Can you comment on your ownership now in 2019? Appreciate it.

Definitely curious

Do you still own it? How has it been?

I'm also curious. I've been eyeing the 1500s, but since diesel is cheaper than ethanol-free gas and this cummins engine gets more mpg than the gas engine, I'm starting to think it makes sense to get the 2500.

Any updates on your Cummins

Yeah,That Cummins I6 Diesel!

+Cody Miller Or when they tell you, "Ford owns Cummins". REALLY!!!!!

Cody Miller Not exactly! Ford owned ~10% of Cummins, and that ended 20 years ago when Cummins bought those shares back.

I saw 'Cummings' on a bug shield several years back. LOL!

Drives me nuts too, but I think some of it is spell check on people’s phones, etc.

Who cares

Yeah, That Cummins I6 Diesel Is A Race 🏁 Horse.

Don't ever get rid of it. The 5.9 is highly sought after nowadays. (This coming from a Chevy owner)

I won't. It is our Ole reliable. Never had a problem. It has 230k + and it is still running very strong!

Zach Nielson Yup and its going to continue to. Being that it has 230 on it I am sure it would not get there unless you are on top of your maintenance. Good to see people holding onto their vehicles. Unfortunately a lot of folks have a 100k area out lol. With proper maintenance and occasional repair a rig can go a long time. Personally I have a 2014 duramax and I put 45,000/year on it. Im interested to see how far I can take it

80's Chevy In Diesel Reliability I would say 1 Cummins 2 Duramax 3 Powerstroke We even have an 06 LBZ Duramax 650 torque. I put Powerstroke last because Ford hasn't gotten a diesel right always jumping to new engines. The 6.7 is better than the previous 2 diesels but still it was over engineered Air to water intercooler, a cooling system that runs at 2 separate temperatures and the classic Engine bay that's been packed with so much components since 2003.5

Like Cummins your mouth 👄

Ricky Julian Are you kidding? These people worship Ford. Just my opinion.

@LarryC213 Everyone has there Favorites including these guys but Live Feed will be in Favor of best truck

raykrv6a Ive had as much as 2650 in my bed and it was just beginning to squat... I do have a tradesman though. I was amazed.

I think it's universal their interior is definitely best in class. Not only is it best in class their trucks are much cheaper than the other two competitors. GM is definitely second interior wise IMO, then ford. Price wise though you get so much truck for what Ram charges. Buddy of mine got a loaded Ram 1500 complete leather interior just like my 2014 sierra, 5.7 Hemi, 3.55 gear ratio, and pretty much everything my truck has for 6000$ less than i paid for mine. I was impressed. When dad gets out from under his F250, i think he'll be going with the 6.7 cummins. His favorite is his old 2009 Duramax but for the price and warranty he is really looking into Ram.

They look awesome and have so much power!

I agree Rams are the best

Car Xpert88 I'm a Ford guy but I will agree they do have great interiors

Personally I like the early 90's rams

You Gotta Love The Incredible Cummins I6 Diesel!

+Carlos Herrera meant 18-22 mpg not mph!!! (My bad)

I think the biggest thing that changed was the addition of UREA. Using the UREA causes the engine to go into "Regen" a lot less than the old model 6.7. I'm sure they did some more updates as well but that is the biggest one I can think of. I live at 7,000' elevation here in NM and the best I can average about 19-20 mpg depending on the wind that day. I'm pretty sure if I lived at sea level I could average about 20-22 mpg. One of my co-workers just bought a 2015 F-250 Powerstroke Platinum. It's a beautiful truck, but he is only averaging 11 mpg. That Sucks!!!

I have thought "very briefly" about deleting my truck. It only has 10k miles on it and I have had it almost one year. It will cost over 2k to delete everything properly and on top of that if anything major fails on the truck (fuel pump, lift pump, injector, etc) the dealership will tell you to kick rock because they will not cover it. Somebody I talked to brought up a good point. Whey mess with it, you have a 5/100k powertrain warranty. Plus Cummins put millions designing these engines so why would they give it that type of warranty if they did not have faith in their product. Another thing is, if I were to do the deletes, I would gain maybe 2 mpg, which sounds good but it would take forever to make my money back on 2k + dollars. I almost bought a GMC Duramax, but I could not beat the deal on my Ram. 42k or 55k for the GMC. I would have been happy with both, but I love my Ram. This is the 4th Ram 2500 I have owned with the CTD. Never have had a problem with one of them.

