Nice Rig, I just got rid of my Ram 2500 Mega cab for a Tundra. Here's some advice, carry some tools and get familiar with working on them. They're great trucks when they're running, but can be a PITA, and everything Diesel is twice as expensive. It's a million mile motor with 20k mile parts. Definitely get to know the Edge, it is a great tool for trouble shooting problems that can pop up. Forget Turbo boost and all that crap, get to know your Exhaust Gas Temps, Fuel Rail pressure ( if it drops or throws a code, it could be anything from a clogged line or filter, to pump), Transmission temps and what the thresholds are so you know when to stop and not damage it, and EGR (delete it). Enjoy it, that's an awesome setup.
I love it! Ram/Cummins the most reliable engine out there. Good choice!!! Can’t wait to see more of this rig out there on the trails, there are so many Toyota channels out there this is a breath of fresh air for us full size truck guys that like overland/camping. Keep up the good work sir!!
I miss your 4Runner already. I was interested in seeing Toyota. Not some other brand especially Fiat-Chrysler. Have fun with that get used to warranty work at the dealer. I’ll see you later.
Good move Jason!!! You will not be disappointed!! Driving my PXL home from Oklahoma now and the guys at Exploration Outfitters. They installed a PCOR Tray for me and it is Soooooo Bad ass!!! Hope to see you out on the trail!!
Congrats on your New Truck!!! I’m proud you got the vehicle you had dreamed of, enjoy it because you earned it!!!! Looking forward to new trip and seeing it perform!!!!
Sweet truck, I left your page awhile ago cuz everyone and their ma is all about the yotas but the new rig brought me back, looking forward to the new trail videos
So stoked!!! I have a power wagon ( Ram 2500 rubicon basically, sadly no diesel) and love it! Full size may not go on every trail, but it will go on most. And the room and cargo is worth it, especially for the long trips. The all around utility of a full size and capability is just so much more. Can’t wait to see more content!!!
Congrats on the new ride! I had a 2004 4Runner V8 then a 2014 4Runner and the 2014 didn't feel as good. Traded that in for a 2016 1500 Laramie and have had ZERO problems. Enjoy! I too was apprehensive going Ram, but so far no regrets.
I bought a 2018 Tundra 4X4, TRD with the 5.7 and 4:10 rear 13 months ago...., great truck but struggled to pull my 24' boat with twins / 7,800 lbs or so.. Loved the truck but like you said, Toyota needs a diesel offering preferably 3/4 Ton.. (they are missing the boat) , I took a big hit and traded it in on a 2017 Ram 2500 4X4 with the Cummins with 42k miles... could not be happier tows my boat like it's not even there while getting 13 MPG the Tundra was getting 7... it gets 19 mpg empty... crazy, You will Love the Ram, especially that one... what a set up... awesome rig you got there... looking forward to you excursions... !!
Expedition Overland and Trail Recon also went with a RAM....I think I need to look more into buying a diesel. I sold my Tundra and I am definitely buying a full size truck for family camping. Great video bro.
I know im randomly asking but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot the password. I love any assistance you can give me
@Kylen Ulises I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Sweet truck!! Congats! I had a 2015 Ram 3500 Cummins and loved it. I now have a Wrangler and love it even more. Looking forward to seeing your adventures man!
Hey check out the Ram Procal from AEV. It will allow you to adjust for tire pressure and speedometer changes and such for the tire. Congrats on the new Prospector!
Mr. Jason sir.. I take a sabatical from your channel and first video I run into is this one… This is one serious rig you got, congratulations. Best of wishes in this net new chapter. Cheers..
A Chrysler? Whilst I’m disappointed you sold the 4Runner, I’ll keep watching the channel, so you can keep us entertained with all the repairs. Plenty of content there : )
bad ass truck Jason congrats. great purchase. you just bought the only truck i am considering replacing my Tundra with. it has so many features just Tundras dont have. Have fun thats what matters
Can’t wait to see your adventures in your new ride, but you need to put your own touches on it like a wrap. But anyways sweet ride Jason and enjoy the open roads, P.S. anyone who says it’s to big are more than likely rock-crawlers and that was never really your thing. I started watching your channel back when you got the 4Runner and camping with your kids not because your tearing up your expensive vehicle on some trail like the Rubicon Trail. This truck just gives you more room and comforts with your family.
