The good old Cummins days!

[JTW]

You will if you keep it long enough.
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Nope... I’ll take that over a hole in the bedside any day!

 

[CumminsPusher]

Nope... I’ll take that over a hole in the bedside any day!

Like this one? Bumper didn’t get a hole in it, must be steel for protection.

 

[JTW]

Like this one? Bumper didn’t get a hole in it, must be steel for protection.
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Who cares? That’s what the body man is for.. if you back into something and rip a hole in it or dent it, rather it’s aluminum or steel, it has to be fixed. There are far more vehicles out there prematurely rusting from the backside out.

Here’s a fine example.. newer model ram I noticed the other day in town while I was getting fuel. Look at that rear fender well. That’s ridiculous!

 

[CumminsPusher]

Who cares? That’s what the body man is for.. if you back into something and rip a hole in it or dent it, rather it’s aluminum or steel, it has to be fixed. There are far more vehicles out there prematurely rusting from the backside out.

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I get your point but I am telling you we see as many problems on newer vehicles with aluminum as we do steel. For the most part if you wash your vehicle somewhat regularly especially with car wash undercarriage wash you. Won’t see the problems with newer steel. It’s the mud/dirt that gets caked up and holds moisture and road salt.
The problems we’ve seen with aluminum are actually different, somehow it bubbles under the paint with no sign of chip or anything. We do have an 01,a 98 and a 93 Dodge in the driveway with a million miles between all and there’s no rust on those. And I’ve never bought with rust, it’s not tough to find, although yes I do admit I’ve seen rust but that’s Toyota Dodge Nissan Ford Chevy. It’s important to WASH your vehicle occasionally especially wheel wells, yes we have road salt here too.

 

[JTW]

I get your point but I am telling you we see as many problems on newer vehicles with aluminum as we do steel. For the most part if you wash your vehicle somewhat regularly especially with car wash undercarriage wash you. Won’t see the problems with newer steel. It’s the mud/dirt that gets caked up and holds moisture and road salt.
The problems we’ve seen with aluminum are actually different, somehow it bubbles under the paint with no sign of chip or anything. We do have an 01,a 98 and a 93 Dodge in the driveway with a million miles between all and there’s no rust on those. And I’ve never bought with rust, it’s not tough to find, although yes I do admit I’ve seen rust but that’s Toyota Dodge Nissan Ford Chevy. It’s important to WASH your vehicle occasionally especially wheel wells, yes we have road salt here too.

My 07 ram started bubbling in the rear wheel wells and there was no way to wash it out. The way the bedside was put together there was no way to get in there yet was still open for collection of dirt and debris.

 

[popeye]

The Colorful 100-Year History of Cummins
Kind of a interesting article, the second to the last paragraph made me laugh.


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[Mopower58]

Forgot to order those air bags!

 

[Tigermark]

A beautiful badge to see on a truck!

 

[CumminsPusher]

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A beautiful badge to see on a truck!

Not sure what you mean!

 

[Tigermark]

Not sure what you mean!
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All beautiful!

 

[JTW]

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A beautiful badge to see on a truck!

It is pretty!

 

[Mopower58]

First weekend we had the trailer.

 

[JTW]

First weekend we had the trailer.

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What size is that trailer? I’ve considered a goose neck.

 

[Mopower58]

What size is that trailer? I’ve considered a goose neck.

38 foot from ball to rear. Weighed about 9,000 lbs empty. We added 6 inches of extra height.

 

[JTW]

38 foot from ball to rear. Weighed about 9,000 lbs empty. We added 6 inches of extra height.

So 32’ box?

 

[Mopower58]

The box was 30' and had an 8' gooseneck. We did not add the 6 inches of height but the folks in Georgia that built it.

 

[Mopower58]

Cummins powered Cuda. 6.7 twin turbo.

 

[Mopower58]

 

[Average_Joe]

My experience is Dodge as a whole is a garbage company. I bought an older low mileage Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 6 months into ownership it lost a cylinder there's a recall the head has faulty valves and must be replaced. I called my local Dodge dealer to schedule fixing my Jeep to get a loaner to drive they offered to rent me a vehicle to fix a problem with their product. This is straight from the service departments mouth "Dodge doesn't require us to provide loaner cars so we don't" but you can rent a car for 3 days while we replace the head. I called every Dodge dealer from Jacksonville Florida to West Palm beach and was given the same line we aren't required so we don't provide courtesy vehicles.

I went and bought a spare car to drive while my Jeeps recall was being fixed so I could go to work. When my BMW was being serviced I got a loaner X3, when my Veloster had a problem I was given a vehicle, when my silverado had an issue I had a loaner, when my wifes Kia had a recall we were given a loaner. I had to drive my jeep on 5 cylinders for 2 months until I could put it in the shop I'll be damned if I rent a car from the manufacturer while my car is in for a recall. If the problem with the Jeep was operator error I would have gritted my teeth and rented a vehicle.

 

[Mopower58]