Nothing, I repeat, NOTHING, will ever sound as great as a Cummins, towing with a manual.

Every time I watch one of your videos, I really enjoy it. Thank you for the great content. I'm sure there's more effort into these videos than most of us realize. I appreciate your efforts. I usually learn a thing or two when I watch. And I definitely get some entertainment. Cheers!

You need to tow with a 1st gen with a 3 speed automatic transmission that is a true experience I love towing with my 3rd gen but still is fun to go back and tow with the 1st gen

Put your trailer lights on a separate switch. The 2gen light switches are really bad about burning up if you have trailers hooked to them often

Well god dang another great video! Cant beat the sound of a manual 12 valve gettin it done!!!!

Nice Sam, I am glad you put a strap on the shell, I have been behind a tow truck with a truck on the back, shell flew off between Orovile and Chico on my way home to Paradise! It was crazy, I wasn’t able to stop the guy in time

That 12 valve will hold more power on stock bottom end than common rail and a failed injector on a common rail = hole in piston while the 12 valves usually misfire

Sweet first pull, I’d love to put an exhaust brake the 96, should be picking up the 97 next week🤞keep the 12 valve content cummin and thanks for sharing👍👍👍🇺🇸

I would take a 12v Cummins or .7.3 power stroke any day!

New to your channel. Dig your content n your vibe! I have a 99 2500 24V with 300K I bought back in 05. Did some towing through Texas back in 07-09. Now she's just a daily driver. Keep on Trucking

had a 97 12v 2 door king cab with a 8ft bed in prestine condition from an old guy, loved it the 12v sound is unbeatable but i prefer my modded 3rd gen for long highway cruise and comfort, but man the 2nd gen is so fun to drive around feels like the ultimate diesel pick up

I'm a ford guy ,love my fords . I never really thought much of dodges until I bought a 03 2500 24 valve. This truck changed my mine . Love how they sound ,love how easy they are to work on and I love how the front ends look it definitely grew on me.

Piers diesel sells the 60lb valve springs. Did those with the 3k gov springs, fuel plate etc and it was a game changer. Awesome truck!

I think Sam kind of likes his 2nd gen just a little bit 🤠

Plans on putting the bed cover back on but just cutting out the holes for the hitch?

Damn, I'd love to put that 6 speed in place of the 5 that's in my 99 3500 drw. Yeah, I know, 24v. I had a 12v in my 93 w250. Which, I still wish I had. But I needed a little more towing capacity. But now I'm looking at a 2019 4x4 3500 srw Laramie HO. It has 23,000 towing, that is plenty for what I need. It's a lot more than the 99. Going to look at it this weekend. Keep up the videos. You and TFLtruck are on the top of my watch list.

Nice rig, good first tow all things considered. Adaptability is the key to success! If you haven’t already, I would go with the remote PacBrake exhaust brake, mounts on the down pipe under the truck. A good mechanic recommended it to me. He said it reduces overheating the turbocharger. I had them install one on my 01 24v HO 6 spd, the year after I hauled a 3/4 ton gas pickup with some extra fuel & gear in the bed, and my job box with all the truck stuff, probably between 8500-9k on a bumper pull. Next tow was a 9800 (dry weight) Airstream,, braking was a breeze and the EGT stayed in the sweet spot. Total game changer. Huge benefit in traffic as well.

Hey if you still have that old Pac Brake Exhaust brake you tried out on the 5500 see if you can fit that to Ole Red!

What is a good tuner for my 99 24 valve automatic, I do have a built transmission now, it been stock its whole life just looking for 50 or so hp to help getting up the mountains better

love these old trucks brother keep it up!

Sam, you should put a link in your description of what steering wheel cover you use for your trucks. We need them for our trucks!

Hey Sam you plan on leaving the automatic shifter there? Love the build can't wait to get myself a 12 valve

3 of 3 😬👍🏻 beautiful setup 😍🙌🏻👍🏻

Ole gal pulled good. You did a good job on her. 👍🏻. Your a 12 valve fanatic. Lol 😂 👍🏻

Like a dream come true bad ass larry

I love my 2000 7.3. I hope to keep her going a very long time.

I've slid the fuel plate on a few 12 valves (P pump) and wow does it wake them up !

We have a stock 97 12v, and it pulls our 35ft flatbed loaded down with round bales easily. Once you hit 2k rpm it's just takes off.

