It is

Thank you! You too!

Yep, i also wish they were a bit closer, my PW would get a nice suspension setup☝🏻

We work with partner installers all over the country!

@@CJCOffRoad i am near Quebec Canada, and dreaming about a trip to see you guy’s

stop in Niagara on the way by...ill go to.. i need my 1500 Built2Serve done!! @@jeanphilippepoitras

@@CJCOffRoadwhat is the mod list on your power wagon? Love your channel!

Is it still running good? I almost bought one but started hearing bad news

If you plan to do any kind of weight in the bed, you'll be happier in the Ford!

@@CJCOffRoad How much weight are we talking? Would the Power Wagon handle a Four Wheel Campers Project M well?

You'll hear the same thing about the 68 on the Ram forums, too yet we see VERY few failures from either in the rear world behind the gas trucks. The forums are always filled with issues by nature since people that are just driving their truck don't go on them!

@@CJCOffRoad well that was what surprised me, I joined some power wagon groups and tremor groups to get an idea of what issues were (primarily because I’ve heard so many issues with power wagon transmissions) but I only heard complaints about the older 66RFE. Guys with the new 68 didn’t have many complaints at all about it and said it’s been a huge improvement over the 66

@@OilCityOutdoors the 66rfe was the gas application, the 68rfe is for the diesel. The 68 is still used for the 5th gen trucks, the 66 was replaced by the zf 8speed.

@@slidewide1999 yep, that’s the one I meant to say. Thought something didn’t sound quite right with that 68 in a power wagon lol. But point being I haven’t heard any complaints with the new 8 speed in the ram but I’ve heard lots of complaints with the 10 speed on the 7.3

Yeah it’s a Ford thing. I don’t know why this is I have lots of friends and I kid you not my Friends Who Dr., Fords tend to be truth stretchers bullshitters I don’t know why that is why they feel they have to defend Ford why does it need defending? Because they all have problems with every engine and every transmission that’s why they have to stretch the truth. I’ve caught many my friends in lies about not fixing his 10 speed when we discovered it behind the dealership for 10 days when he said he was out of town lol he was not. He was repairing his 10 speed transmission luckily, under warranty and two of our other friends have repaired theirs as well. Nobody that drives a Dodge in our group has repaired the transmission just know that that power wagon will eat that piece of shit 7.3 all day long all year long every month and it’ll still be running and you won’t need a credit card with $1000 capacity to repair it. It seems that many guys that drive Fords that are older tend to be Democrats go figure it just shows you their mentality and it helps you understand why they will represent Ford! All day long, knowing it’s repair and fixed daily.

My 2022 PW gets 8-9 mpg in town. I usually have he a/c running, so that may be contributing.

^Same I have a 2022 PW getting 9-9.6 in town and 13 on the highway. Definitely didn't buy it for the mileage, but I wouldn't mind if it was a bit better. I've only done the minimum upgrades so far, exhaust, cold air, etc. Didn't help much, just sounds a lot better.

Sadly we've yet to find a good and legal stock location larger capacity gas tank for the PW. Lots of diesel options, but nothing for gas trucks.

Transfer flow makes a 58 gallon replacement tank for 2020-22 super duty gas trucks

No surprise here. I've got over 18mpg with my 2016 on 37" ATKO2 on multiple trips using non ethanol fuel and driving on 60 mph back roads.

That will be great for the rest of us, as you will be able to come back and give us a real world data on reliability when beating a vehicle and comfort as well. The power wagon is unbeatable, and I know one thing when you get in the 73 you will lose, 2 miles per gallon. Regardless of driving conditions.

Here's a link: www.cjcoffroad.com/collections/ford-lighting-kits/products/ford-super-duty-20-on-7-xl-linkable-kits

Acceptable options are full! It is important to understand that if we are talking about an expedition car, with a camper or a large supply of equipment, then the main enemy on the road is no longer the suspension, but the weight of the car as a whole. Therefore, losing a little in the capabilities of the suspension, you do not lose in the capabilities of the car as a whole, because. these possibilities will be undercut by the weight itself. And so, if under a camper, then R2 coil from Carli, or even an air bag with Daystar cradles. If you only occasionally tow something, then you can get by with Timbren pillows. I apologize for the sloppy language.

The Carli R2 high capacity coils themselves have over a 2k pound capacity, but nothing will legally increase the GVWR of the truck as that’s determined by the axles, frame, cooling system etc. Power Wagons have a Max payload of around 1,200 pounds from the factory, and we recommend respecting that. The nice thing is that with these coils, you can run that payload and be comfortable rather than on the bump stops.

​@@CJCOffRoad Your response is fairly nonsensical since the Power Wagon frame, axles, brakes, cooling system, etc is either the same parts as the standard 2500 or only slightly changed in ways that don't weaken the part at all (ie different frame only due to extra mounts for the skid plates). The springs are really the only change responsible for the reduced payload. This is really the biggest difference between the Power Wagon and the Tremor. The Power uses soft linear rate springs to optimize articulation for off road performance while the Tremor sticks with standard stiff HD 3/4 ton springs to allow for a higher payload, but it sacrifices off road capability and off road ride.

