bigontheblue
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Hey all - my 2004 Ram 1500 was totaled (twice - that's for another story). I've been wanting a 2500 or 3500 (SRW) for nearly a year to haul my slide-in camper. My wife and I love to crawl up mountains looking for the most views and the least # of people. With the dog, the camper and towing a side by side, we've explored a ton already. I'm really excited to now be in the drivers seat of a 2012 3500 Mega. I'm spending way too much on add-ons, upgrades and accessories but that's 1/2 the fun. It gets a spray in bedliner in two days, followed by in-bed LED strips. Oh the list is getting long but my paycheck isn't so... "moderation". I'm a hunter and a guide so the mega is super helpful with gear and clients - the in-bed lights are super helpful when gearing up for the trail at stupid:30 in the morning.
I'm also an engineer and have figured out that the wheel really doesn't need to be reinvented - like I needed degrees to figure that out. I break things for my day job and I fix things in my spare time - to be followed up with breaking them again - that's the fun right!? I have 25+ years of design, manufacturing and fabrication experience and the wife's new Jeep Wrongler (not a typo) and my new 3500 gives me plenty to work on and think about - sooooo many sleepless nights!
My 1500 had powered running boards and I loved them. In fact, I yanked them before they towed it. I have the boards, motors, controller and the important bits of the harness (for sale by the way). I also just grabbed up a set of running boards w/motors from a 2019+ Mega. I don't have the harness or controller for those boards. Getting those to work as quickly and is cheaply as possible is my next project.
Anyway - I'm very much a researcher and I think WAY outside the box so I should hope I can contribute and also learn from the vets here. My issue is time and available bandwidth - life as an empty nester is WAY too busy!! Speaking of vets - I did my time too and I appreciate those who spoke the oath.
CheerZ
Dash
I'm also an engineer and have figured out that the wheel really doesn't need to be reinvented - like I needed degrees to figure that out. I break things for my day job and I fix things in my spare time - to be followed up with breaking them again - that's the fun right!? I have 25+ years of design, manufacturing and fabrication experience and the wife's new Jeep Wrongler (not a typo) and my new 3500 gives me plenty to work on and think about - sooooo many sleepless nights!
My 1500 had powered running boards and I loved them. In fact, I yanked them before they towed it. I have the boards, motors, controller and the important bits of the harness (for sale by the way). I also just grabbed up a set of running boards w/motors from a 2019+ Mega. I don't have the harness or controller for those boards. Getting those to work as quickly and is cheaply as possible is my next project.
Anyway - I'm very much a researcher and I think WAY outside the box so I should hope I can contribute and also learn from the vets here. My issue is time and available bandwidth - life as an empty nester is WAY too busy!! Speaking of vets - I did my time too and I appreciate those who spoke the oath.
CheerZ
Dash
