The only original thing on that truck is the antenna. Lol

Set of tires outlived his transmissions

Damm it only took him 12 transmissions and 3 motors to get a million miles on a dodge he must have some real luck

3 engines and 12 transmissions is an embarrassment regardless of the miles

12 Transmision and 3 motors ? I’m impressed in his devotion. Not the truck lol

Was expecting a dodge with a million miles Cummins (with some rebuilds), not a million mile dodge that went through 3 engines and 2 transmission . Still, props to this guy’s loyalty to his truck!

“Have you done any transmission work?” *smiles and laughs*

I just saw this guy driving this exact truck yesterday in Everett, WA. He was pulling a horse trailer. Cool to see it on the road still going!

Mine has 1.3 million miles, original motor and trans. Still going!!

Ya know think dodge owes this man a new paint job for promoting there brand for a million miles.

A buddy of mine had a 1996 Dodge 2500, 12V Cummins, that he put 2,600,000 km (1,625,000 miles) on. He managed to put those miles all on the original engine and NV4500 trans. I remember that around 1,500,000 km he was very disappointed when some dowel pin in the engine came loose and damaged a timing gear sprocket. He was hoping to see 1,000,000 miles (1,600,000 km) without touching the engine at all but unfortunately that dowel caused moderate damage (new timing chain and sprockets). At 2,600,000 someone turned into him while he had a green light and wrote off the truck. In reality though the truck was rotted away and was well overdue for retirement. The drivetrain was fantastic and really made those trucks awesome towing machines. In his case he managed to do all of those miles on the original motor and original manual transmission. He did need a 2nd rear end and if I recall correctly the 2nd one was a Dana 70 that would normally go in a 3500 (his was a 2500, non-dually). He is a stickler for oil changes every 5000 miles (8000 km) or less but he doesn't believe in synthetic for the engine, and just uses a good quality brand name oil and filters. He does use synthetics in gearboxes and axles. He also regularly changes the air filter. Most of the miles were hauling heavy trailers and goosenecks (12,000+ lbs) but he is one of those guys who pretty much never floors the throttle (he baby's his trucks IMO). He is a retired long haul trucker and still loves hauling stuff all over North America. At 2.6 million km it was burning about a quart per 5000 miles and he always boasted how he never needed to add oil between oil changes (although in reality he topped it up or changed it early before major trips). Even though he got great durability from his Dodge, he replaced it with an HD2500 Chevy. The RAM was 2wd and the new Chevy is 4wd.

I often see Toyota's with 1 million miles on original engine and transmission. Maybe 1 transmission change. But 12 transmissions 🤣.

So it’s not really a million mile truck 😂🤣

Michelin tires deserve an amount of credit here for adding longevity to the truck.

Well 12 transmissions? Then no it didn’t go million miles. All those engine swaps as well

That's nothing I had a customer with an 1986 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon with 450,000 miles on the ORIGINAL drivetrane. It broke his heart when we told him how much we would charge to restore it like he wanted. It equaled the value of a new one. We suggested he replace it.

I've got 500,000 on my '98 Chev K1500. Original engine which still runs great. Just had the transmission rebuilt for the second time. Maintenance is the key. The worst thing on a car or truck is letting them sit and not driving them.

Thats not a million miles truck then... Its a million mile chassis, the truck itself has had 12 trans and 3 motors so that doesn't really count.

Only 12 transmissions? That number seems low for a dodge

This is honestly really impressive I blew my engine and transmission around 80,000 and that was the last dodge I ever bought

I have a 94 3500 ram dually on it's second trans and 522,000 mile on motor an I still pull my 38 ft 5th wheel cross county

I’ve seen 2 million mile 1996 dodge 12 valves with only 3 trannys b4. Original motor guy was rv hauler and this was in 2003

If you take care of things… they last no matter the brand truck. Anything over 250,000 miles on an engine or Transmission…. I’m thrilled. I always put Micheline LTX M&S on our vehicles. I usually get 90,000-110,000 miles before replacing. I did run a set of BFG AT’s and got 118,000 miles on a 2001 Tahoe.

