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ib516
Explorer II
Explorer II
Well, I stumbled on a deal where I could get a 2007 Dodge/Ram 1500 with a Hemi for a pretty reasonable price.

I have a 2006 Chevy 1500 Extended cab, 4x4, 5.3L (transplant, it came with a 4.8L from the factory), and I think 3.73 gears and a 4L60E 4 speed auto. It's a plain truck - hand crank windows, rubber floors, and it's pretty rough, and is rusting away quickly. It has 242,000 Km on it (150,000 miles).

I just bought, but haven't got yet....a 2007 Dodge/Ram 1500 Quad cab, 4x4, 3.55 gears, and the 5 speed auto. It has 231,000 Km on it (143,000 miles). Very little rust and it's in much better shape.

The new truck will easily tow our little 17' Jayco Hybrid, same as the Chevy did. Slowly recovering financially from the big "D".

Guess I better change my signature!
Prev: 2010 Cougar 322QBS (junk)
02 Dodge 2500 4x4 5.9L CTD 3.55
07 Dodge 3500 4x4 SRW Mega 5.9L CTD 3.73
14 Ram 2500 4x4 Crew 6.4L Hemi 4.10
06 Chevy 1500 4x4 E-Cab 3.73 5.3L
07 Dodge 1500 5.7L Hemi 3.55 / 2010 Jayco 17z
All above are sold, no longer own an RV
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
Nice! Looks like new. One of my favorite colors too!
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold

larry_barnhart
Explorer
Explorer
Yep that is not good. hard to see it when driving so drive. chevman
chevman
2019 rockwood 34 ft fifth wheel sold
2005 3500 2wd duramax CC dually
prodigy



KSH 55 inbed fuel tank

scanguage II
TD-EOC
Induction Overhaul Kit
TST tire monitors
FMCA # F479110

mat60
Explorer
Explorer
I see what you mean. If it was black maybe it would look a bit better but nice looking truck anyway. Looks in great shape.
2018 Heartland Trailrunner 24 SLE... 1999 old style Chevy 2500 with 34k

ib516
Explorer II
Explorer II
:E Don't stare!!! :B

Prev: 2010 Cougar 322QBS (junk)
02 Dodge 2500 4x4 5.9L CTD 3.55
07 Dodge 3500 4x4 SRW Mega 5.9L CTD 3.73
14 Ram 2500 4x4 Crew 6.4L Hemi 4.10
06 Chevy 1500 4x4 E-Cab 3.73 5.3L
07 Dodge 1500 5.7L Hemi 3.55 / 2010 Jayco 17z
All above are sold, no longer own an RV

ib516
Explorer II
Explorer II
It's been debadged, and it has a hideous grill....but it runs good.

Dare I post a picture of the grill (for which I have a new replacement on order)?

Prev: 2010 Cougar 322QBS (junk)
02 Dodge 2500 4x4 5.9L CTD 3.55
07 Dodge 3500 4x4 SRW Mega 5.9L CTD 3.73
14 Ram 2500 4x4 Crew 6.4L Hemi 4.10
06 Chevy 1500 4x4 E-Cab 3.73 5.3L
07 Dodge 1500 5.7L Hemi 3.55 / 2010 Jayco 17z
All above are sold, no longer own an RV

blofgren
Explorer
Explorer
Awesome! I'm sure it will pull your trailer noticeably better.....:B
2013 Ram 3500 Megacab DRW Laramie 4x4, 6.7L Cummins, G56, 3.73, Maximum Steel, black lthr, B&W RVK3670 hitch, Retrax, Linex, and a bunch of options incl. cargo camera
2008 Corsair Excella Platinum 34.5 CKTS fifth wheel with winter package & disc brakes

Jarlaxle
Explorer II
Explorer II
Critical! Use ONLY ATF+4 in that trans! That should be a 545RFE...I THINK a dealer can actually reflash to give you 6 gears.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with Briza the size XL tabby
St. Bernard Marm, cats Vierna and Maya...RIP. 😞
Current rig:
1992 International Genesis school bus conversion

IdaD
Explorer
Explorer
Congrats. The extra gear alone should be a big positive.
2015 Cummins Ram 4wd CC/SB

BenK
Explorer
Explorer
Good to hear and congrat's on that find !

Looking forward to your commentary on how it goes getting the new TV up to snuff
-Ben Picture of my rig
1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...

