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    How to find my towing capacity/

    I have been thinking of that as an option, as I study up on things I have seen some videos of folks doing that with things like the Toyota Tacoma as an overland camping kind of style. I haven't really towed anything behind any of the vehicles I have owned in the past. I did grow up on a...
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    How to find my towing capacity/

    Appreciate the advice as yes I had pretty much thought along the lines of traveling dry. My original thoughts of doing so were more along the lines of the habit I have developed over the years in my hiking and backpacking travels where I try to support the local communities various businesses...
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    How to find my towing capacity/

    I am quickly learning that there is no "standard" anymore. Blows my mind and gives me a headache when I start trying to comprehend the large number of trim levels and what they include and what other options can be added on that in turn reduce payload capacity. Ouch on the person who bought...
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    How to find my towing capacity/

    Thanks again everyone for the additional informative posts. I am certainly not at the point of purchasing any RV or other trailer yet, just finding out what the range is that the truck can safely and reasonably handle and in the process both learning and understanding how to arrive at what...
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    How to find my towing capacity/

    Thanks for the reply and the info. From the searching I've done so far it does look like the Ram website that used to provide info by VIN number doesn't exist any longer. At least any links that I'm finding that used to point to it take me to the general Ram site and after much surfing around...
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    How to find my towing capacity/

    In the Fall of 2019 I bought a used 2018 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 5.7L V8 Hemi 4wd truck with the 5'6" bed on it. I did get it from the dealership and it was slightly used, had roughly 3,000 miles on it. It does not have a tow hitch installed nor does it have the electronic trailer brake controller...
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    Ram 1500 Rev Electric Pickup Shockingly Sells Out Quick

    The "reservations" for the Ram Rev at this point is really just getting in line to be able to place an actual order for one if you still want it when they do start taking orders for it. My motivation for getting in on the reservation was to be able to have an inside look at how this whole...
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    Winter Driving/Charging Tips

    Been away from the forums for a bit, great to see all the replies posted here with all the information about this new technology. From the volume of various articles I have been reading, apparently there is an ideal range of temps that the batteries charge best at. One article discussed how...
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    Winter Driving/Charging Tips

    Over on the ram1500revolutionforum.com in one of the sub-forums, I made a post a bit ago about an article that I had found and thought I would also post it here for those that are not members over there. I came across this Green Cars article titled Tips for Driving Your EV in the Winter and...
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    DEF in cold weather

    Thanks for the encouragement and advice, not to worry as nothing said about the DEF system will prevent me with going with an eco diesel if I do decide to trade my current Ram 1500 in. For the current 1500 and the Jeep I had before that, I purchased one of those extra warranties when I bought...
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    DEF in cold weather

    Thanks for the information, certainly an item to keep in mind as I explore the options.
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    DEF in cold weather

    In reading your message it sounds like when the heating element in the tank goes out the tank itself needs to be replaced, is that correct? Just trying to understand and learn is why I am asking.
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    DEF in cold weather

    Thanks for the information and advice. Obviously I'm not looking specifically to have a def system, it is now just a part of having a diesel engine. At the moment the only reason I'm even thinking of a diesel equipped Ram is that the dealership I use has a number of new 2022 Big Horn's...
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    DEF in cold weather

    Thanks everyone for all the informative replies. Helps me to understand things better so I can make a more informed decision as I consider options.
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    DEF in cold weather

    Never owned an EcoDiesel before, thinking about changing trucks and one of the candidates has the EcoDiesel on it. Researching DEF have found it freezes at around 12 degrees and below if the truck is sitting outside, which mine would, so know will need to not have a full tank of DEF when temps...
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