My axe has a new handle and a new blade. It’s mostly original

Oh jeeze where do I start. Around 366k miles per engine on average. That's trash for a diesel engine. Around 89k miles on average per transmission but he gets over 90k miles on the rear tires. Let that sink in he swaps his transmission more than his tires. At some point a Allison transmission would be a good idea. NONE of this is impressive.

That’s a solid 83,000 miles per transmission 😂😂

My dad has 450k plus on his original trans and engine same truck this guy must pull really heavy loads or just lacks on maintenance

I have 330k+ on original 99 Chevy Silverado 1500 engine and 1 transmission. Still runs like a champ

30,000 mile oil changes😂😂. That’s probably why he’s gone through so many engines. Oil breaks down with heat it doesn’t matter how clean it looks.

Holy shit 12 transmissions!

My dads best friend ran his 1997 to a million miles on his original engine. My dad has 700,000 on his 1997.5 original engine.

That dude hauled my 5th wheel once!!! Was the coolest🇺🇸

I have a 2006 that I bought new basically the same truck. I have 330k miles on it and still going strong

😂😂 Gotta have a transmission every 83k miles

"I don't take it to the dealer for anything" 4 engines and 12 transmissions later.. maybe shoulda taken it to the dealer 🤣

This is something to be proud of? One of my old GMC vans at work went 400K on a 4.8/4l60E. I wanted to take a crack at 500, (I'm pretty sure she would have made it). Maintenance said have at it but legal shut us down.

He floats gears. That’s why he went through so many transmissions. The Nv4500 is a grand transmission. Dodge automatic transmissions at garbage

Uhhh, he said the magic phrase. "I've never hit one" I'm willing to bet he hit one within the week after recording this.

So what do you do during your coffee break. Oh nothing major, just put a new transmission in my truck that will hopefully last till lunch 😂😅

THANKS for taking the time to share your story.

I’ve always said that sooner or later if you drive a lot you’ll own Michelin‘s they go the distance

After going through 3 engines you would think he would change his oil more often. Most other million milers change under 5k and they are still on their first engine.

This guy’s logic is hilarious. Cant find the oil leak, probably a gasket so I’m just gonna replace the engine. Running 30k on oil changes when even the latest and greatest 6.7 calls for 15k. The Detroit DD series engines call for 50k max OTR and that’s the best in the commercial industry running 11 gallons of 10w-30. I wish there were more guys like this in OTR trucking. Every diesel mechanic in the U.S. would be making 6 figures easily.

1992 Ford F-Superduty 7.3diesel manual ZF5 speed (2nd) trans with a tow truck century wheel lift bed dually 10bolt lug pattern (1st) engine failed at 880,000 but took me home got second engine used just rebuilt heads did myself now it has 261,000 ran outside to check lol and just like Him proud to say I will never sell this baby!!!! Daily driven and used to haul customer cars.

Liked it👍 At first I was thinking man thats a lot of transmissions and quite a few engines. But then I thought, well I guess it depends on how hard the trucks worked and it seemed to me from the interview that this fella loves his truck but works it hard. It seemed to have mods that were consistent with getting the most work out of the truck as efficiently or cost effectively as possible. I have 350,000 plus on my 2008 4.0 V6 Nissan Frontier and I use it for work every day but I dont pull heavy trailers with it on a daily basis and when I do pull a loaded 6X12 cargo trailer for work I can tell how much harder the truck is working. I know the Cummins diesels rep as a great engine but hard work destroys everything eventually. My Frontier has lived the same life as my previous 2001 Toyota Tundra 4.7 V8 4X4 (the million mile Tundra engine) and the Tundra only made it 270,000 before it had a serious cam shaft issue in the engine. Maintenance is very important but so is how hard your working your truck, its not just maintenance.

I got one with nearly a million on it with original engine and one transmission rebuild. Only “major” things done to the engine are one injection pump rebuild due to a gas station attendant putting gasoline in it instead of diesel and one head gasket job... otherwise 100% original engine

This guy is wayyyyyy easier to listen to than the duramax guy

Man behind the camera said " he did all his own service, never taken to a dealer" as if it was negative or a mark against the maintenance during his ownership. I immediately thought, well thats why it made it so many miles. Hard to find people who do things right but even if you do, Nobody treats your vehicle as well as you do.