​@wirebrush you really don't know knothing about vehicles. As a certified Ford & GM factory tech I assure you changing rear springs isn't a wise decision. These packages have multiple things to work together like front suspension has to be compatible with rear. Also payload being light it my not come with as heavy duty coolers for Transmission. Or Trans filter oil cooler ect. These manufacturers don't put no more than needed on a vehicle due to profit margin. They build truck for special purpose. Power Wagon my have better air filtration, lighter coolers smaller coolers for clearance. Like Ford & GM tow package trucks came with external Trans filters, class 4 or 5 hitch takes 4" or 4.5" square hole drop hitch. Leafsprings had special leafs only applied in heavy weights. Heavy ft springs or GM had much larger diameter torshen bar. Even the Chevy 2500 in the 90's had 7700 GVW that had emissions was between 1500 & std 8200 gvw 2500. Had extra long leaf spring over 6500 gvw 1500. But had 500 lb spring heavier coil spring in the front or larger torshen bar. Had LT tires used a sertain size that were rated bottom of LT top of 6ply not 8ply like on 2500. So because it says its a 3/4 ton doesn't mean its spec like all 3/4 ton trucks other than minor thing you think. That's like my buddy owns Transmission shop & he can't stand when people trash talk their vehicles that they use to tow with that's not spec to pull heavy long periods or as work vehicle. They won't listen when he tries to explain there 3/4 Tom isn't spec to be a tow rig. Trying to show them there truck has a 12K pound Class 3 hitch when his identical truck has 25K pound Class 5. They want argue say isn't factory.

@@jedwards100able For someone who claims such credentials, you show a serious lack of knowledge about the platform with that response. Shouldn't surprise anyone who has dealt with typical "certified auto techs" in the last several years though. Please point us to any differences in the cooling system parts between a Power Wagon and the standard 2500. I'll wait. RAM didn't even bother to change the tpms settings in the software for the Power Wagon even though it's larger tires and lower payload don't require as much pressure. It would have cost nothing to make that concession to lower payload, yet they kept it the same. The Power Wagon also retains the class V receiver used by the standard 2500. Feel free to point out any differences in the transmission between the two while you are at it.... or anything else specific rather than making uninformed generalizations and guesses. BTW- I'm well aware of the odd 1/2 and 3/4 ton bastardizations GM built. I owned a 6 lug light duty Chevy 2500 a couple decades ago. It was a great off road platform with a stout drivetrain, brakes, steering, etc well suited to dealing with oversized tires and a suspension soft enough to flex.

This covers anything pre 23. Notice how neither truck shown is a 23 model year. Lots of people are still looking for information on trucks that aren't the current MY!

8 speed on the diesel Ram, huh?

The Tremors hubs are just vacuum bypasses. Its a cool feature. Ive lost a vacuum line on the trail before leaving my transfer case useless. This eliminates that and gives you a backup. You engage the transfer case like any other 4x4 in todays market. From the cabin

Crazy who drives a ram there’s a problem with ford 😂

@Silent but Deadly I own and drive many brands of vehicles including Ford, GMC, Ram, Isuzu, Toyota and Infinity (Nissan). Facts about what sits behind our shop are just that. It comes down to who makes good quality vehicles, and no one is at the top currently.

Ford has had issues with the 10-speeds since they released them in the Super Duty. It’ll be interesting to see how the transmission holds up behind the High Output Powerstroke.

@@CornFed_3 i drive a 21 super duty 6.7L with the 10 speed, currently 43K miles and the transmission has been good, so far. Ill report when it goes over 100K miles.

@@TravisTheSavage my truck is a service truck, it weighs 20,000 lbs. so its working hard 100% of the time. Like I said mileage is not very high yet. But I should be at 100. K in 12-18 months and Ill report then

How? What did they find?

I believe Cal Banks can do a 9 speed Genuine Allison transmission for your Ram Chevy uses the same 10 speed transmission as the ford, but use a playon words saying there is Allison branded. I have read that if you need a part for chevy 10 speed & the GM dealer is out, go to the ford dealer, use the same part number. Just remember they joined forces to build this together.

That's actually the ocean down in Baja!

Typically the lower the power numbers the longer the engine lasts. Truck engines are built to be "under powered" for the sake of longevity. High horsepower engines typically don't last as long running at peak output.

“High Horsepower” engines also tend to rev much higher too. But most people seem to ignore that very important fact. Lower RPMs also contribute to longevity and these HD truck engines make most of their power at a lower RPM as well.

If payload and towing capacity are what makes a better truck then everyone should be driving F-550s and Ram 5500s, right? Everyone has different needs. My Power Wagon is used almost solely for taking me and my wife and our camping and fishing gear up Jeep trails to high mountain lakes. I don't need or want stiff heavy duty springs for crawling over rocks, ruts and boulders, but I want a beefy drivetrain that isn't going to puke out CVs or pretzel tie rods with 37" tires and 10k lbs is plenty of towing capacity to occasionally haul around a car or Jeep.

