Made sure we could pull the new 31GH today.......

[TerryH]

Stepped up to a 2017 Ram 3500 6.7 turbo today. Tow/camper package truck with the air leveling suspension and engine brake. Guess we can pull the 31G we have on order without issue now. Has 179k on the clock but has been immaculately cared for and maintained by the original owner. 14k GVWR. 18.6k Max trailer rating.

[Txfivver]

Very nice truck, congrats! That is in crazy good shape for the miles, must have been a hot shot driver or something?

[TerryH]

Very nice truck, congrats! That is in crazy good shape for the miles, must have been a hot shot driver or something?

Not sure what he did but likely. I bought it from the 2nd owner. The original owner told the guy I bought it from that they were "world travelers." Beats me but I'm dumbfounded at how nice it is for the mileage. Guy I bought it from has only had it a couple of months. He was going to put a hay bed on it but decided it was too nice to beat on his farm. The truck is in incredible shape. I'm in the body shop business so I gave it a good look. Can't see any bolt has ever been turned on the body. Zero repaint of any kind. Have a friend in a mechanical shop that is the Ram turbo diesel guy. Took it over to him this morning. He gave it a clean bill of health. Brakes look new. Zero leaks. Front end tight. Feel very blessed to be able to get it. Literally was just driving down the road and saw it sitting there with a for sale sign. Got it for $31,500. Basically the trade in value according to NADA.

[Txfivver]

Well you definitely found a good one with many miles of enjoyment left in it. Have fun!

[Ynot4me2]

Stepped up to a 2017 Ram 3500 6.7 turbo today. Tow/camper package truck with the air leveling suspension and engine brake. Guess we can pull the 31G we have on order without issue now. Has 179k on the clock but has been immaculately cared for and maintained by the original owner. 14k GVWR. 18.6k Max trailer rating.

Nice ride

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[Overtaxed]

Your gonna love how that tows your rig. I have a few trailers that I've towed with 150's, 250's and now tow with a 450. It's so easy to tow a 7-10K trailer behind the 450 that you may actually "forget it's there". Tows the 351M great, but, even with much smaller trailers that can be safely towed behind a 150/250 class truck, the difference is significant in how well the 450 tows it. Enjoy the truck, it's a beauty!

[Stealth13777]

Awesome find. 179k that quickly is likely to have been minimal serious wear and tear on the truck - can’t have been stop and go, and it’s still a new truck age wise. A highway queen is a great used buy.

[TerryH]

I'm a research/info nut so been poking around on line. I did get my Mopar parts guy to print the complete build sheet. 9 pages worth. Registered the VIN on mopar.com which opened up a wealth of info also. Truck has some interesting options like the snow plow prep package. That gives it stuff like dual 220 amp alternators. Sheesh, never even heard of such a thing but guess 440 amps of charging is not a bad thing. Was able to download the original window sticker on mopar.com also. Pretty cool.

One not so good yet interesting thing on the build sheet is TPMS delete. Don't understand why anyone would delete that. I want to get an aftermarket TPMS for the truck and the 31G. Anyone have suggestions on a single unit that can monitor all these tires?

[Stealth13777]

I'm a research/info nut so been poking around on line. I did get my Mopar parts guy to print the complete build sheet. 9 pages worth. Registered the VIN on mopar.com which opened up a wealth of info also. Truck has some interesting options like the snow plow prep package. That gives it stuff like dual 220 amp alternators. Sheesh, never even heard of such a thing but guess 440 amps of charging is not a bad thing. Was able to download the original window sticker on mopar.com also. Pretty cool.

One not so good yet interesting thing on the build sheet is TPMS delete. Don't understand why anyone would delete that. I want to get an aftermarket TPMS for the truck and the 31G. Anyone have suggestions on a single unit that can monitor all these tires?

Post some of that if you can, it’s interesting!

[TerryH]

Post some of that if you can, it’s interesting!

Interesting links I found:

Towing specs for '17 3500's: https://www.ramtrucks.com/assets/tow...ing_charts.pdf

Cummins 6.7 ISB turbo specs: http://www.cumminshub.com/67.html


Very nice that Mopar makes this information available. Especially for those of us that are not the original owners. Can't find a way to display the options list but here's some other cool stuff. If you're a Ram owner you can go to mopar.com and enter your VIN. Ton of information there.


'17 2500/3500 brochure: https://www.ramtrucks.com/assets/pdf..._eBrochure.pdf

Digital owners manual: https://www.mopar.com/en-us/care/owners-manual.html