Legend has it that arm still itchin baby

I don't see an issue with an engine swap. $2500 engine (1500 5.2) and $2k labor vs $600 a month truck payments for a truck with 1 million sensors in them.

This is a crazy story! Good for him! I would never have the patience to deal with anywhere near that many extensive repairs.

The biggest question for me was how many miles he was getting out of the stock holset turbo but that question was never asked?

I’ll keep my tundra. I like reliability

At some point you gotta cut your losses my dude. Three engines and 12 transmissions?

Great truck, cool owner! Great video man

Holy. Fucking. Shit. 12 transmissions didn't surprise me at all... until he said they were NV4500s. THAT is some impressive carnage! I've got 340k on mine, but I've wanted a G56 for a while. :3

this guy's so committed to this truck dodge needs to give the man a new truck especially after 3 engines and 12 Trans, I would have just got a chevy after the first 2 transmissions !!!

Awesome to hear of his accomplishment on keeping the truck going ,wish I had the 5.9l cummins ,much better than the 6.7l i have , 2009ram 2500 , keep up trucking ,😊👍

Awesome it really shows what a little maintenance, care and ingenuity will get you. The 5 speed I understand replacing lol we hauled a trans am on car trailer and my buddy driving got a little pissed and clutch kicked it at about 2500 and it sheared the main shaft in half lol. But before that we did the mod to the 5 speed where you weld that damn collar onto 5th gear I mind serves me right. And never had that again until it got sheared in half. But other than that. It had almost 500,000 miles on it and he had put a programmer on it, cold air intake with a hood vent. No stack just straight 4 or 5 inch, plus 150 hp injectors idk what else. But it still runs great today and it's a 97 or 98 so 24 valve. Buy was traded to a family member and still running today.

Not bad. I have a 2003 Ford Supercrew. 425000 miles. Original engine and transmission. Yet to be overhauled. Finally a new rear end. Changed the oil every 3000 Mobile 1. Transmission serviced every 25000 miles. Transfer case and front diff original. At this rate I will only go through 2.5 engines and the same with the transmission at his milage. Am told I have a factory anomaly. Body and interior still in excellent condition.

This is way to cool👍👍 Well done Tim and owner.

Nice truck and cool dude.

I from Ontario Canada an have owned two these trucks.. an 01 3500 2 wd Cummins 24 valve six speed an a 96 12 valve Cummins 3500 4 wd automatic ... the 01 I bought brand new An 96 I bought used with only 100 k on it .. both used hauling .. 01 was used to haul 4 car trailer an rvs an 96 rvs .. I liked the 96 much better an had better luck with automatic then the six speed .. but didn’t stay into them more than 300ish k An went into my big rig hauling .. but a friend I use to haul with had a 99/2000 3500 Cummins 5 speed an put over a million miles on it an it was original engine very very well maintained an trans was rebuilt once .. he used it to haul rvs an boats an it is in maculate shape to this day .. very well maintained an has original body an paint .. always washed an waxed .. Mack’s a huge difference .. he always used same oil An did maintenance matcualously always on time .. I wouldn’t be afraid to buy that truck off him today .. he was a retired military man honest as the days is long an treated that truck like royalty an never drive it abusively but did drive it right along if you know what I sayin ! Cheers 🍻 to all them trucks with the million mile or more !!

I had 240k miles on my Ford Ranger.(distance to the moon) I had replaced only the front tie rod bushings plus regular oil changes and tires. Then a young lady was distracted by texting and smashed into the back when I was stopped for traffic. Totaled. I'm pretty sure I could have gotten 500k with no big issues. BTW, I got out and was laying down very stunned in the ditch on the side of the road. The young lady was still texting her friends 10 minutes after the wreck. I had to get up, find my phone in the wrecked heap, find the battery, boot it, and call 911.