@@MinnesotaPikeVideos Sure they did. Brad on TrailRecon said he liked them and could see getting one sometime, way off in the future, but financially it just didn't make sense. Two weeks later he had one. Basically the same story with the others. I don't know, it just seems to put them in a different category the rest of us aren't part of and I don't care to be. Maybe it's just me though.
The Tacoma and Tundra have been built in Texas for quitea few years. My wife's Ram 2500 is a Mexican built truck. The Cummins is such a beast motor. Need a Pedal Commander to tone it down on icy roads!!! The Detroit TruTrac helps. 3.73 gears will help. 4.10's with 35's. And 4.56 with 37's. Should be a guide for good highway and overland driving. AEV has some good equipment. I run a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel. And while I already have the Bilstein 5100 shocks set at a 3" lift. And have readylift Uppercontrol arms. The AEV skid plate, lower control arm relocation, and differential relocation seems to be a well thought out design. My wife's truck will see more mods. But for now only has Eibach shocks, and carbon-metalic brake pads. As hardware upgrades. Running full synthetic 5w40 motor oil. With a K&N air filter, gets 21-25 mpg, at 75-60 mph. Tires are 275/70-18 General Grabbers on stock rims. Look forward to 35's and the 3.73 gears.
Definitely go to AEV 17" wheels and 40" tires...definitely front camera! Super sick truck I'll be paying even closer attention to your adventures from now on!
Hey Jason, super exited for ya! Got a solution for that tire pressure gauge. Fab up a small pipe and have it threaded for your tire pressure sensors and air it up to your 60 psi and throw it in the glove box or somewhere. I ended up building an 05 tundra with Dana 60’s, atlas and 40’s. It’s more of a crawler that I overland in too. If these prospectors were around when I started with my tundra I would have went this direction. Enjoy the new truck!! Hope to meet up with ya on the trail sometime
Jason get an RV scissor jack. They can lift 5000 lbs and go up 24" and super light compared to a farm jack. Mine throws my quad cab F150 up in the air like it's nothing. Also the nut on the end of it is a 3/4" nut so I take my impact and zip it's up. They are super cheap too, like $75 for a pair of them.
Hey I dig that you’re doing something new. I had a Toyota FJ and Tundra. Loved them both, but appreciate seeing and learning about other stuff. I had never missed an oil change or service interval with my FJ and it blew the head and both Cats at 80,000 miles. Reliability is subjective and so is fun. I’m excited to see your new content. Keep it coming.
Great choice! Your not going to regret it. I already miss my 05 4x4 Quad cab Dodge Ram 1500. Easy to fix, parts everywhere, you’ll do 200k+ on that diesel, no problem. Enjoy!
Super surprised! Thought you where getting a Gladiator! I have a friend who has 275,000 MILES on his 2500 he drives everyday to work and off roads on the weekends. Everyone talks trash about dodge but I know 4 guys who have over 250,000 miles on their RAMS if taking care of, there really shouldn't be any problems. SUPER COOL TRUCK! CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU POST NEW OFF ROAD FOOTAGE!
Hope you and your family have happy holidays and you all enjoy your new truck, looks great. You know the old saying about opinions, well it's double for those that try to express them as the "truth". Disregard the negative nellies, it's the first thing I learned when I started owning Land Rovers.
Had a 2002 Dodge Ram for 8 years. Nothing but regular oil changes, new tires, and new brakes, except an AC condenser fan needed replacing at one point. Other than that, it was incredibly reliable. Bought a 2019 Ram without hesitation just a month ago. Luckily, this one was already up-to-date with the recalls (typical of every new generation of vehicle, even Toyotas!).