@@wirebrush your application doesn't require a truck and based on your description would be better suited with an SUV or crossover, so it's not part of he conversation of what's a better truck.

@@sly9263 A) I'm not hauling dead elk in the back of an SUV and B) there's not a crossover in existence that will pull a loaded car trailer or traverse any of the trails I drive. Stock Jeeps can't go to the places I go. Hard to believe, but not everyone needs a pickup to haul heavy loads. If they did then there would be no use for 1/2 ton pickups which probably outsell HD pickups by a wide margin.

We are!

Chrysler build quality?

@@clifft7832 What about it?

The Power Wagon will really ride like a Cadillac if you drop the tire pressure to a level commensurate with the payload restrictions and tire size. Ram really messed up by giving the Power Wagon larger tires and lower payload but stuck with the same tire pressure requirements as the standard 2500.

We run superduty 6.2s for my work, most are them are 10+ years old with over 100k miles and im shocked how well they hold up, we run them hard, id consider it severe duty, running 20+ hours a day including idle time, im not brand biased, but they are absolute workhorses, id buy one in a heartbeat

@@ncurc9766 2nd that. 👍

Incorrect. Ford dropped the 6.2L and now has a new 6.8L gasser along with the 7.3L motor.

That's the Hemi 5.7

The 5.3 has entered the chat

Anything Hemi wins that title.

It's a toss up lol

Currently 7.3 Godzilla is having the cam + lifter issue and it’s early- on average in the 30k mile range.

Bs on 17.....im getting 12....so is everyone else i talk to

@@tomkelly3896 okay, steady speed at 75mph people get 18mpg and the video is on KZfaq. People have different driving habit so we can only rely on the mpg during this conservative driving. Here in CA we have people driving more than 80mph in truck and passing everyone, they definitely don't get 18 mpg

Ive hyper mile my Tremor a couple times just for research. Best i got was 16 mpg. And that was literally the most absurdly slow accels and long stops to artificially increase the mpg. Never even broke 59mph to do it either

Until recent years...they are super reliable now. A whole bunch of guys around me have switched to RAM and not one of us (a dozen or so) have had an issue. I've got 54k on mine and not one even minor thing. Smooth as the day I bought it.

We have and lots of people tow just fine with them! We'd prefer a Cummins every time towing, but it's realistically not a bad engine.

Ford guy here, but 15k is a lot of weight

15000 lbs. with a small gas v8? What did you expect?

I don't see a redline on my 6.4 hemi tach. I've hauled a ton in the bed and the truck didn't even feel it. I've also hauled a gooseneck loaded with 2 pallets of 16 inch stepping stones and it ran just fine, I hauled it from 4700 feet elevation to 6500 feet elevation with ease. No redline, no struggle.

The real question is who buys a 5500 with a gas engine?

Yup, status symbol trucks. I see more duramax's used as daily drivers than work trucks.

@@jeremytegland6663 me too honestly, most with big lift kits and fox reservoir shocks, although the vast majority dont even go off road. And the worst offenders are the ones with 22 inch wheels and low profile off road tires. 🤮🤮

The 17-22 body shown was a 6.2 or 7.3 option. The 6.8 is new for 23 is is the high output 6.7 PSD.

The 7.3 has 430 hp lol

@@BIGGIEBAG-XL dude, 5% more hp is a total game changer…or not lol

You cant feel 20 hp...so its the same

@@BIGGIEBAG-XL 420

​@Tom Kelly it's lost throughout the drivetrain and tires anyway. No vehicle actually puts the numbers to the ground. Ford ABS prevents dyno testing, it'll just keep applying the brakes so you cannot dyno it.

It’s the same engine as the 7.3 you idiot 😂 can’t believe how stupid some of these comments are. No issues with the fuel system on any 7.3

No one is having fuel system issues and the 6.8 is a smaller option to replace the old 6.2.

Theyre not pushing the 6.8 over the 7.3, the 6.8 is simply a replacement for the Boss 6.2 engine.

The 6.8 and 7.3 are the same engine with a different stroke. Everything else is the same.

@@alexs3187 these rookies really think Ford would go and design a whole other engine😂 the 6.8 just made it easier.

All 10 speeds are junk.

The TqqqFL guys didn’t use the manual shift buttons to limit up shifts, because they were testing cruise control among other things. The Ram 6.4 test was not in the wheelhouse of that truck. Use it right and it tows as well as any gasser.

Coming up on 8 years and 80k miles on my Power Wagon. Only issue so far was a shift solenoid, but to be fair I was towing well above it's rated capacity when it went out, so I take some blame for that.

26,000 on my 22/2500 with a 6.4. Getting 14mpg. Love my Dodge No issues!

Ram reliability is fine.

Ford reliability???? Are you serious

There are zero reliability concerns with the Ram. Ford isn’t best selling because they are magically more reliable or capable, it’s all smoke and mirrors and largely due to fleet sales. Come on guy, educate yourself before saying something foolish