How about the 2001 7.3 with a million Miles on it and I think the only thing the man did was regular maintenance and a few little odds and ends but not three motor swaps lol

Kind of like Abraham Lincoln's axe 🪓, the handle was replaced, and the head was replaced but it still belonged to him. 🤣

Hey Tim I had a 99 Chevy suburban I bought brand new snow plow prep package are use it as my car and my work truck I pulled the trailer for landscaping used it for recreation 400,000 miles all original the only problem my head with this truck at this mileage the rear air conditioner nobody could find a problem at that time so I got rid of it it didn’t burn a drop of oil what an amazing truck this was I currently have a 2005 Cadillac Escalade with a 60 Motor I bought brand new 220,000 miles runs excellent does not burn oil and Lou of what’s going on in the world today with cars and trucks I think I’ll run it up to 400,000 miles before I buy a new one

Ever think this guy pulls up to the Million Mile Tacoma. Dodge guy is like my truck has a million miles. I replaced the motor 3 times and my transmission more than I can count. Toyota Tacoma owner is like Wow that is amazing.... I'm only on my 2nd engine! I hope to one day burn through another transmission or two but I probably won't live long enough.

This isn't really an advertisement for Ram. 3 different engines and 12 transmissions. That's horrible.

The engine should have worked that long if he took care of it. No reason to swap a 12v

That’s what trucking is about! Good man! I really wish trucks were still made like that in the USA.

I got a 97 Chevy Silverado with 1,880,000,000 miles and has no problems

This old timer makes me feel like an idiot. He is so versed on everything it seems. I hope to be like him one day,

I say it doesn't count if you swap the engine.

I've got a 379 Pete with a million 2 on it with the original transmission and engine.

Might not take 3 engines if he changed his oil before 30k miles. I dont care what a oil analysis says oil degrades far before 30k miles. And you must really have to try to bust 12 nv4500's.

I just wanna smoke a cigar and chat with this guy for hours

Thanks for reminding me why I bought my Tundra

this guy needs to be the replacement for Dos Equis as the most interesting man in the world

If you guys listen to his story hes only ever had 2 different engines in it, and this is in fact the rebuilt original engine, and the transmissions go alot faster when your actually using your truck to haul heavy stuff across country. Everybody shitting on the guy but I see a damn hard working man that loves his truck and has over a million miles of experiences with it.

This good man deserves a Nobel Prize of persistence and loyalty.

As a french man i 'm impressed by the 1.5 millions miles Dodge with the same tires Michelin, it 's incredible . LOL

12 trans and 3 engines is ridiculous, ain't no pride in that...

I saw a 1997 Ram 3500 with 106,000,000 miles on it. Same engine, had transmission work!

Once you swap the engine... Its no longer cool or "special" that it has a million miles....

A lot of engines and transmissions. The other millions milers were original motors.

Owned 3 dodges the last one I owned put 3 trans. In it but as far as the engine was concerned it ran over 670k miles before the truck was retired not because of the engine but because the front end was ready to fall out of it pulled a 3 car trailer its whole life loved that truck only thing I had to do to the engine was replace the fuel rail.

He was right when he described it as a mind bender 😃

It’s like the guy who has a brush for 40 years he has only changed the head 3 times and the shaft 3 times

My 96 12v has almost 500000 miles on the original engine head has never been off of it.

My 2 1997 Cummins are the best. I have a dually and 4x4. It’s called Cummins 6bt.

dude put 1.5 million on it hauling stuff and working it but doesnt have money for a paint job wow!

Make sure you check out these other truck videos like this one with a Chevy owner with a 1 million mile truck AND a 500k mile truck: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNeKZMp_vK3UpY0.html

Cool truck. My dad came home one time with a big dent in the back bumper of his truck. He told mom a pine tree jumped out in the road as he was backing up.

30k oil changes is why your rebuilding your engine left and right!

The frame has 1 million on it. I had a 95 custom crew cab 4 door cummins it ran great with 500k

Oh dang finally someone running the fleetguard venturi bypass oil filter! Sweet.

12 transmissions? 3 engine swaps to achieve 1 million miles? How about truck goes 1 million miles on oem engine and rebuilt transmission at 500k? Thats something to be proud of but 12 transmissions thats dodge for you 😂

I wonder if anybody here, besides myself, actually watched this entire video? The many moronic automatic transmission related comments left here reflect that very few have. He said he replaced (12) NV4500 5-speed MANUAL transmissions people. He finally "upgraded" to the proven stronger Aisin G56 6-speed manual trans, and he hasn't looked back.

I have 2014 6.7 almost 400,000 Iam on my second transmission feeling blessed Original engine only replaced transmission and fan clutch Original engine 8000miles oil change and diesel filter religiously