My 01' and 05' were not modded. In my 06' I tried the "Quadzilla" and my EGT's were sky high so I removed it immediately. Other than that I have left them all stock, with the exception off adding intakes. I like the sound the intake gives off when the turbo spools up and it really woke up the exhaust brake on the 15' I have now.

THE best designed diesel with natural balance.

Good to know. Thanks

Because Of That Cummins I6 Diesel?

Seriously. I was thinking the same thing. 12,500 is child's play for this truck

My cousin has an 03 he has hay and straw with. I don't know what it's rated for, but I know for a fact we've hauled a lot more than that. One of the flatbeds weighs close to 6000 empty. And 250 bales of hay on it wold be around 12000 lbs plus the weight of the trailer.

WarWolfen It is conventional towing. If they went 5th or gooseneck it would be higher

C Nevs That's true. Either way, max it out. Lets see what it can really do.

actually, the receiver tow is about 10,000 lbs.. the 5th wheel or gooseneck method is what allows 17,000 lbs in towing..

Inline 6 are naturally balanced.

Of course it does, diesels will always out tow a gasser. The only questions are, can one afford the diesel, and do they need that much tow capacity for $6000 more on the sticker?

+METALITHrevetments It would have been nice if they had the boost screen up so we could see the PSI. The Cummins is only going to lose half what a gas engine loses as it goes up in altitude.

That's my point. Would it not be a more accurate measurement of a truck's towing capability to do a test like this one at or near sea level?

+Ray K ok thanks man I was confused for a second lol

Chris Cams I think it's the Powerstroke more we have a LBZ Duramax but I'm considering a new Ram Cummins it feels the most reliable out of newer diesels.

Corbin Burgett put a rear locker in your 4x2 work truck and you’ll find you can get a lot of places without needing a 4x4.

WarWolfen The three dudes in the cab may have something to do with it !!! ;-)))

Two reasons. We were getting close to the maximum payload on this truck. The base model is rated at 2,530 lbs. We had approx. 2,150 lbs of payload. Second, we wanted to have approximately the same weight as with other 2500 trucks we tested.

The other trucks couldnt take it basically.

Any particular reason you won't shut the fuck up

OrangeRam Is there any particular reason you're such an objectionable oik❓🙄

Chris Likely less impressive than most people think; the manual transmission derates the torque down to 650ft.lbs, I think??

Josh lower you are an idiot

Josh lower Um, you’re wrong. Ram has derated the Cummins for years when equipped with the G56. You did not read and certainly didn’t comprehend my first reply.

KornFed Kustoms big horn or better for alot of stuff

It is the DEF gauge and tells you how much you have left in your tank.

ok thx for the answer

I wondered the same thing.

JON ELLIOTT yeah you can.

Everett Cox My Cummins can get anywhere from 20-25 on the Highway, it is because it is going up a hill for an extended amount of time carrying a heavy load, so it is revving higher than it would normally.

Zach Morrison You're not making any sense,

+Everett Cox lol 9mpg pulling 12K pounds at WOT up the mountain? In your dreams! :) Also, if it's automatic, you're going to have to hold the 5.9 in 3rd.

its an Anderson no sway weight distribution hitch

They did briefly talk about it.

jfsa380 Colorado just doesn't give a crap we have car accidentally daily on the I-25 highway from Pueblo to Colorado springs average cruising speed is 80-90mph slow is 70 and those in rush are flying low check rear view mirror nothing then cars fly by out of sight eventually

You can get a 4wd 2500...

Power Wagon!!! There's your 4x4.

For Dodge, the 20's is what they use for the Diesel Ram, as it is the most efficient for that truck.

***** It depends on the options selected. My Ram 2500 4x4 Cummins with the Big Horn package has 18's. I think the lower end ones can even come with 17's.

+Hugh Jass real men drive stick

+MrEroupe Ever driven a manual Cummins? Not exactly fun to drive. You're in 6th gear by the time you hit 30-35mph. Then you're pretty much stuck in 6th forever. On the freeway, the revs are up around 2500rpm+. Automatic with the 3.42 axle is the way to go.

+MrChevypower haha really? tell me more about your pos that only does 35mph.

MrEroupe Really? Just trying to be helpful with some real world experience, and you get all defensive like a child. Let's be honest, we both know it's because if you answered my question, you would have to admit that you have never actually driven one. ;)

plus the manual derates the output to the old 650 ft lb torque rating it would be an unfair fight. kinda how they stack the f450 1 1/2 ton against the one tonners.

Ltngdrvr My 2500 Cummins rocks at full throttle and I check the MPG reading by hand calculating. Most it's been off is point 7 mpg, usually it's point 3 mpg off. The new Cummins is one clean burning powerhouse.