Your truck? - Page 17

Ugh! My trailer which is nothing compared to you guys has running lights just no turn signals or brakes.

I like the truck co. name...Metal Bob'$..lol. Just makes me laugh.

Old truck, bet it's interesting to drive.

Sirscrapalot - If a bullfrog had wings it wouldn't bump his behind every time he hopped. - Don King

fially got my trailer wiring fixed on my ram 2500 4x4 V10 at the dealership! so now i can hook up to my trailer and haul loads safely.
and while i was there had them power flush the radiator and heater core. so the heater works lot better now. now its time to put some junk cars on the trailer have a repair bill to pay off lol

My current truck is a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 with the Cummins diesel and 6-speed stick. Very basic "work truck- regular cab, crank windows and not much snazzy stuff. I did get carpeted floors and a cloth seat (I despise vinyl or leather seats- hot in the summer, freezing in the winter). It has the appearance package with chrome bumpers, fake chrome wheel covers and cab clearance lights, so it's a good-looking rig for being a "base" truck.

This is the first brand-new truck I ever bought, and I plan to keep it for a very long time. I had wanted a diesel Ram since I was 15, and finally got one at 30. I had plenty of gas Dodges before, and they were all great trucks. Let's see... My first was a 73 D100 2wd, then a 79 W150 Power Wagon, 67 W200 Power Wagon, 85 Ram W250 and an 88 Ram W250. I wish I still had the 67 Power Wagon, that thing was a BEAST. It was a former municipal road crew truck with a factory snow plow. Geared really low, top speed was about 50 MPH.

I just got a "new" truck too! This past November I traded in my Grand Cherokee on a 2011 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 with the Hemi! I don't even know that trailer's back there anymore, and it's great having the box to toss stuff into on trash days. I hope to have it for many, many years.

--Geoff

Well I got a new trailer, 20 ft deck with 5ft dove tail. Has 2 7,000 pound axles, and I gave $2,750 for it!

Originally Posted by caleb7210

Well I got a new trailer, 20 ft deck with 5ft dove tail. Has 2 7,000 pound axles, and I gave $2,750 for it!

thats exactly what i'm after just not a GM towing it. lol going to sell my 16ft float in the spring and upgrade to 5th wheels with deck overs. i drag so much crap on my trailer its sometimes to small between the wheel wells for farm scrap

do you have hydraulics to lift those ramps?

Originally Posted by cummins

thats exactly what i'm after just not a GM towing it. lol going to sell my 16ft float in the spring and upgrade to 5th wheels with deck overs. i drag so much crap on my trailer its sometimes to small between the wheel wells for farm scrap

do you have hydraulics to lift those ramps?

Theres deals out there on goosenecks. I looked for atleast a year for the right deal. My ramps are spring loaded. I need to add a third ramp in between the two because we have a lot of narrow front tractors I want to take to pulls/shows. The market for trailers like these has spiked up a lot within the last few years. New ones would take a while to pay off anyway.

I still have yet to get her on the road but shes a great metal bin right now. Just picked it up a few weeks ago for $500. 1986 Chevy C10 with 1979 SBC 350 and turbo 350. Pretty **** solid for 100,000+ miles

It is time to bite the bullet. The 14 yr. old Ford F-350 diesel has 250,000 miles on it and is going out to pasture, scrapping only. Wife has a Chevy and now I am looking for a new-to-me Dodge. My first truck was an International Harvester. I can not make up my mind and this drives the wife crazy. I also keep telling her this is the last one I will ever need to buy in my life. She questions this and I just tell her I can't help it if I lived this long. Pisses her off. Love it. New truck is on the horizon. Good Day.

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Wife has a Chevy and now I am looking for a new-to-me Dodge.

I don't regret my purchase of the 2004 Dodge SLT Heavy Duty 4x4 5.7 Hemi. I thought my GMC 6.0 was a little snappier but I now think it is a matter of learning how to drive the Dodge, it's habits and the feel. It sure hangs onto the road; I'll say that. I'm bidding on a bigger trailer now but gotta live a little longer (like you, Patriot) to make this all work. . . . and I'm supposed to be retired. Havin' too much fun I guess.

I'm in the process of helping my friend put together my 1994 shortbed F150 with a straight 6 and standard. I bought it with "some assembly required." For some reason they pulled the engine 1/2 way out to do the clutch, and gave in when the slave blew as they were bolting it together. I bougth it for $500 and had to have it towed home. I have about $1,200 into it total and I think its almost done.

When I bought it, it had new starter, new alternator, new water pump, new power steering pump, new radiator, new clutch, new motor mounts, and new serpentine belt. The engine is also out of a newer vehicle. The tires are Goodyear wranglers with 3/4 tread.

I put into it smog pump, oil pan, egr, intake gasket, clutch slave, clutch master, clutch tube, a few bolts that were lost before I bought it, and a battery from the junk yard lol.

The Ford straight six is a solid motor, not too much on power,but reliable. No interest in a short bed though...

Originally Posted by VoodooDaddy

The Ford straight six is a solid motor, not too much on power,but reliable. No interest in a short bed though...

The price was right. At some point it will probably become a stake rack.

My friend is a Ford guy, and he says the straight six can pull a lot, just not very fast.

I forgot to mention, when he took the oil pan off, the inside of the engine was spotless.

Also its lockout 4x4

An older topic, but I thought I would reply to this one instead of making a new one.

1999 Dodge Dakota, 3.9L V-6, 2WD, 5 speed manual transmission. Here's some photos.

My truck at a glance with the 102" whip CB antenna.


400 watt power inverter is awesome. Runs my drill and other electronics that are useful as can be.


Since the power inverter is wired directly to the battery with 10-2 wire, I put a fuse in-line so that if something happens and the leads come loose and touch each other, it'll pop the fuse instead of blowing up my battery.


Supplies I keep behind the seat. Extension cord for use with the power inverter, jumper cables, battery charger, and my old serpentine belt. I replaced it already, but I kept the old one since it wasn't actually broken so if something happens and the new one breaks, I have a spare to get me home with.


My CB radio. I use it just to chit chat and to keep in touch with my wife when I'm around town since it's less distracting than a cell phone.


The bed and my toolbox.


Contents of the toolbox in the bed: Ratchet straps, tow chain, hydraulic jack, 2 jack stands, magnetic tray and can of misc. bolts, extra fluids of all kinds, grease gun, and my tool bag with all of my hand tools including spare fuses.


Jack and 4-way behind the passenger seat under the carpeting.


And that big sexy 3.9L V-6, :P

Originally Posted by retro

1999 Dodge Dakota, 3.9L V-6, 2WD, 5 speed manual transmission

I owned a 1992 Dakota with the 3.9 and the 5 speed. It was 4x4, and a regular cab long bed. My God, what a truck! I've hauled over 2000# in the bed, and it did it better than my true half tons did.

I'm looking into another one. Mine was end-of-life when I got it. Have you towed or hauled anything heavy with yours? If you don't mind, I'd like to hear your thoughts on a Dakota that wasn't almost done with life.