My aunt and uncle used to haul a deck over gooseneck to haul feed for swine. 1998 3500 dually.

Good skills on backing man like your vids

Man, watching this video makes me wanna go out and buy a 2nd Geni

Nice old truck I have a 2003 dodge cummins sixspeed I love it

@V-BELT and SON I don't suppose your looking for a smaller project truck. She needs a bit of work. But Runs and drives, has a really high weight limit for such a small vehicle even(somewhere around 2800lbs in the bed). Its a 03 Dakota Sport Cab, with factory body kit(stampede package).

continue to r and d what i need to do so i can tow a gooseneck with mine lol. make a detailed parts list lol

Sam, do you have or do you lnow of someone that has a. 12 valve rebuildable engine for my '91 3500 ' ole blue?

That's the closest truck to my dream truck as I've ever seen. 2nd gen extended cab long bed 4wd 12 valve 5 or 6 speed and red. Just off by a hair with the silver band at the bottom body line. Ever since I saw the movie twister I've wanted that truck with a few minor changes 😂

You have come a long way with this truck. Just remember it's a 2500 and not a 3500!

Best way to set up a wench. 👍 I use to have my wench set up the same way. I could use it on the front and rear of my trucks with the hitches front and rear and then my trailer too.

Awesome truck- nice job!!

Need a 1st gen now my friend but I love all of them I have a 05 5.9lcummins common rail love it 1

I used to tow a 13k pintle trl with a 97 chevy 2500 the trk knew it was there but did it pretty good considering it had a 6.5td. I now have f350 dually 7.3ps and it still knows the trl is there but does it a lot better

What kind of exhaust setup do you have on there? I have a 96 with a 5 speed that still has all stock exhaust. Wondering what I can do to get it sounding more like what you have going on.

Love that 12v I have a 95 and love it there slow but man they pull lol

Good project video would be adding an exhaust break to a 12 valve cumins.

Lights look good through the mesh

Thats about how my 2018 g56 truck fuels, 23-2400 it falls off and it likes to be under 2k towing. Polar opposite of my deleted and second gen swapped 08 towing Lol

You should drive a 1st gen Ram/ Cummins. The braking performance feels about half that of a second gen and the VE pump is almost anemic in comparison.

DAMN brother #RHEC jacket at :35 🤘⛪

Truck sounds like a semi with the manuel miss my chevy 2500 with a manuel tans she was a beast

i dont get the fuss over the exhaust brake.. had one on the 6.7 work truck i used it but i never felt like i needed it.. that was in alberta on divided highway and back lease roads far from the flattest terrain and towing 40'genie booms with fuel skids tucked in anywhere theyll fit.. i never had any brake fade or desire for more braking even in the dead of winter on solid ice roads

Good old truck done what it's supposed to do, is work 🙂👍

Thanks for the vid !

I’m guessing you took those chrome mirrors from this parts truck? I’ve never seen a 98 with those older model mirrors.

Why the original automatic gear shift lever still not removed?

Noticed your in penn valley/ rough and ready area, just bought an 97 power stroke OBS. We should get together and tow sometime

One thing to be carefull of with the second gen trucks when towing heavy is that the frames are weak in the back! It’s one of the reasons why they didn’t use them for tow trucks or service trucks! The odd one you do see has probably had the frame reinforced. The extra cost of reinforcing the frame made them cost prohibitive for tow trucks and service trucks!

Do they make those in short bed and 3500 long or short bed not dually

Is that a disc golf basket at 9:36? Very cool mounting it up high.

I towed 22k ibs with my stock 5speed 12 valve . Thank god for the low gear on the take off

Looks like chicken dinner ran across as you were preparing to back up. Yum

Love that 2nd gen 12v

Odd request, but could you compare this truck to what was the “cream of the crop” gas trucks before the idea of a turbo on a diesel truck was around? That would be a cool video series. I can imagine like brick nose ford gas trucks vs like a 96 12 valve just so people can see how amazing they were for the time

Awesome video man 😎👌

4k govnersprings 60lb valve spring on both sides head studs fleece coolent buy pass turn the star wheel but 30 click towards the motor and and a bout .025 deliver valves in the pump and so air bags for the suspicion that truck rule the road

Sam does that clutch give you any gear rollover noise?

