RE: Any 13' Ram DEF MPG yet?
45, NC and I have the hitch figured out thanks to Anderson MFG.
Hey Rick, he's also a "Jim" from the Cummins Forum, he's the one that told me about the Reese drop in ball and the Anderson hitch. He's heading out on a trip and will report back on how everything worked out...
thanks Jim
Jim (is there an echo in here:))
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
We recently purchased a 2013 laramie longhorn dodge ram truck with 5.7 hemi. Then a month or so later we decided to buy the TT.. We purchased the Dutchman Kodiak ultalite 30 ft..after having ran it for a trial camping trip last week. My husband says the front of the truck feels like its lifting off the road..any suggestions? The dodge dealership suggested the air bags.. But Camping World said with the air suspension, that is a no go..my husband also feels like hes fighting he steering..Camping world suggested a web site called steer safe..their web site doesnt lst a 2013 dodge ram..we have a trip coming up in a couple weeks that is a 12 hr drive. Of course, we will only drive halfway...we verified our towing capability..and we are well under the amount. Appreciatevany help!
As stated, sounds like you need a weight distribution hitch. IF you already have one, sounds like it's not set up correctly...I'm "assuming" this is a 1/2 ton truck since you stated it had air suspension?
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Rick, I'm thinking about going with the Reese Elite drop in ball...it will fit perfectly in the center hole, will snap into place and stay....I've looked at the Anderson ultimate 5er hitch that mounts onto the ball...."ranchertx" has the same set up in his 13' on the Cummins forum and been telling me about it....He's going to be taking a bit of a towing trip sometime this weekend or next week, if I'm not mistaken and going to let me know how it works for him. Look's pretty easy and the price isn't that bad if you look around...I still have about a month and if I don't see anything happening with the adapter, I'm going to go with the drop in ball in the center hole of the truck and use the Anderson, THEN I'll be able to tell you something...
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Jim, remember my measurement is with my toolbox and 60 gallon aux diesel tank full. It may sit higher than 58.5 empty.
Good point..all I have in the bed of my truck is a toolbox that is up against the back wall, a low profile type that may have a 100# in it..other than that, I'm empty...
Am I crazy or has anyone else looked at a side shot of these 2013 3500 4X4 dually's and think, like me, that they are setting more level than in 2010? That the back end isn't as high up in the air as before? :h
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Pretty sure Carl has 2WD in that 2010, they did set a bit lower. Not no more though :W I've always liked the looks of em better in 2WD being lower but no way I'm running a 2WD dually in my neck of the woods.
Not in the snow anywhere near like you, but driving in the mountains of WV, VA, TN, NC and SC in a lot of soggy wet ground and we have gotten quite a bit of snow at times.... I GOT'S to have a 4 wheel drive..
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
That's your buddy Carl's trucks Jim. I don't know his tire size but most likely the usually for duallies.
I can tell your thinking delay now Ian :B
He has another photo from the front end also Jim, much taller. I suspect with the new front ends and frames they would set a bit taller up there.
http://www.cyberbiker.ca/truck/20138.jpg width=640
I hope he don't mind me posting his photos :H Oh well it is the Internet.
Carl wouldn't care, believe he's got 17" OEM tires, just like the ones' I had on the 10', the 12' and now the 13'...Well, now I'm wondering...I'm going to go measure the stinking thing again...I mean I USE to know how to use a tape measure and a straight edge..now I'm beginning to wonder....
ON EDIT:: Only other way I know to do it and it's still showing under 58"....:h
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
I did notice the 2WD are taller though
http://www.cyberbiker.ca/truck/20137.jpg width=640
Rick, did they both have the same size tires?
