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    Gas vs Diesel

    Thank you all so very much for the thoughtful and detailed answers. And also thank you for keeping it relatively civil. Trucks, men, and egos pair well (See how I worked in a wine reference, lol) and I was worried about that part of it getting out of control. I had never considered leasing a...
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    Gas vs Diesel

    Andymax, renting is an interesting idea? Who would rent such a vehicle?
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    Gas vs Diesel

    Thank you all so much for the great (and civil) responses. I love a good debate and you all make great points. I would still like to hear more real world fuel mileage from both the diesel and gas folks both empty and pulling a heavy trailer.
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    Gas vs Diesel

    Long time 2001 Ram 2500 diesel owner, I've owned a towing company for 17 years, I now own a winery and need to tow heavy loads on my 25k gvw gooseneck trailer. The 2001 has seen better days and we are looking at getting a new truck. Prices are steep so I want to make sure I get what is best...
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    Advice Before I Tear In To It?

    I’ve got a very significant oil leak on the drivers side of my 01 5.9 diesel. It appears to be coming from between the injection pump and the head/block. Is this a known issue. Any ideas what I am getting in to? Easy solutions?
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    Need some better lights

    2001 Ram 2500 Standard issue with already dim headlights that are worse because of the lens yellowing. I’ve polished them and coated them with uv urethane twice and I’m tired of playing that game. I’d like to buy and install some quality replacement headlights. I don’t need to light up a...
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    Heavy Load Towing

    The honest answer is that I don’t know. The trailer gvwr is 25,500. It weighs around 4,500 lbs so I have been going with no more that 10 ton or 20,000 lbs of fruit (there may be the occasional wink and a nod overload to that answer). I know that when I put 2000 lbs in the bed of the truck (two...
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    Heavy Load Towing

    Geez, lighten up a bit. I was only trying to establish that I am not a rookie and share my mindset set so I could ask the question and have a discussion where I am at.
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    Front Brakes For Heavy Towing? Mine Failed.

    I made the decision to take the truck in and have new calipers, rotors, and pads put on. It kills me to pay someone to do work I am fully capable of but the whole time vs money thing is chewing on me and I needed the truck functional. THere is a 25,000 mile 36 month warranty on their work and...
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    Heavy Load Towing

    It does have a tow mode. Not sure what that does other than disabling overdrive. It may alter the shift points.
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    Heavy Load Towing

    In a past life I owned a towing company (for 17 years) so I do know something about towing. There are three factors that need to be considered. The ability to pull the trailer, the ability to stop the trailer, and the trucks ability to carry the vertical load placed on the deck. For the last...
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    Heavy Load Towing

    I did the build a truck on the Ram web site and didn't see manual transmissions as an option.
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    Heavy Load Towing

    What do dual wheels gain for me? I am able to handle the vertical load pushing down on my truck with a 2500 single rear wheel.
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    Front Brakes For Heavy Towing? Mine Failed.

    Thank you
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    Heavy Load Towing

    I own a winery and a 25,000 gvwr gooseneck trailer. I currently pull the trailer with a 2001 Ram 2500 cummins automatic. I am getting concerned that the automatic transmission is going to leave me stranded so I want to upgrade to a new truck. The cargo capacity of the truck bed is irrelevant...
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    Front Brakes For Heavy Towing? Mine Failed.

    2001 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd 5.9 Cummins I replaced the front rotors and pads less than a year ago with, what I thought, was a high quality product. My right front has gone metal to metal on just the inner pad. What would cause this? I have a winery and we are hauling seriously heavy loads this...
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    Belt (I Think) Squeal

    2001 2500 Cummins Auto About a week ago I heard some belt squeal and shortly thereafter my ‘check gauges’ warning came on and voltage was pegged low. I changed the alternator and put a new belt on and now I have a pretty bad belt squeal. It is not all the time but when I am pushing on the...
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    Sick Of Driving Blind

    Sorry for the long delay. It's a 2001
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    Sick Of Driving Blind

    I am getting tired of driving at night and not being able to see. (Admittedly age is setting in and night driving is getting a bit more difficult, lol.). I've done the 'polish the lens' fix and it helped but I wasn't excited about the result. I would like to replace the entire lens assembly...
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    Sniffing Around...

    Thanks everyone for all the great responses. I think what I was asking without knowing it was answered with the 6spd vs 8spd transmissions. Like I said, I am not overly worried about a few mpg difference but am interested in learning all I can.
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    Sniffing Around...

    Hi. I currently own a 2001 Ram 2500 with a Cummins Diesel for my winery truck and a 1997 Subaru Legacy as my commuter car to the pesky day job. The Subaru has served me well but has 320,000 miles on it. I am getting close to quitting my job and going full time in our winery. When I do I am...

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