Congrats on the new rig .. looks pretty cool ! Ive been running an Expedition One rear bumper on my FJ cruiser for awhile now and i have been very impressed with the extremely high quality of their products You should have zero problems with your Expo One gear . also nice to support a local Utah company. BTW it looks like you shot this like 30 seconds away from my house in Park City .. its a cool open spot .. best of luck!
Hope you enjoy it, It's been for sale for a while for reason, but then again to each their OWN..as long as I don't have to OWN it. Staying tuned for the regret video to come.
I'm sure someone else already said it, but tire pressure on HD trucks is higher than most people would expect. At stock tire sizes 2500 and 3500 RAM trucks with load range E tires the rated tire pressure is 70psi for the trucks rated load. Load range D tires are rated at 65 psi. I know the weight rating per load range changes with tire size, but I don't know the specifics. As you said you will have to look into it further. As you already know too low psi will destroy tires, a little low will affect tread wear and handling, too high for the carried load will affect tire wear, comfort and traction. The trick is to find the just right pressure. I installed load range D tires in the stock tire size on my Tundra. Stock they come with load range C. But the camper trailer we have is near the upper limit for payload and tow capacity. It was within the capacity of the old load range C tires, but I think I slightly overheated the tires because they started to show premature dry rot. Not enough over heating cause something catastrophic, but enough to shorten the tire life. I came to the conclusion that the load range C just didn't have a high enough rated pressure and the tire sidewalls flexed a little too much because of it. With the load range D tires I found I didn't need the full 65 psi, because the truck didn't have the payload for it, causing premature tire wear even when fully loaded. 50-55 psi seemed to be about right when towing the camper. And when unloaded the tire pressure on the drivers door frame is right even though the tires are rated higher. I kinda came to the conclusion that the air pressure carries the weight rating and tires are just built so that they can contain the air pressure needed for the weight rating. Or maybe I'm and idiot and completely wrong about it.
A buddy just bought his first diesel, A gorgeous duramax chevy 2500. I was super jealous however we all told him why did you buy a diesel? He said he just needed /wanted one. well three months into owning one of the BEST most reliable chevy durmax motors that exists with under 100k on it..., he just had to have it flat bedded to a diesel shop near us and he is now looking at a 12000 dollar Repair bill, Bad injector led into a bad cylinder, so now his 28,000 dollar beauty duramax is costing him BADDDDly.. So do you need a diesel ill say it again? Ive seen it happen to several friends / BADDNEWS. ...
Congratulations !!! Great choice . I grew up with Toyotas and I have enough bad full economy , noise and low comfort. Few months ago I bought Ram Rebel and I am extremely satisfied , that big Rebel burns much less gasoline than I thought, highway mpg 19.5 , with my off road trailer and 4 people pack full MPG is 14 , This numbers are not possible for Toyota.
Nice Rig, I just got rid of my Ram 2500 Mega cab for a Tundra. Here's some advice, carry some tools and get familiar with working on them. They're great trucks when they're running, but can be a PITA, and everything Diesel is twice as expensive. It's a million mile motor with 20k mile parts. Definitely get to know the Edge, it is a great tool for trouble shooting problems that can pop up. Forget Turbo boost and all that crap, get to know your Exhaust Gas Temps, Fuel Rail pressure ( if it drops or throws a code, it could be anything from a clogged line or filter, to pump), Transmission temps and what the thresholds are so you know when to stop and not damage it, and EGR (delete it). Enjoy it, that's an awesome setup.
Thanks Levi! Great advice!! Love how much I learn from my own comment section!
Congratulations three-quarter ton diesel. Can't wait to see the new content. Love it!!!
11.5 MPG with 40's! Gotta love Diesel! Super Sick man! Just starting my build now on my 2019 Ram 1500! Goals right here
I love it! Ram/Cummins the most reliable engine out there. Good choice!!! Can’t wait to see more of this rig out there on the trails, there are so many Toyota channels out there this is a breath of fresh air for us full size truck guys that like overland/camping. Keep up the good work sir!!
