Well friends, after a long and in-depth decision making process, I’ve decided it’s time to take a temporary hiatus from the Ram HD truck ownership circle. I made the decision to offload my 2022 and step down to a 1500 for a few years. I’m nearing 60k miles in 3 years on my current 2022 3500 DRW HO. Although the truck has been performing pretty well overall, I’m ready to move on to something else for a while. I’d like to say these past three years and 60k miles have been completely uneventful, however that simply isn’t the case. The truck did experience its share of headaches. Mostly related to build quality issue. While those issues were all ultimately handled under warranty, each one (and there were many) required multiple trips to the dealer, and in some cases, several days out of service. Ultimately the total downtime was, in my opinion, excessive compared to my previous Ram ownership experiences. That being said, I did truly enjoy the truck in many ways too. I’ll be sad to see it go, but also somewhat relieved to be moving on. I would like to buy another new Ram diesel, but I’m not sure I’m ready for the new 2025’s yet. I’d like to have them on the road for a few years to get them fine tuned. I’ve decided to jump down to a 1500 this time. Going with a brand new 2025 Big Horn lvl 2 Night Edition with the 3.0 SO hurricane and 3.92 axle ratio. My wife has had three Ram 1500’s in the past ten years. All of her trucks have been steadfast reliable and performed flawlessly from purchase to trade in time. She commutes over an hour to work so she racks up mileage fast. I’ve been impressed with the ones we’ve owned and would like to try owning one as well.
So why make the step down? It’s simple really. Comes down to two goals: Save money, and gain more cabin space for family related daily activities. Now that we added a second child to the family, our truck cab space is becoming more and more a necessity. Simply put, my dually cab was ridiculously small compared to the current generation half ton Rams, and that cab space is needed. The save money part is also a serious consideration. My wife and I want to focus on getting some of these property development projects completed in the next two years. We just built a new horse barn and want to fence off the pastures and build a riding arena. I figured the extra money I’m spending on the diesel between operating, maintenance, and monthly payment would be better invested in our homestead for now. I can sit back for a few years, drive something less complex and less expensive to operate while they get the new ones dialed in. As for towing, I won’t be needing the dually now that the farm where I’ve worked the past 27 years has been officially sold. The only towing I need to do now is bumper pull two-horse trailers and the occasional smaller material moves (most of which can be handled by an aluminum light equipment trailer). Im sure in the next 3 years or so, I’ll probably be ready to buy another dually. Once we get these property development projects completed, I’ll be on the hunt for a gooseneck horse trailer with living quarters. Maybe by then the new HD ram will have a new cab structure. After owning two of these DT 1500’s and my current dually, the bigger cab on the half tons is superior for family oriented trips and daily chores. I’ll miss the diesel for the next few years, but I’ll enjoy the savings, the larger roomier cab, and the reduced headaches related to emissions systems. My local dealership treated me really well. Going to be driving off the lot in a brand new one tomorrow evening for a whopping $300 a month lol. That’s pretty hard to beat.
So why make the step down? It’s simple really. Comes down to two goals: Save money, and gain more cabin space for family related daily activities. Now that we added a second child to the family, our truck cab space is becoming more and more a necessity. Simply put, my dually cab was ridiculously small compared to the current generation half ton Rams, and that cab space is needed. The save money part is also a serious consideration. My wife and I want to focus on getting some of these property development projects completed in the next two years. We just built a new horse barn and want to fence off the pastures and build a riding arena. I figured the extra money I’m spending on the diesel between operating, maintenance, and monthly payment would be better invested in our homestead for now. I can sit back for a few years, drive something less complex and less expensive to operate while they get the new ones dialed in. As for towing, I won’t be needing the dually now that the farm where I’ve worked the past 27 years has been officially sold. The only towing I need to do now is bumper pull two-horse trailers and the occasional smaller material moves (most of which can be handled by an aluminum light equipment trailer). Im sure in the next 3 years or so, I’ll probably be ready to buy another dually. Once we get these property development projects completed, I’ll be on the hunt for a gooseneck horse trailer with living quarters. Maybe by then the new HD ram will have a new cab structure. After owning two of these DT 1500’s and my current dually, the bigger cab on the half tons is superior for family oriented trips and daily chores. I’ll miss the diesel for the next few years, but I’ll enjoy the savings, the larger roomier cab, and the reduced headaches related to emissions systems. My local dealership treated me really well. Going to be driving off the lot in a brand new one tomorrow evening for a whopping $300 a month lol. That’s pretty hard to beat.
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Hopefully the Hurry-cane is reliable for you. Ya any insight you can share on the towing differences would interesting. Obviously apeles and ernges, different trailers and what not but many others takes on towing are focused on comparing to the Hemi or other gassers. Thx and Gods speed.
