Cummins Rams Are Awesome

"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
10/27/2016 at 10:16 • Filed to: RAM

My steed for the day. Everyone should drive one of these at least once. Not fast, but the torque from the a big I6 turbodiesel is quite an experience. Verizon apparently put up a new tower. I have data here now so I can shitpost all day from the desert when I’m supposed to be working.

DISCUSSION (23)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 10:26

Yes, yes they are. Surprisingly nimble for their size as well.

Kinja'd!!!

I honestly have nearly as much fun driving this thing as I do my FiST.

jimz > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 10:27

In ‘99 I bought a brand new 2000 Ram 2500 4x4 with the Cummins. 5 speed stick. Miss that truck.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 10:27

Hngh , I miss my family’s old 5.9L.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > jimz
10/27/2016 at 10:56

We had an ‘03 6-speed manual 3500 dually in our fleet that we recently traded in on a brand new one (auto). I like the new one but I do miss that older truck sometimes.

gmctavish needs more space > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 10:56

I was riding around in one of those for a few days, 4x4 dually with the 6 speed. Not bro’d out, still stock, and the sound and torque was addicting

Nibbles > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 10:59

Dad bought a 1996 12v/5MT so he could tow the 18 ft bass boat behind the 33 ft fifth wheel. That truck was a monster; I’d kill for another one

E90M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 11:06

White diesel truck, ranch hand brush guard, Texas, what did you join the oil field?

Pyrochazm > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 11:09

I am sitting on top of one of those engines right now. Not a huge fan of Dodge but the Cummins is immortal. This one has 23000 hours on it and never has it failed me.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3
10/27/2016 at 11:19

No we have a remote test site out on the border near Bracketville. Still a mechanical engineer based in SA. I do a mix of desk, lab, and field work.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > gmctavish needs more space
10/27/2016 at 11:20

Yeah Im not a fan of rolling coal but I love the sound of a good diesel pull.

E90M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 11:29

Now isn’t the time to join the oil field anyways, I was more commenting on how that looks like every truck I saw in the oil field.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > jimz
10/27/2016 at 12:00

I had an 01 with the 6 speed stick. I bought it used, body was beat to hell, but it ran like a striped ape. I kinda miss that crapbox sometimes.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 12:02

Awesome truck. As you say, everyone should drive one. I had an ‘01 with a 6 speed stick for a while, the torque was astounding. It was beat to hell but it ran like stink, I still miss the crapbox every now and then.

Also, what industry do you work in? I saw you mention you’re an ME (like me) but I’m trying to find a way to get out from behind the desk and back into the lab/testing/shop/etc.

PWRandSPD > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 12:18

I am on my second Cummins, love my Ram Trucks and all the torques. Both have been 4x4 Dually. I had a 1999 and currently have a 2014.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 12:21

Used to have one as a work truck. When that turbo hits full spool look the fack out!

PWRandSPD > PWRandSPD
10/27/2016 at 12:24

Kinja'd!!!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3
10/27/2016 at 12:32

Yep. Used to be whole fleets of them at the hotel we stay at in Uvalde. Now it’s just one or two plus a few Time Warner Cable contractors.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > PWRandSPD
10/27/2016 at 12:34

I think the current gen is still the best looking HD out there even with the new Chevy and Ford designs that have come out much more recently.

PWRandSPD > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 12:48

I completely agree. It is my hauling vehicle, with I tow weekly and it is also my daily driver. Best looking and a comfortable place to be.

Die-Trying > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/27/2016 at 17:01

every once in a while i play outrun with the diesels.........so long as you can leave them before they spool up, you got them whooped. if they manage to spool up though, its a tight race. they are downright impressive for trucks their size...........

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/28/2016 at 03:46

till the trans goes...

i prefer powerstrokes personally

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
10/28/2016 at 07:48

Yeah the trans in this one has started a slow death spiral.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/28/2016 at 19:12

typical for that gen for some reason.