Great looking truck! Can’t wait to see the adventures.
One less channel I need to worry about keeping up with. Best of luck with everything.
Beautiful truck. Look forward to seeing your new adventures in it.
I miss your 4Runner already. I was interested in seeing Toyota. Not some other brand especially Fiat-Chrysler. Have fun with that get used to warranty work at the dealer. I’ll see you later.
Good job Jason! It is absolutely beautiful bro, looking forward to watching all the new and fun adventures man!
Good move Jason!!! You will not be disappointed!! Driving my PXL home from Oklahoma now and the guys at Exploration Outfitters. They installed a PCOR Tray for me and it is Soooooo Bad ass!!! Hope to see you out on the trail!!
This is a really cool truck. I hope you have many great adventures with it. Thank you for sharing. You helped me find more options for my build.
Congrats on your New Truck!!! I’m proud you got the vehicle you had dreamed of, enjoy it because you earned it!!!! Looking forward to new trip and seeing it perform!!!!
Super stoked for this! I drove a 5500 for work and loved the interior setup!
Great job Jason, nice to see some RAM love & very nice buy. Can't wait to see more along with you and AJ smiling at your 40's :)
Great looking truck Jason. Congrats. Can't wait to see whats to come in adventures.
Nice truck. Can't wait for the new adventures. Enjoy.
I’m super excited to see you take it Offroad!
Interesting move! I’m excited to see what unfolds over the next couple years. I hope to get my 4Runner later this year and start my build.
Wow, that Ram is Kick Ass!!!!! Best truck I've seen in a long time. Great vid.
Jason's gonna give this to me if this comment gets 1,000 likes.
Absolutely!!
Better keep that Taco Mike!
This should be good 👀😆
Talon Sei I'll give ya a ride
Edward Barrett y tho?
Nice walk around, it was nice to see the truck!. Have fun with your big new toy!
You're describing my situation exactly. Currently in a 4runner and want a prospector XL for the same reason!
I started watching you because you had a 4runner.. I will continue to watch you because of you ! Nice truck enjoy and looking forward to more videos.
The Death Valley trip that you filmed last year with everyone was my favorite video!
Very happy for you can not wait to see you take the truck out,
Badass truck, it's a beast and you have truck with a real engine.
Looks amazing! Congrats and I can’t wait for off-road videos...
Sweet truck, I left your page awhile ago cuz everyone and their ma is all about the yotas but the new rig brought me back, looking forward to the new trail videos
That intro is straight out of The Stradman's book haha
lol thought the same!
Yep. Must me a Utah thing.
Oh god Jason, please don't make this intro a thing.........
I even thought he will say something about the stradman hahaha
Jota Ramos same! Lol
This thing is so sweet hope to see you rolling down the road
Awesome truck!! I want one even more now. I can tell you're stoked about it. Can't wait to see that video with AJ, soo cool!! Thanks Jason!
That's one bad ass truck!!!! Congrats dude, I mean this is leaps and bounds beyond and above any Toyota.... the ULTIMATE OVERLANDER!!!
So stoked!!! I have a power wagon ( Ram 2500 rubicon basically, sadly no diesel) and love it! Full size may not go on every trail, but it will go on most. And the room and cargo is worth it, especially for the long trips. The all around utility of a full size and capability is just so much more. Can’t wait to see more content!!!
I have a 2500 dodge and a Tacoma ,buy what you want good luck with your new truck and keep up the good work
What an awesome truck, seriously looking forward to your family adventures in it!
Jason looking forward to the adventures!! Congrats
Congrats on the new ride! I had a 2004 4Runner V8 then a 2014 4Runner and the 2014 didn't feel as good. Traded that in for a 2016 1500 Laramie and have had ZERO problems. Enjoy! I too was apprehensive going Ram, but so far no regrets.