Fordlover
Explorer
Explorer
ib516 wrote:
Well, I stumbled on a deal where I could get a 2007 Dodge/Ram 1500 with a Hemi for a pretty reasonable price.

I have a 2006 Chevy 1500 Extended cab, 4x4, 5.3L (transplant, it came with a 4.8L from the factory), and I think 3.73 gears and a 4L60E 4 speed auto. It's a plain truck - hand crank windows, rubber floors, and it's pretty rough, and is rusting away quickly. It has 242,000 Km on it (150,000 miles).

I just bought, but haven't got yet....a 2007 Dodge/Ram 1500 Quad cab, 4x4, 3.55 gears, and the 5 speed auto. It has 231,000 Km on it (143,000 miles). Very little rust and it's in much better shape.

The new truck will easily tow our little 17' Jayco Hybrid, same as the Chevy did. Slowly recovering financially from the big "D".

Guess I better change my signature!


Glad to see you continuing the climb from the depths. Of course you'll share photos of the new truck I expect?

Be well.
2016 Skyline Layton Javelin 285BH
2018 F-250 Lariat Crew 6.2 Gas 4x4 FX4 4.30 Gear
2007 Infiniti G35 Sport 6 speed daily driver
Retired 2002 Ford Explorer 4.6 V8 4x4
Sold 2007 Crossroads Sunset Trail ST19CK

Bionic_Man
Explorer
Explorer
Congrats on the new to you truck. I hope it treats you well.
2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold)
2002 Gulf Stream Sea Hawk 29FRB with Honda EV6010

Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
Lessmore wrote:
Congrats on your purchase of the Dodge. A question, why do you think the one year older Chevy truck has a rust issue and the one year newer Dodge doesn't ?

Prolly cause Dodge owners take better care of their trucks....
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold

ib516
Explorer II
Explorer II
Mote wrote:
That should make a nice for you to pull the camper.

Curious as to why you list the 2010 Cougar 322QBS as "junk" ?

Among other things, the welds on the kingpin box failed as I towed it down the road when it was 3 weeks old, causing it to fall onto the bed of my truck at 65 mph. An examination of the welds showed rust inside them, meaning it was never bonded properly when welded. I am lucky it didn't totally detach and go into oncoming traffic that day. Oh, and should I mention that I was 800 miles from home in another Country, and it was Sunday? Nightmare. Keystone had to put us up in a hotel, hire a mobile welder to come to the campground to weld it enough so it could be towed, then I got to watch as my brand new $45,000 RV got ripped apart and rebuilt, ruining our family vacation.

Then there was the enclosed, small area where the converter/charger was mounted at the top of the stairs to the bunk room was not ventilated, so the cooling fan for the converter/charger just pumped it's own heat into the enclosed space, eventually cooking the converter, that of course failed just after warranty. I added vents and a new part and had no more issues. This is something any competent designer who cared even a little should have seen as an issue.

Also, constant uneven tire wear due to improperly aligned axles (had to get them realigned every year). The axles were barely rated for enough weight to handle the weight of the RV minus the pin weight, so they were at their limits and bent easily, again, under engineered for anything resembling durability

I'll spare you more details....I could go on and on.
Prev: 2010 Cougar 322QBS (junk)
02 Dodge 2500 4x4 5.9L CTD 3.55
07 Dodge 3500 4x4 SRW Mega 5.9L CTD 3.73
14 Ram 2500 4x4 Crew 6.4L Hemi 4.10
06 Chevy 1500 4x4 E-Cab 3.73 5.3L
07 Dodge 1500 5.7L Hemi 3.55 / 2010 Jayco 17z
All above are sold, no longer own an RV

ib516
Explorer II
Explorer II
Lessmore wrote:
Congrats on your purchase of the Dodge. A question, why do you think the one year older Chevy truck has a rust issue and the one year newer Dodge doesn't ?

Well, besides the poorly designed Chevy that traps dirt and moisture where they rust (cab corners, rockers and over the rear wheels), I suspect it was neglected and maybe the Dodge saw a few more car washes.
Prev: 2010 Cougar 322QBS (junk)
02 Dodge 2500 4x4 5.9L CTD 3.55
07 Dodge 3500 4x4 SRW Mega 5.9L CTD 3.73
14 Ram 2500 4x4 Crew 6.4L Hemi 4.10
06 Chevy 1500 4x4 E-Cab 3.73 5.3L
07 Dodge 1500 5.7L Hemi 3.55 / 2010 Jayco 17z
All above are sold, no longer own an RV