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| it has been done johnnysled. its not cheap.
www.destroked.com
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Location: minocqua, wi. | clm - 2/1/2012 9:43 AM
it has been done johnnysled. its not cheap.
www.destroked.com
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| I'm running a 2005 Silverado(5.3) and it's still rockin' with 112K miles. Towed a 19 ft Lund to Canada 3 times last year-----with the ORIGINAL super heavy Shorelander roller trailer----no problems at all. Drove 3.5 miles down an old logging road to the ramp every trip with NO PROBLEMS. Lots of good tow vehicles out there-----the more power, the better-----Jobu |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 'Buy american is all I can say.'
The Tundra is built in TEXAS. Pretty sure that's the USA. Literally speaking, Mexico is in North America, so I suppose the Ford and Chevy units would apply to the comment. 
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| i just traded my 2003 1/2 ton silverado for a 2003 tahoe to add some comfort. Anyone ever tow with a tahoe, it has the same engine as my silverado, i just didnt know if i would notice a difference pulling my 19 ft pro v
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Location: The desert | What if I want to buy South American? |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Wow,
Surprised to hear all the issues with Dodge here...
I've owned All three of the major brands at some point in time and all had their various issues over the time I had them. The two most recent to present have been a 95 silverado w/5.7 and currently running a 2003 Ram Quad first generation HEMI.
The silverado had two issues: A fuel pump go, and intake manifold let go. Both not cheap to fix, but not hard either... Ran great and would own one again...
The Dodge Ram I purchased brand new (first ever vehicle I have done that with in my 40 years of life) in 2003. I have only had what I would call normal wear and tear issues (brakes, couple of front wheel hubs replaced and after 195,000 it's first tie rod), save one broken valve spring. It currently has 207,000 miles on it and has not skipped a beat....and...this thing is currently pulling my 2500 pound rig, but at times is pulling a 5th wheel camper on a transmission that has not had any maintenance on it at all...not even a flush filter and fill. Still pulling strong today. It is getting tired, though, and could use an engine rebuild at this point, but 207,000 with no major mechanical issues is pretty darn good in my book. I would not hesitate to buy another Ram at all. In fact, for looks, I feel it has the best stance of the three.
I would say with any of the vehicles out there, the breakdowns of things like transmissions, are more due to the driving style and improper use by the person at the helm.
Chevy-vs-dodge-ford-vs-nissan-vs-toyota... They all have their good aspects and not-so-good aspects.. In the end, it it much more about personal preference... But the debate will never stop...
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| what about an F250 6.2L gas pullin a ranger 620vs? enough power for this boat? |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | da bears - 2/1/2012 1:59 PM
what about an F250 6.2L gas pullin a ranger 620vs? enough power for this boat?
More than enough power, a very good match there. |
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Location: Angola, IN | I just got a piece of #*#* 1990 K1500. 350TBI. TH400. 14 Bolt Rear End. Bought it for $2000 last fall. Put another $2000 in it (plugs, wires, new distributor, belt, radiator, both front drive shafts, intake manifold gasket, rebuilt rear axle, and new front brakes: calipers, pads, and rotors).....plus all the little crap like new fuel filter, servicing the tranny, transfer case, and differentials, etc.
You can't beat those old Chevy's. Easy to work on. Cheap parts. I mean for $4000, I got a decent 4x4 truck.
Tranny is smooth as a baby's behind and the engine is plenty strong with just over 160k miles on her. Those old 350's are bullet-proof.