I bought a 2018 Tundra 4X4, TRD with the 5.7 and 4:10 rear 13 months ago...., great truck but struggled to pull my 24' boat with twins / 7,800 lbs or so.. Loved the truck but like you said, Toyota needs a diesel offering preferably 3/4 Ton.. (they are missing the boat) , I took a big hit and traded it in on a 2017 Ram 2500 4X4 with the Cummins with 42k miles... could not be happier tows my boat like it's not even there while getting 13 MPG the Tundra was getting 7... it gets 19 mpg empty... crazy, You will Love the Ram, especially that one... what a set up... awesome rig you got there... looking forward to you excursions... !!
Expedition Overland and Trail Recon also went with a RAM....I think I need to look more into buying a diesel. I sold my Tundra and I am definitely buying a full size truck for family camping. Great video bro.
I know im randomly asking but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the password. I love any assistance you can give me
@Watson Zaire Instablaster ;)
@Kylen Ulises I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Kylen Ulises It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thank you so much you saved my account!
@Watson Zaire no problem =)
Welcome to Mopar! I have a 2017 Ram Rebel and love it.
It certainly looks good. Very nice added equipment. Will certainly have the power you have always talked about but........Enjoy it.........!
Dang! I'm not a Dodge guy but haters gonna hate. Thing looks like a beast with all those upgrades.
Congrats Jason, looks like it will be super fun. The white paint sure looks good in the snow.
Thanks Clint!!
Sweet truck!! Congats! I had a 2015 Ram 3500 Cummins and loved it. I now have a Wrangler and love it even more. Looking forward to seeing your adventures man!
Hey check out the Ram Procal from AEV. It will allow you to adjust for tire pressure and speedometer changes and such for the tire. Congrats on the new Prospector!
I have the procal - it requires me to do those adjustments with the dealer. Which I’m taking it in for service next week and will do that.
That is the dream truck, congratulations!
Congratulations hope its all you hope for and im a 4runner guy see that was easy! Cant wait to see how it trails looking forward to the new content .
Thanks guys!
Jason, congrats - awesome truck!
Super cool! Truck looks rad! Loved the 4Runner stuff but can’t wait to follow along with this new badass adventure rig! 🤘🏼
Nice tour of a great looking truck!!!
Great truck Jason! Have fun and play hard
Cool truck Jason! Get that thing off road!
Mr. Jason sir.. I take a sabatical from your channel and first video I run into is this one… This is one serious rig you got, congratulations. Best of wishes in this net new chapter. Cheers..
A Chrysler? Whilst I’m disappointed you sold the 4Runner, I’ll keep watching the channel, so you can keep us entertained with all the repairs. Plenty of content there : )
Michael Lees I bet he’s going back to Toyota after a few while👍🏼
Technically, it's a Fiat. So... much much worse actually.
Awesome truck doing a king ranch now loving it/happy trails
bad ass truck Jason congrats. great purchase. you just bought the only truck i am considering replacing my Tundra with. it has so many features just Tundras dont have. Have fun thats what matters
This is fun. And it was cool to see that AEV video and this. And who cares about the negative people.
Congrats on the new rig! Excited to see what adventures you get into with it.
Super sweet man love the Ram. I cannot wait to see more videos with it.
This car is a beast. BEAST MODE ON!
Can’t wait to see your adventures in your new ride, but you need to put your own touches on it like a wrap. But anyways sweet ride Jason and enjoy the open roads, P.S. anyone who says it’s to big are more than likely rock-crawlers and that was never really your thing. I started watching your channel back when you got the 4Runner and camping with your kids not because your tearing up your expensive vehicle on some trail like the Rubicon Trail. This truck just gives you more room and comforts with your family.
Awesome truck!! Excited to see vids of this on the trails
B.A. truck! Congrats on the new ride!!
Love the new rig Jason, I hope you enjoy it!
Very cool! Excited to see how this rig does. Congrats
freaking awesome rig. Have fun with that thing!
There are some great add-ons to this rig. Thanks for sharing brother.
Thank YOU brother!
