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Haha I guess maybe I didn’t show that part 😂 salt, pepper, and the green chili and cheese are the main flavoring for that Dutch oven breakfast.

Dang man, sad to hear. Such a nice gift too, would be nice to have the experience be on point.

I’ll have to check out those tires, good to know those 12.5” wide tires will fit on the stock rims.

Either 6’5” or 6’7” can’t remember exactly. I’ll measure later and come respond again.

Any extended warranty or has it given u any problems?

@Tkh21209 I almost lemon law’d it at one point. Began the process but took a cash settlement since the issue was fixed. I made a whole video series on it. Bad PCM. Over two months to fix. But, I’ve put 45k miles on it after that repair and it’s been solid.

Haha can’t go voiding my warranty just yet 😂

Chevy really nailed it with this era of vehicles didn’t they!

Thanks for watching 🙏

Yeah definitely not good for the engines. Really makes that gunk build up

Haha yeah things definitely could have gone worse considering those factors!

Stealthpanda you said it perfectly. The government interference, the backwards slide in the name of “progress” and everything else. Aside from this Ram we just bought a telluride with a v6, excited because everything else is going 4cyl turbo. Hoping to have both of these cars for a VERY long time. There’s already been some government mandating effecting them, but way less than most current things.

The tires weren’t bald when we left. Fixed a bearing and put some new tires on two of the wheels, other wheels were at half treadlife. Turns out the problem wasn’t fixed so those half tread tires wore out fast, but tried to be careful and also knew how many miles we had left so knew we’d make it ok.

@@gavinwalker5686 crazy!

Haha dude I love that mindset. 🤙🏼 and you’re totally right, I’d be way more mad if that scratch came from some rogue Costco cart instead of by my own doing, while making cool memories 😅

Yeah there is, but most other options I was looking g at are also having a lot of issues, so that helps me feel better 😂

Yeah I’ll bet the 2017 systems are a lot worse than the current ones too. Still getting the kinks worked out. Ever since my new PCM, the system seems to be working pretty good on my Ram. I’ve driven it another 45,000 miles since then.

Thanks!

Awesome, thank you for the tips!!

Thanks Leonard! Sure was a fun trip!

Hahaha I love the analogy! 😂😂 Your power wagon can get these same mods and you’d be even more capable because you’d have lockers and a disconnecting sway bar! I hope you build it up!

I’ll definitely look at those too more in depth. I did notice the tread pattern looks like they improved it! I didnt know the compound changed too!

Yeah they really are a great tire.

Awesome! Coating them is a good idea! May as well add that extra layer while it's easy to! I'm jealous you have a power wagon! I'd have bought that had one been available when I bought this! I do like the cummins (now that the pcm is good) but still, I'd rather have that off road capability than the towing and mpg.

It's not off the table, I'd definitely wait until my warranty expires at 100k miles. I'm about half way there now.

Nothing like that old school toyota reliability. Sad to hear what's happening to their newer engines.

What about with the hemi issues? Just saying....

I love those power wagons. If one of those would have been available back when I bought mine, I’d have picked that over my Cummins.

That’s not too bad while towing at that speed.

I’d be interested in chatting more about that.

The loan is still in place. They simply give some cash compensation as an apology for the headache. The factory warranty remains in place as well, you simply cannot make another lemon law claim if any more repairs are delayed significantly.

That’s a great question! I just climbed under there and I’m going to say maybe… it’s pretty tight. The truck tires that came on it were 33.5” tall, I can’t recall the size and ratio, but came with 20s. The spare is 275/70R18. Roughly the same but smaller wheel. I think you could squeeze a 35” but the tire might be making contact with the backside of the receiver.

My metric size is technically a 35.1” height, and I know that some 35s are actually more like 34.5” true size. I know that’s how the KO2s are. I am in the market for new tires in the next 4-5k miles, asking discount tire which brands make a 12.5 wide that can fit on my rim and they say none of them do. The rim is a little too narrow, so I’m not sure why other tire shops are throwing 35x12.5s on there 🤷‍♂️ but no one has seem to have had issues.