This truck pulls my SUPER HEAVY 1969 19' fiberglass Starcraft closed bow and vintage TeeNee trailer no problem 3.5 hours to LSC and 3.5 hours back....even when the rear end was howling louder than a polecat and the radiator only held about 1/2 full.  |
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Location: Blaine, MN | As long as a truck thread was started, can someone answer this for me... Why does the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.7L Hemi have 16 spark plugs? benefits? I am not a car guy, but I change the oil, brakes, and rotate the tires, well Fiat (Chrysler/Jeep) reccomends the plugs get changed every 30,000, I figure what the hell, a few tall boys in the garage and no problems... It took me 3 hours on Sat. some of those bad boys are near impossible for my sausage fingers to get to... anybody enlighten me as to why? Thanks |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | short STRIKE - 2/1/2012 3:13 PM
As long as a truck thread was started, can someone answer this for me... Why does the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.7L Hemi have 16 spark plugs? benefits? I am not a car guy, but I change the oil, brakes, and rotate the tires, well Fiat (Chrysler/Jeep) recommends the plugs get changed every 30,000, I figure what the hell, a few tall boys in the garage and no problems... It took me 3 hours on Sat. some of those bad boys are near impossible for my sausage fingers to get to... anybody enlighten me as to why? Thanks
Emissions and mileage. Two plugs that fire a short time apart give a more complete burn. Plugs are copper, because of fouling. Replacement plugs must be copper as well unless you want to replace the coil packs at the next oil change. The platinum plugs that "fit" are a hotter plug which requires more voltage from the coil packs. You WILL overheat the packs and fry them if you run platinum plugs in a Hemi.
My father is a mechanic and I work with about 20 of them. Buy the spark plug socket with a universal joint built into it and locking extensions. Flex head ratchet that is fine tooth and these tools will mean job done in an hour. I did a set just this week on a 2010 hemi ram in about an hour. |
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Location: Blaine, MN | Thanks Ryan, I got the correct plugs from the auto parts store, however I failed to ask for the advice on the tools, my mistake.. Noted for next time, I appreciate it... or, what are you doing in 30,000 miles |
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| Slamr - 2/1/2012 3:40 PM
esoxaddict - 2/1/2012 3:07 PM
towing what? - 2/1/2012 2:39 PM
Hey EA don't ya need a b o a t to call it a tow vehicle? bwahahahahahaha.
Golden, if I buy a boat before I buy an engagement ring, I'm going to be calling my truck "H O M E"!
Is "golden" like a cut down or is it a compliment? because I swear that wasnt me.
Could be either! Depends on whether they like you or not. Probably Nelson. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | what's your experience pulling with the Grand Cherokee? i am considering that for the honey so that in the possible but infrequent situation i would like to be able to pull a 690 with it. her current CRV is obviously not an option.
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| I pull a ranger 175vs with a 2005 Grand Cherokee with a 5.7 hemi and it pulls that great.
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| Joz has it 100%, buy these tools and it's a breeze, another trick is if you dont have the correct tools is, get a 3/8ths rubber hose about 5" long and slip it over the spark plug, now you can install/ remove the plug by simply spinning the hose without worrying about getting your sausage fingers in the way. Then all you have to do is give them a quarter turn with the ratchet. I've done this for years with no trouble, also use a dab of anti seize it will make removable even easier next time.
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Location: Blaine, MN | jonnysled - 2/1/2012 4:44 PM
what's your experience pulling with the Grand Cherokee? i am considering that for the honey so that in the possible but infrequent situation i would like to be able to pull a 690 with it. her current CRV is obviously not an option.
thanks ....
oh, and that was for sure Nellie
I haven't towed with it yet, thats still the job of my 03 suburban... and it actually is my wifes vehicle, she adores it, bought herself a jeep hat, sweatshirt, even a jeep stroller for the bambino, she's definitely a groupie. When/if I get the chance to pull some weight, I will let you know what i think. I have nothing but confidence that it can hold its own, its the gas mileage i worry about...around town currently Mrs. lead foot gets 13 mpg.
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| dtaijo174 - 2/1/2012 8:57 AM
I would only buy from a manufacturer who doesn’t get bailed out with tax payer money.
That would be Ford. They haven't been #1 in sales for 33 straight years for nothing. And it looks like that streak isn't about to end in the foreseeable future.
I'm on my 3rd F150 since 1982. Ove half a million miles between the first two. My 2010 Lariat is the best truck I've ever been in. By far!
