 and tows a torrey Pine fifthwheel and a combined over 26000 lbs. 40 mph up the mountians but he is happy and loves the truck.
chevman
sounds like he needs to switch to a 3.42; he'll definitely notice better towing.
Probably only 40,000 miles out of his tires too.larry barnhart wrote:
neighbor near us has a 2011 3500 Ram with the 4:10 and tows a torrey Pine fifthwheel and a combined over 26000 lbs. 40 mph up the mountians but he is happy and loves the truck.
chevman
Good Lord! Someone who reports realistic numbers! What is the world coming to??
In my truck, I tow between 13,000 - 18,000 pounds. My speed over Eisenhower is about the same 40 MPH as reported above.
That said, I know every once in a while for some reason an engine is just stronger than normal. On my '03 with Smarty JR on "tow", I could run the same weight and passes at 50 MPH.- neighbor near us has a 2011 3500 Ram with the 4:10 and tows a torrey Pine fifthwheel and a combined over 26000 lbs. 40 mph up the mountians but he is happy and loves the truck.
chevman I am still wayne_tw wrote:
06Fargo wrote:
14,000 to 16,000 miles/month is not uncommon in long haul work.
Giving a 6 day work week for the entire month, this equates to 625 miles a day every day. Ain't gonna happen.....
Gross DOT violation!
Care to share where the violation is? Just curious.06Fargo wrote:
14,000 to 16,000 miles/month is not uncommon in long haul work.
Giving a 6 day work week for the entire month, this equates to 625 miles a day every day. Ain't gonna happen.....
Gross DOT violation!- I agree about the brand loyalty. I am loyal to Ram/Cummins because I have had great results using both of the Ram/Cummins I have owned.
A relative keeps on buying Fords even tho he has had massive amounts of problems with the 6.0 and 6.4 trucks he has owned. He now has a 6.7 hope 3rd time is a charm for him.
BTW it is 55 at the slowest going up any pass from Mexico to Canada along I-5 at 28K combined. Let's
not exaggerate! Bionic Man wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Bionic Man wrote:
Guy claims he gets 100,000 - 120,000 miles out of his tires as well.
I do without any trouble.
I've read many of your claims. You certainly have different experiences with many things than I (or my friends with similar trucks) do.
Because I put on a lot of miles and most of it is freeway miles are in the North West where the weather is fairly modest. I also inflate my tires based on weight. Proper alignment also helps Factory usually has too much toe in so the rig will track straight.
Also thanks for not calling me a liar!gmcsmoke wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Look at the full time RVers most are Ram's. Because they are good for the long run.
If they are used by most full timers, hot shotters, heavy duty work, since the cummins B50 is 5 million miles, have tires that last 120,000 miles and tow 28,000 up the grapevine 65 mph; shouldn't they be the number one selling truck?
They ARE gaining market share.