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Kind of hard to spot less than an inch, but I have Ricks and a 2012 owner both tell me that their trucks from the ground to top of tailgate is 58.5"...mine is "right at" 57.75" from the ground to the top of the tailgate. I do know how to use a straight edge and a tape measure and have taken the measurement more than several times, so I'm pretty sure my measurement is within an 1/4" worse case....I'm getting ready to get me a Reese Elite drop in ball. It fit's perfectly in the center hole in my truck and am probably going to go with the Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel hitch...still don't need to do anything for about a month, but this would keep my truck bed clean and it's not a big deal putting it all in the bed of the truck and getting it out...If I go this route, will hook up and see what kind of drop I have...you would think with the beefed up frame, suspension, axle and front end, and upping the GVWR to 14,000#, I wouldn't expect much drop, but will know before too long.
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Well I'm not sure about the spacer being bigger or not since I can't see one in person :M
But it sure looks like the MY 2014 won't have em :B
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd205/Quicktime_GT/07%20dodge/24bfb751-2905-4e16-ac48-ec217c9d1631.jpg width=640
I'll see if I can take a picture...for some reason, and maybe I'm completely off base, just seemed like the spring pack on the 13 was "more robust", (for want of a better phrase), than the 10 or the 12'...but, again, they may be identical...I know GVWR went from 12200# on my 10 to 12,300# on the 12 to 14,000# on the 13'...hey, maybe it's the air in the tires:h
RE: 2013 Dodge Ram with or without air suspension?
Looking into buying new pickup. Have it narrowed down to the Ram. Found 2 Ram 1500 quad cabs at similar price points, one with air suspension, one without. What is everyones opinion/experience on the air suspension for towing? How will it effect the WD hitch? Current trailer is a 2003 Trail-lite 6200gvw, but are going to upgrade in the near future. Thanks
You say you're going to upgrade in the near future....to what?? Depending on what you plan on 'going to"....you may want to prepare for that...if it's a TT in the same 6200 GVW weight range, then ok, but if going to a heavier/longer TT or even thinking about a 5er, you may to rethink what you're planning on purchasing...again, depending on what you are going to upgrade to in the near future may make a difference as to what truck you want to purchase..
RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
Yeah, sounded like cannons going off....It rained some earlier this morning, but since 6am or so, it's been dry...though sunny to overcast here. Enjoying the last day before i do my 3 12 hr shifts over the holiday weekend. (thus is life as we know it)....BUT, I am off Mon and Tues, as is my wife,(off Monday)....so that works.
Hope all of you are well and having a great day...hope all of you have a nice Memorial Day weekend.....catch ya later
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Actually, the rear end is setting a little lower than it did on the 10 and the 12, but believe it's because the front end is beefier....don't know if that makes sense, but looking at the stance on the 10 and the 12, the rear end definitely was higher "looking" than on the 2013' and by Rick's measurements, as well as the gentleman who gave us the height on the 12', it appears the 13, from road to top of the tailgate is 3/4" or so lower than the 12'..
Well, if anyone can find something wrong with these new Ram's, or run them down, I know we can count on good ole FishOnOne to go above and beyond to please..............himself:)
NC,
If I ever state anything incorrect about your beloved '13 RAM feel free to correct me and I'll stand corrected.
But it's your boys at the Cumminsforum.com that's finding the problems with the '13 and crying about it. Someone needs to drive the ship over there before things get out of control! :R
"Beloved 13' Ram"???.. Don't know about you and your vehicles, but I don't fall in or out of love with inanimate objects, no matter how badly you might want to think that or try to play it. Oh, and "MY BOY'S...you really have it wrong, I have two "boy's" one is a Police Detective and the other one is a Motel manager, those are "my boy's....I don't recollect correcting you on anything except wondering if it was actually a 13' that you raced trying to keep them from beating you from a two lane road to a single lane road...Wasn't me being that...brave.... Other than that, that's it...I own the truck that placed 3rd. in everything for quite some time....what are you trying to justify...Dodge came in 3rd. in 2010, and I bought a Dodge, it placed 3rd. in 2012...I bought a Dodge, it should be obvious I'm not hung up on numbers or brand loyality and I've owned and driven Chevy's since 66'. Sounds like "sour grapes" from someone that has no reason to defend anything...I know there has never been an issue with Ford trucks and never an issue with the D/A combo's....yeah, but I still owned the Chevy's and still think the world of them.