I would have never guessed this. Thought for sure it was going to be a gladiator like everyone else on TH-cam right now.
Personally I'm glad it's not. Everybody else jumped on the Gladiator bandwagon and I'm already tired of seeing them.
Bruce Graf agreed. Everyone claims they paid for them but with how nearly every single TH-cam channel got one at once I gotta believe Jeep set it up.
@@MinnesotaPikeVideos Sure they did. Brad on TrailRecon said he liked them and could see getting one sometime, way off in the future, but financially it just didn't make sense. Two weeks later he had one. Basically the same story with the others.
I don't know, it just seems to put them in a different category the rest of us aren't part of and I don't care to be. Maybe it's just me though.
Can’t wait to see you wheel that beast Jason!!
Awesome choice! Great trucks! Love my Ram 2500
Congrats on the new purchase
stoked for you! it's great to try new things and I can't wait to see the videos
You will love the cummins!
The Tacoma and Tundra have been built in Texas for quitea few years. My wife's Ram 2500 is a Mexican built truck. The Cummins is such a beast motor. Need a Pedal Commander to tone it down on icy roads!!! The Detroit TruTrac helps. 3.73 gears will help. 4.10's with 35's. And 4.56 with 37's. Should be a guide for good highway and overland driving.
AEV has some good equipment. I run a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel. And while I already have the Bilstein 5100 shocks set at a 3" lift. And have readylift Uppercontrol arms. The AEV skid plate, lower control arm relocation, and differential relocation seems to be a well thought out design.
My wife's truck will see more mods. But for now only has Eibach shocks, and carbon-metalic brake pads. As hardware upgrades. Running full synthetic 5w40 motor oil. With a K&N air filter, gets 21-25 mpg, at 75-60 mph. Tires are 275/70-18 General Grabbers on stock rims. Look forward to 35's and the 3.73 gears.
Definitely go to AEV 17" wheels and 40" tires...definitely front camera! Super sick truck I'll be paying even closer attention to your adventures from now on!
I liked your four runner, I really like this truck.
Hey Jason, super exited for ya! Got a solution for that tire pressure gauge. Fab up a small pipe and have it threaded for your tire pressure sensors and air it up to your 60 psi and throw it in the glove box or somewhere.
I ended up building an 05 tundra with Dana 60’s, atlas and 40’s. It’s more of a crawler that I overland in too. If these prospectors were around when I started with my tundra I would have went this direction. Enjoy the new truck!! Hope to meet up with ya on the trail sometime
Very nice new rig! Congrats!
Awesome rig bud you will love that RAM
I subbed to your channel because of this video. I look forward to more about this truck.
Have fun in your new rig! Be safe on the trails!
Jason get an RV scissor jack. They can lift 5000 lbs and go up 24" and super light compared to a farm jack. Mine throws my quad cab F150 up in the air like it's nothing. Also the nut on the end of it is a 3/4" nut so I take my impact and zip it's up.
They are super cheap too, like $75 for a pair of them.
Awesome advice!!
Have fun with it, looks great. Enjoy
Hey I dig that you’re doing something new. I had a Toyota FJ and Tundra. Loved them both, but appreciate seeing and learning about other stuff. I had never missed an oil change or service interval with my FJ and it blew the head and both Cats at 80,000 miles. Reliability is subjective and so is fun. I’m excited to see your new content. Keep it coming.
Looks so awesome! Congrats and can't wait to see more on it
Great choice! Your not going to regret it. I already miss my 05 4x4 Quad cab Dodge Ram 1500. Easy to fix, parts everywhere, you’ll do 200k+ on that diesel, no problem. Enjoy!
Super surprised! Thought you where getting a Gladiator! I have a friend who has 275,000 MILES on his 2500 he drives everyday to work and off roads on the weekends. Everyone talks trash about dodge but I know 4 guys who have over 250,000 miles on their RAMS if taking care of, there really shouldn't be any problems. SUPER COOL TRUCK! CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU POST NEW OFF ROAD FOOTAGE!