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| I must drive to fast when I pull my boat...LOL. My chevy 5.3 is horrible for towing in my opinion, getting 10 mpg, always down shifting if I hit any sort of inclide...and I mean ANY sort of incline...maybe I can slow down, but that probably won't happen!!! LOL I know when I am pulling my old boat from Indiana to Minnesota, my truck was at 3,000 rpms as much if not more than it was at 2,000 rpm's. Just like anything with power sports and fun...get the BIGGEST and BEST you can afford. I would love to get a Chevy 2500 HD diesel so I can pull anything...but it's just not in the cards to spend that much on a truck.
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| Forgot one more thing...best tow vehicle I ever owned was a Ford E350 12 passanger van. I could and did take the back seats out, have so much cargo room for boxes, rods, clothes, reels, my boat cover, etc....cheap too! I will be looking at getting one of these again when I am done with my truck. Sure, it might not be the coolest looking, but it was awsome at towing!!! |
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| dtaijo174 - 2/1/2012 8:57 AM
I would only buy from a manufacturer who doesn’t get bailed out with tax payer money.
Even if the manufacturer paid the loans off already and overtook chevy in truck sales this year?
That would be a Ram boys.
Also who is your mortgage through if you don't want to use bailout money, musty be your local bank? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | the loans were offset with stock ownership to China ... GM = Chinese. by the way Shanghai GM has some highly desired products for that growing market so as you complain about imports ... recognize that our exports are highly valued in other countries too.
in our financial situation does anyone believe that it was our Government who provided funds to the bailout? we provided "debt" to China and in a stock ownership swap provided money to GM for the bailout.
and that's a fact ...
playing the flag, apple pie and mama card makes you look ignorant ...
they sell newspapers and if you read em you can learn lots a stuff
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| I am obviously biased because my family has 4 Chrysler Brand dealerships. But it is a fact that Chrysler has been below the industry standard in tranny work the last 6 year. Also they have had the truck of the year and are consumers digest best buys the last few years.
We also have a Ford store and I can share horror stories about them too.
Basically it comes down to ever manufactuer has problems sometimes. Ford diesels and Tundra fuel economy are the first few to come to mind.
As far as towing..the 5.3 would be comparable to the 4.7L in the Ram so if you didn't like your 4.7L I would look for a Hemi or a 6.0L in those brands or a 5.4L ford. The hemi has the same HP and only 5lbs less torque that the 6.0L so that would be a fairer comparison.
As far as a Tundra, it can pull anything but that is partly due to the 4.11 rear end that gets you such terrible mileage. |
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| I also had a Dodge 1500 once that I used to pull at Lund 1775 with...small boat and doesn't weigh a lot...still smoked the tranny at 96,000 miles, water pump went out a 85,000 miles, AC went out at 80,000 miles, exhaust fell off driving down the road a 90,000 miles, etc....so, for me....never again.
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| My Ram 1500 has a lifetime powertrain warranty. Great ride and it tows like a dream with HEMI power to spare for passing. Plus if any of the expensive stuff in the engine or tranny ever goes they're paying to replace it, not me.
You can bet your ass I'll be keeping that truck for l-o-n-g time.
Chrysler (now a division of Fiat) turned a profit last year, not a bad turnaround from bankruptcy.
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| Toyota Tundra hands down is the best tow vehicle that I have driven. Solid, reliable and will go forever. I tow a Ranger 620 with peace of mind. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | well all i can say, and i hope im not shooting myself here but i have a 05 silverado ext cab with a 4.8 and it has 158,000 miles on it, and i have never had a problem with it, dont use any oil and the only thing i have to do to it lately is brakes tires and new tie rods and a small coolant leak behind the water pump. i will be changing that gasket out this weekend i hope... other than that she is rock solid and i cannot tell my crestliner is even back there when pulling it |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Trucks generate the same sort of arguments as politics and religion. I am always amazed anyone would allow themselves to be defined by what they drive....it's a frigging truck.
Buy what you want,maybe get the best warranty possible or the biggest engine or nicest ride or whatever, and hope cognitive dissonance is not an issue...either way. |
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Location: Canada, Eh! | suggestions here are kinda funny.. without knowing what the original poster is pulling it's kinda hard to say
little different towing a 21' glass boat compared to a 15' aluminum. getting a cummins diesel to pull my rig would be ludicrous. |
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