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If I was stupid enough to use a front end loader to dump blocks into my 2500HD, I think I'd throw a sheet of 3/4" ply in the back first.

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Originally Posted by Bighorn
When all is said and done, most trucks on the market today are really nothing more than urban/suburban grocery haulers and status symbols- most of the people buying them will never use them to do real work, and could care less if the beds, bodies, and frames are made of steel, aluminum, or swiss cheese.

You gotta admit, tho, the constant back and forth between Ford, GM, and Ram owners is nothing if not entertaining........


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Originally Posted by K1500
If I was stupid enough to use a front end loader to dump blocks into my 2500HD, I think I'd throw a sheet of 3/4" ply in the back first.


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1/2" OSB is plenty! laugh


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Originally Posted by Bighorn
K1500,

When all is said and done, most trucks on the market today are really nothing more than urban/suburban grocery haulers and status symbols- most of the people buying them will never use them to do real work, and could care less if the beds, bodies, and frames are made of steel, aluminum, or swiss cheese.

You gotta admit, tho, the constant back and forth between Ford, GM, and Ram owners is nothing if not entertaining........


Yup, not to mention they're fighting for the 1/2 ton market, which is not the work truck market.

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I'm hearing horror stories about trying to get body work on Al bodies. It's not an amateur job.


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Wasn't too long ago that Ford was touting that their F-150 was 500 pounds heavier than any other 1/2 ton out there (including the 3/4 tonnish, 1/2 ton Toyota Tundra) making it more heavy duty than the others. My how times change. Now they are reducing weight and going to pissant small block engines.

Like others have said here, 1/2 ton trucks ain't "truck trucks".


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They all have issues gentlemen, do none of you ford guys want to talk about spark plugs? 🙄


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Both Ford and Chevy are junk.

Get a real truck, Dodge Ram.

My 5.7L 2014 gets 23 on the highway and 18 around town.

Real steel bed too...


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PS.....I bought my 2014 Ram, after the engine blew on my POS F150.....

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Let us know how happy you are when you change out those 16 spark plugs. Or when you get the actual resale value.


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Originally Posted by hicountry
PS.....I bought my 2014 Ram, after the engine blew on my POS F150.....

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Tony, Tony, Tony.....

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LOL....

Actually, it was either a cracked block or head....

If I had a 50cal, I would have used it on that POS...

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A full gas tank works a lot like tannerite.


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Originally Posted by Bighorn
K1500,

When all is said and done, most trucks on the market today are really nothing more than urban/suburban grocery haulers and status symbols- most of the people buying them will never use them to do real work, and could care less if the beds, bodies, and frames are made of steel, aluminum, or swiss cheese.



So very true. Most of the people who own pickups in my area would be better served by minivans. One of my best friends bought a Ram pickup a couple of years ago. Its as quiet and smooth as any vehicle I have ever ridden in and has as many bells and whistles as a Cadillac......but the bed and trailer hitch are still virgins.


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My 2014 Ram 2500 Diesel has a pretty neat feature. It records miles driven with a trailer attached. I don't pull very heavy, 10 000lb or less, but in 58k miles, I've logged over 12k miles pulling. Probably a little more than the average grocery getter, but there's more than a few out there that don't go anywhere without a trailer.


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Originally Posted by hicountry
Both Ford and Chevy are junk.

Get a real truck, Dodge Ram.

My 5.7L 2014 gets 23 on the highway and 18 around town.

Real steel bed too...



You must not use the throttle.

I have one as well. '14 4x4 ram, 8-speed, 5.7. 19 on the hwy, 16 in town. After 68K miles. I will say, other than the recalls, I've not had an issue with anything on the truck. There are some things that are annoying, some to the point that I may not get another, but the price was a lot less than the Ford that I wanted, and it has more options.


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I have an '08 Ram 2500 with the Cummins. I have the manual tranny. I didn't know about it when we bought it but the stock clutches start slipping at 60 to 80k. Other than that, it's been flawless. It'll turn over 100k on a trip this weekend.


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The big weekness with the rams is the front ends. I had the passenger side hub bearing go out and very nearly avoided becoming a three wheeler on the freeway.

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~100k on the odo is about the time an infusion of cash will be needed to attend to the front end.

My auto transmission has been solid for 150k miles. Water pump crapped out at 50k, and had a fuel injector line crack around 90k. All in all a good truck, but like anything mechanical, stuff will break and require an infusion of cash.

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Chevy dodge ford toyota nissan i dont give a $hit, if the motor starts when you turn the key and it does so on a regular basis im happy. Its better than walking although i had a dodge dakota when i was young and broke that made me take the shoe leather express a few times. Sold it for 500 bucks. Pos, but i have friends that have tbe dodge diesels and they seem to be good trucks.


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Originally Posted by 458 Lott
The big weekness with the rams is the front ends. I had the passenger side hub bearing go out and very nearly avoided becoming a three wheeler on the freeway.

[img]http://forums.accuratereloading.com...302_502E90AFD6BCABC9F278F07E526F0784.jpg[img]

~100k on the odo is about the time an infusion of cash will be needed to attend to the front end.



Ironically enough, 100K is when my bumper to bumper is up.... smile

It will be up the road by then.

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