So, if I defend the truck I own, I hope you'll forgive me, seeing as how I own the 3rd place truck out of the Big 3..forgive me for standing up for the lowly Ram while your riding with either #1 or #2, whichever...I see by ALL of your post, you continually put Ram and it's owners down...even when it's about Ram trucks, you go out of your way to get a rise...Evidently, it's what you live for....good for you, I'm glad to see that you're helping boost your ego by cutting on others....I understand...Don't know why you work so hard to make # 3 look or sound so bad, it is being done on the Cummins forum by some Ram owners. Just like I see on the diesel place on Chevy's by Chevy owners....don't know about Ford, never owned one...though I've actually tried on occasions...unlike you, I won't go to another thread on Chevy and/or Ford and go out of my way to "endear" myself to their ownership....sometimes things tend to come back and haunt those that go out of their way to instigate others on what they own...
"beloved"???? REALLY???? My wife, children, grandchildren, my departed parents...now those are "MY BELOVED"", evidently you just don't get it.....
they're crying on the Cummins forum..you really play these out don't you....hey, I own one and I'm not crying, even found a 5er hitch I can live with and it'll fit...but if it boost your ego and makes you feel all "warm and fuzzy" inside to instigate, have at it, most of us understand you by now..
RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
..yeah, thunder and lightning and poured the rain, cleared up, thundered and rain some more, cleared up and thundered and rained some more.....the rumblings were quite loud....
RE: Might have found that 100% American made truck
A Volvo an American made vehicle ? My 1962 Volvo PV 544s was made in Gothenberg, Sweden....but it was cranked out in '62. I guess things are different now. ;)
Hey, I had one of those PV544 Volvo while in Germany, not sure of the year, had dual SU carbs..big stick shift...ran pretty doggone good car..passed on from one GI to another for years as far as I know.....
I also lived close to the Volvo plant when I worked at Radford Army Ammunition Plant.. The Volvo place was a good place to work from what I understood...
RE: Friends from the "OOP'S" thread.
Well, I DID get ALL the yard mowed, shrubbery trimmed and weed's whacked down before the thunderstorms moved me...my timing is impecable:)
Setting here with three dogs asleep in the floor and we're watching cartoons with the granddaughters ...I'm off tomorrow, then work the weekend....Life is flying by, no matter what you're doing...gotta try to enjoy it a little more while we're all here to enjoy it together.
hope all of you are well and I hope y'all have a great day and many more.
catch ya later.
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Actually, the rear end is setting a little lower than it did on the 10 and the 12, but believe it's because the front end is beefier....don't know if that makes sense, but looking at the stance on the 10 and the 12, the rear end definitely was higher "looking" than on the 2013' and by Rick's measurements, as well as the gentleman who gave us the height on the 12', it appears the 13, from road to top of the tailgate is 3/4" or so lower than the 12'..
Well, if anyone can find something wrong with these new Ram's, or run them down, I know we can count on good ole FishOnOne to go above and beyond to please..............himself:)
RE: 2013 RAM HDs driven/tested
Jim don't try to fool us about the stitching not being available. We all know that was just a way for you to start thinking about a 14 with the fancy stitching.
We all need a good excuse to get something new!
Man, I'm done....:B..Didn't you think the the stitching in the picture on the upper part of the seat was a bit more fancy than was on the 11 or 12'...I didn't think there was that much on the 12, but didn't have it long enough to notice:W
I just went out and looked, mine looks the same as the 13.
Thanks for looking...guess mine was the same..I know it looked really good as far as I was concerned....wonder how come it didn't come on my 13' Longhorn?
