2024 Dodge RAM 3500 H.O. with Aisin Trans Feedback Needed

I am thinking about moving out of some of my older diesels and then moving into some of the newer stuff. Any one on here got one of these?

 

I have 2.

Solid trucks.

 

aisin is the trans. supplier for Toyota.

 

My son Matthew has a ram 5500 dump truck and a ram 2500 pickup, great trucks.

 

I will say my ford's rode better and had more frame flex.

That being said the cummins is a time tested platform you can trust to get your jobsite handled.

Mine is 100% stock and I've no reason to change it

 

Did they fix the frames to keep them from folding up? Are you hauling heavy?

 

My 17 3500 has the aisin. It's no rocket ship but closing in on 250k on the og tranny.

 

We are looking at service body for chase truck and towing 12k max

 

Just light duty then...

 

The 2500 is, I believe, the only hd truck with coil springs in the rear. If you could make do with the lighter truck, it rides pretty good for a 2500. We bought a new one in 2017 and sold it last year. No issues.

 

We also put 250 gallons of race fuel in the back after the service body.


250 gallons of fuel 1500 pounds
4 race Tires 500 pounds

So we are 2k in the bed before we add the service body and the tools. so delete the OEM bed and add the service body and tools and you are probably high 3500 pounds in the bed? , so that's the reason for the 3500 and also I do not want a RAM Transmission so that's hy the HO it comes with the Aisin.

 

I think the ones with broken and bent frames I have seen on the interns were from big ass truck campers and maybe way too much bumper pulling.

you way want to investigate and make sure the weights you are pulling aren’t causing issues.

there have been quite a few broken frames….like broke the eff in half.

 

I know, I just asked the payload question to the dealership as there are two or three different numbers for payload, but it looks like either way I should be under with the 3500 but would be way over on the 2500.

 

The main frame beam tubes on my 3500s are impressive metal beams

 

I think I found the capacity to be 4300 payload, so I figure 4500 total capacity once I remove the stock bed.

1200 service body
1500 Fuel
500 tires
3200 total pounds


if those numbers are accurate then I got 1100 to 1300 depending on the weight of the stock bed in reserve for tools and spare parts.

It also gives me some room for a bigger service body that might weigh closer to 1500 to 1600 pounds..

 

Is that a dually? I don’t think I have seen diesel single axle Ram 3500’s with a payload that high.

 

according to the Stellantis site that's for a SRW and the dually is something like 5300

 

Not sure if its the size....but do a search for ram broken frame. There are some trucks with very large campers broke in half...and that could be overloading. But I see a lot of people posting about regular use ones broken as well. Usually in the same area...right behind the cab. Seems they may have too many forces and too little or too cheap steel in there. Seems to be about 2014 and up.

I havent tried to see exactly what spec is breaking most, since I would NEVER buy a Dodge pickup. But I would research the hell out of it before buying one for reasonably heavy use.

 

Yes I have seen Pavels truck and a few others. The good part about the weight,

service body is kinda even across the back, not hanging off the rear.

and the 200 gallons of fuel, all of that is in front of the rear axle over the center of the truck, so should be OK.

From what I have seen it's guys with BIG campers and a bunch of weight off the back end, then they attach a trailer with too much tounge weight on the trailer, or a bunch of rust.

 

Yeah those are the first ones I've seen. And now some people are posting pics of broken trucks that didnt see that much load/overload and only more normal towing. But you never know what people did to break them.

Good Luck.