I've always liked that look 2 🤙

Definitely not a dodge guy I’m a die hard ford man but gawwwww damn is that a rig son!

been wanting to add a 12v 1ton to my garage to just tow with. Nice rigs, simple and do tow well. Towing a modified diesel without gauges though....uh, no thanks!

Also second gen brakes them selfs are not great. Did some reading if you have 17s or bigger you can upgrade your brakes to third gen rotors and pads and have lot more brakes

I had all interior components to switch a factory auto truck to manual, had it listed for 2 years and no one bought it. I thought it would be gone in a week.

I am pulling the olds 307 out of my 84 chevy so when I find a 12 valve I can put it in and not have to worry about pulling the olds out

Move the prime tech around in the yard with it one time

Put a 64 mm turbo 100 horse injector with 150 fas fuel and gauges

People keep ignoring my question forgive me if its dumb 😂 but like besides duallys does anyone recommend getting like a regular diesel truck like this one for towing 24/7? Cause i have my cdl now and wanted a dually but if i can tow with something nicer and smaller then cool.

You sound like you skipped the VP44 truck years completely. Mine's a 2001 3500, 5.9 HO & NV5600 6 speed, 3.73 gears. You also didn't mention what gears your 12 valve has, at least by 7 min into the video. Also, a lot of states watch for trucks towing beyond their rated towing capacity, never mind whether it works or not, it's still a moving violation. I figure my gross towing capacity at 15,000 lbs from figuring all the weights and stuff. I tow a 30' toyhauler which runs about 13,000 lbs with a 99 mustang inside. There's some tough grades on the Interstate 15 heading south west from Las Vegas towards LA, just before you get to the town of Baker. Towing with a 94 Ford Power stroke 5 speed and 4.10 gears with the trailer only loaded for camping so maybe 4500 lbs lighter, I went up them at about 35 mph in 4th gear. In the Dodge towing the mustang home in the toyhauler It went over the top at the speed limit of 55 mph in 5th gear with a lot of throttle left. Oddly enough, on pretty much equal loadings doing essentially the same 4900 mile trip around the country both trucks running about the same speeds, 60 mph unless the limit was lower, got the same average fuel mileage for the trips at 12.5 mpg. You mentioned rolling a bit of coal. I've never understood why anyone would think that's a good thing. That black smoke is unburned fuel that could have gone to making power. I dislike it so much that I'm strongly looking at various trucks and twin sequential setups. I don't intend to increase the fueling hardly any as I want my truck to last a million years or miles, whichever comes first. Rolling coal is also hard on the exhaust system because it also is an indication of high EGT (exhaust gas temp) which isn't good for your truck. I currently run a Madds Smarty tuner, for normal around town and light towing on the economy setting, gets 22.5 mpg at 55 mph cruise, 19.5 at 65 mph, and 16.5 mpg at 75 mph. I found out the last when I had to make a semi emergency drive from my home at the time in Rosamond CA, to just inside the southern border of Minnesota to retrieve a family heirloom that was going to disappear if I didn't get there soonest. I left 8 am Monday morning and was home again Saturday morning, solo. To bad I didn't have my VW yet. A 2003 Jetta TDI 5 speed, it gets 47 mpg at 75 mph instead of the truck's 16.5.

I think the red 98 is worth of the pap cap off the parts truck.

Love the 12Valve

Thanks to your awesome videos I am purchasing my first Cummins turbo diesel 2002 5 speed manual Ram 3500 2 wheel drive extended cab long bed for $7800 with only 226,000 miles is that a good deal new turbo mechanically sound no leaks new clutch new tires clean title Montana truck

What size trailer that is

The 98 is my fav.......

I subscribed for the 98 and just to support you

You should get tow mirrors for it

4.10 or 3.55s?

I was told by state DOT that weight didn't matter and no CDL was needed as long as it was for private farm use. Are you saying that is incorrect?

Would you be willing to sell the bed?

I’ll take my 12 valve over a new one anyway lol although I really want the exhaust brake haha

damn i thought you were joking when you said we goin to pickup a new truck

Can i ask what’s up with the auto gear shifter and then the manual trans?

I have a exhaust brake for sale for a 12v mounts behind the hx35

Got am 2004 2500 24 valve auto to bad it don't have the 6 spd in it I haul 22 to 35k once a month with it. Pulling is never an issue it's always stopping gotto pay attention to what you are doing u don't want the brakes hot takes to long to cool em off. Just take it slow and easy

Let me get that truck, Hoss.