Great rig, way to go, many new adventures coming your way!
Very nice! Looking forward to seeing it in action, keep it up man!
Dude! Great truck! Have pros and cons as any other car! From me, please enjoy it and congratulations!! Im excited to see videos pf it on the trails!!
NICE . CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO PUT YOUR SPIN ON THE NEW RIG . GOD BLESS .
Hope you and your family have happy holidays and you all enjoy your new truck, looks great. You know the old saying about opinions, well it's double for those that try to express them as the "truth". Disregard the negative nellies, it's the first thing I learned when I started owning Land Rovers.
Had a 2002 Dodge Ram for 8 years. Nothing but regular oil changes, new tires, and new brakes, except an AC condenser fan needed replacing at one point. Other than that, it was incredibly reliable. Bought a 2019 Ram without hesitation just a month ago. Luckily, this one was already up-to-date with the recalls (typical of every new generation of vehicle, even Toyotas!).
This is going to be a sweet setup for exploring Utah deserts. Congrats Jason!
Congrats on the new rig .. looks pretty cool ! Ive been running an Expedition One rear bumper on my FJ cruiser for awhile now and i have been very impressed with the extremely high quality of their products You should have zero problems with your Expo One gear . also nice to support a local Utah company. BTW it looks like you shot this like 30 seconds away from my house in Park City .. its a cool open spot .. best of luck!
Hope you enjoy it, It's been for sale for a while for reason, but then again to each their OWN..as long as I don't have to OWN it. Staying tuned for the regret video to come.
I'm sure someone else already said it, but tire pressure on HD trucks is higher than most people would expect. At stock tire sizes 2500 and 3500 RAM trucks with load range E tires the rated tire pressure is 70psi for the trucks rated load. Load range D tires are rated at 65 psi. I know the weight rating per load range changes with tire size, but I don't know the specifics. As you said you will have to look into it further. As you already know too low psi will destroy tires, a little low will affect tread wear and handling, too high for the carried load will affect tire wear, comfort and traction. The trick is to find the just right pressure.
I installed load range D tires in the stock tire size on my Tundra. Stock they come with load range C. But the camper trailer we have is near the upper limit for payload and tow capacity. It was within the capacity of the old load range C tires, but I think I slightly overheated the tires because they started to show premature dry rot. Not enough over heating cause something catastrophic, but enough to shorten the tire life. I came to the conclusion that the load range C just didn't have a high enough rated pressure and the tire sidewalls flexed a little too much because of it. With the load range D tires I found I didn't need the full 65 psi, because the truck didn't have the payload for it, causing premature tire wear even when fully loaded. 50-55 psi seemed to be about right when towing the camper. And when unloaded the tire pressure on the drivers door frame is right even though the tires are rated higher. I kinda came to the conclusion that the air pressure carries the weight rating and tires are just built so that they can contain the air pressure needed for the weight rating.
Or maybe I'm and idiot and completely wrong about it.
I think this was a great choice in vehicles! Congrats!
A buddy just bought his first diesel, A gorgeous duramax chevy 2500. I was super jealous however we all told him why did you buy a diesel? He said he just needed /wanted one. well three months into owning one of the BEST most reliable chevy durmax motors that exists with under 100k on it..., he just had to have it flat bedded to a diesel shop near us and he is now looking at a 12000 dollar Repair bill, Bad injector led into a bad cylinder, so now his 28,000 dollar beauty duramax is costing him BADDDDly.. So do you need a diesel ill say it again? Ive seen it happen to several friends / BADDNEWS. ...
yeheyyy congratulations on the new truck :)
Congratulations !!! Great choice . I grew up with Toyotas and I have enough bad full economy , noise and low comfort. Few months ago I bought Ram Rebel and I am extremely satisfied , that big Rebel burns much less gasoline than I thought, highway mpg 19.5 , with my off road trailer and 4 people pack full MPG is 14 , This numbers are not possible for Toyota.