I’ll tell you what these new trucks are expensive. I bought a new one but my goal is that in 25 years I’ll be talking about how I’ve enjoyed a paid off truck all that time too!

Thank you!

Utah, American fork area

Haha yeah 40 is still pretty high but rams run at 65 normally. And, I’ve still got the factory 20s so I don’t have near as much sidewall as I’d like. Didn’t want to push the psi too low when I was unfamiliar with what it can do and I was so far from civilization with 4 little kids lol You have 65s on a 4000 lb truck? That thing must be unstoppable off road! What truck is it?

That’s good to know! I was amazed at the ride quality difference off road simply going from 65 -> 40. I don’t think I have enough sidewall for 13, but I’ll push it to 25 next time at least.

Also, while they did much better aired down a little in the mud, I do anticipate that the wildpeak at4ws that I’m looking to get next will be better AT tire in the mud.

I can’t say what I got, but it was no where near half the value of the truck. But it was a fair compensation for the time and hassle of not having a truck for over two months. But, I felt my issue was fully fixed with the new pcm, so I was ok to keep the truck. If your issue isnt one that can be clearly fixed, and you think you’ll have recurring issues, the repurchase may be the right thing for you. Definitely give it some thought.

I got waaaay more on my Cash and Keep than the buyback. 2x as much. On my 2023 silverado

@lifeofdnj1436 yeah way better option! What issue was going on with it before? And how’s it been doing now?

@gavinwalker5686 all sterio and dash would black out still play music at full volume, couldn't adjust volume and even when shutting off car it would stay on and drain battery. It would just balck out

@lifeofdnj1436 hahaha dude that’s wild that it would blast music even when it’s off 😂 but yeah that’s no good, gotta get that fixed for sure.

I’ve definitely been happy with how well they’ve performed. By the time I will get new tires, this pair will have exceeded the manufacturer warranty by five or 6000 miles on all my vehicles, and any other tire I’ve ever run, I’ve never met the manufacturer warranty so definitely happy with how these things have worn down.

Never used them, I wondered about how people like them.

Ended up just being a bad PCM, but the errors in the PCM reflected a DEF malfunction, so it got extra hate since people hate def so bad 😂 after the new pcm the truck has worked pretty good.

When you say clondike... are you referring to the urban definition of that word? Because that's no way to ask someone for a recipe...

No way, it was an absolute blast. Saw so many beautiful sights, made great memories with the fam, truck towed amazing, met some amazing people when the tires blew - I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Hard to say exactly. They did amazing but we've never had KO2s on this vehicle. My truck has KO2s and those have done fantastic in the snow but I haven't done very much off roading in the snow. Just street driving, up and over passes in CO during blizzards, etc, and they did amazing.

@@gavinwalker5686 why I’m asking. We drive a lot in snow on paved roads. Then go off road on weekends. I seen some videos were people say the Baja boss a/t are better than bfg in the snow

@@vetomills4213 and what vehicle? ON the roads my KO2s have been fantastic, but haven't done a whole lot of off road snow. Did some that wasn't too crazy and the KO2s did ok. But, I imagine the Baja Bosses would be a little better because they are a little more aggressive. The KO2s didn't do that good in mud, it cakes on pretty good, so I'd assume that the right texture of snow might do the same thing and have a hard time clearing out. I'll also say that while I did overall like the KO2s, and they lasted 48k miles so far and by the time they're worn out I'd have exceeded their mileage warranty of 50k, I plan on trying something new next set. Either the Baja Boss or the new Wildpeak AT4s because my gut feeling on their tread design makes me think they'd be a little better for mud and deep snow.

@@gavinwalker5686 we have two jeeps. One with bfg a/t ko2 and another with wildpeak. We drive to aspen almost everyday for work. So snow is almost daily in the winter. Ko2s slip alot when the roads are a slushy snow. Definitely not good on ice. Why we were thinking of switching to the Baja Boss.

@vetomills4213 this jeep owner said fantastic in the snow. He has the AT version specifically, he has a friend with the MT version and they’re terrible in the snow (kinda expected).