Was that the Blue thing at your uncle's or do you have 2 in the family

Where can I find an email for you Sam? I know it's been a fair piece since I checked in and rattled yer cage.........been cutting firewood along with working full time, I think we're up to 36-37 cord since mid September to help fund horse hay for the non-profit riding program my wife and I started with two of our dear friends for kids 5-18 years who are or were in troubled or abusive homes to offer a positive outlet for rebuilding confidence, respect, work ethic, compassion for animals and other people, and give them a chance to just be kids again for an hour. Also the wood cutting allows us to offer this free of charge to these kids who likely couldn't afford any type of cost for something like this, and we wanted it available to anyone who needed or wanted to participate. I'm trying to get my paws on a Diamond C gooseneck as Nov 30th is the end of seasonal firewood cutting on my local national forest lands and will start hauling logs with the 4th gen over the cascades from Eugene to my place in Terrebonne after an extremely generous donation came to us from a private timber company for all the madrone I could use to help fund our program as well. So I was going to email you and pick your brain vs blowing up the comments on here about Diamond C and what you've found to be useful on your trailer or not as well as you haul logs now and then with your two trailers. Anywho, big red is sounding good slapping through the 6 go ahead man box and with some Pacbrake action...........that would be sick! All in due time I'm sure but regardless the ol gal sounds and looks sweet with the Texas pride tagging along, take car Sam and give Boone a biscuit for us

My dad did a rebuild on a truck like that

How much are you allowed to pull with this truck?

Does temp fluctuate from 165 to 180 , is that normal

That's funny that you think anything you did was "back in the day". LOL. I'm 70+ and when I say "back in the day" it probably means before you were born. I also had my CDL, drove a naturally aspirated (!) Cummins powered truck usually pulling a pair of 20' boxes, redlined at 2100 RPM, but I loved the transmission, a 10 speed Road Ranger. Sometimes I had to drive a truck with a 13 speed which wasn't great but worked for heavier loads and then there was the truck I had to drive when I made the boss unhappy. It had 3 sticks. A brownie, which we pretty much left alone, then a 5 speed and a 4 speed, which was just so much not fun. I could do with a couple more gears in between the gears I have in my Dodge. One more between 4 and 5 and another between 5 and 6. I like to shift down low and I have to rev it more than I like (comfort for my ears, not for the truck) when towing the toyhauler. 2400 in 5 gets me 1650 or so in 6. Way to big a jump in my opinion. Also the owner's manual says not to tow heavy in 6th below 1600, 1650 is about 55 mph so any hill in CA I have to downshift to 5 not to destroy the diff. I assume that's the danger. 6th is a .72/1 overdrive and that gives about 2 power pulses per driveshaft revolution. Apparently that's enough to push the pinion through the lube and make metal to metal contact with the ring gear. Not a good thing. So, what's the gearing in your diffs? It is a 4X4 isn't it? By the way, my toyhauler is a conventional equalizer hitch and with the torsion bars set right, the rear of the truck drops about 1". Steers great and yeah, if you're going to tow heavy loads like that you really need a Pac Brake, or some exhaust brake. The last steep grade you go down heading east on the I 40 going into Needles is 6th gear and Pac Brake on and modulate the speed by touching the power just a tiny bit. Without it, it's 5th gear and a lot of brakes. I enjoyed your video. I'm going to look for the one you must have made after you put the gauges in. Should be some interesting info there. I'm curious to see what your EGT runs going up a hill.

Well I guessed half right. Not a first gen but close.

Problem with the new is it’s so restricted no need for it either. EPA sucks.

But you are exceeding the 13k lb tow rating of that truck. I have a 2021 F150 and a '98.5 24v 2500 RAM. Both have a 13k lb tow rating, yet my Dodge was identical to a 3500 with the duals removed. It also has 1100 lb ft of torque and an heavily upgraded 5spd. There is no way in hell that I could safely tow as much with my F150 as I can with my RAM. The tow ratings they use don't seem to add up. Back when my truck was new, I had a local suspension shop upgrade the rear springs a little, even though I had the Camper Package. I have had 5,000 pounds in the bed and it doesn't squat too bad. Much more stable over bumps when loaded.