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Ummm... Yeah... that's over its GVW by about 1000lbs LOL...
Commented Nov 6, 2013 on 2013 SEMA Show: Snow-Ready DC Shoes Tacoma at PickupTrucks: News
2013 SEMA Show: Snow-Ready DC Shoes Tacoma
Anytime you bring people from different worlds, something interesting is bound to happen. And when DC Shoes put together an online contest with some of its extreme-sports partners, offering them a chance to build their ultimate Toyota Tacoma, some amazing things were born. The idea was to al...
I hope everyone here realizes that the "government shutdown" only affected 17% of the government. That means 83% wasn't affected.
Do you also realize the federal government effectively shuts down every weekend and on every holiday? GASP!
Commented Nov 1, 2013 on Government Shutdown Could Mean Sales Slowdown for Pickups at PickupTrucks: News
Government Shutdown Could Mean Sales Slowdown for Pickups
The two-week partial shutdown of the U.S. government, affecting 800,000 federal employees, has experts uncertain about how automotive sales will be affected. Ford, GM and Ram all seem to be expecting strong sales numbers for October, especially in the booming pickup truck segment, but none se...
I hope all truck lovers get out and vote in 2012. This BS needs to stop now!
Commented Aug 9, 2011 on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks To Get Fuel Economy Standards for First Time at PickupTrucks: News
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks To Get Fuel Economy Standards for First Time
Today, President Barack Obama will announce new fuel regulations for heavy duty vehicles set to go into place in 2014. These new rules will cover three distinct sets of vehicles: combination tractors (semitrailers), heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, and vocational vehicles (such as city buses...
LMAO, so this minivan with a bed gets the same mileage as my 7400lb 3/4 ton 4x4 truck?
Commented Aug 8, 2011 on Spied! 2012 Honda Ridgeline RTL at PickupTrucks: News
Spied! 2012 Honda Ridgeline RTL
Photos by Brenda Priddy & Company for PickupTrucks.com We recently covered the 2012 Honda Ridgeline's new Sport trim package, which adds several exterior changes to our favorite unibody pickup. But if you're wondering about changes to other models, our spies have come through with the photos H...
The real question is, WHY?
Its like putting rims on a minivan...
Commented Jul 25, 2011 on 2012 Honda Ridgeline Receives New Sport Trim Package at PickupTrucks: News
2012 Honda Ridgeline Receives New Sport Trim Package
The Honda Ridgeline receives welcome improvements for 2012, including a new Sport trim package. The Ridgeline Sport, which looks reminiscent of the Ridgeline Sport project truck shown at SEMA in 2005, adds the following to the base Ridgeline RT's standard features: exclusive black 18-inch allo...
@KNUXR1
I am betting you are right. I know for a fact the ram would have beat the chevy on the exhaust brake test.
Commented Apr 1, 2011 on Chevy Silverado Heavy Duty Beats Competition in Manufacturer Testing at PickupTrucks: News
Chevy Silverado Heavy Duty Beats Competition in Manufacturer Testing
The rivalry and chest-beating among heavy-duty truck manufacturers continues as strong as ever. This time, Chevrolet is calling out both Ford and Ram by comparing three-quarter-ton and one-ton trucks in seven feats of strength in a series of “HD to HD” videos on Chevy’s website. "We wanted to ...
Nice Toyfordota...
if it doesnt have a small diesel in it, im not interested.
Commented Mar 25, 2011 on This is What the New Ford Ranger Super Cab Looks Like at PickupTrucks: News
This is What the New Ford Ranger Super Cab Looks Like
Photo: Ford Australia Ford has updated its Australian website with new photos of the upcoming 2011 Ford Ranger "T6" pickup, giving truck buyers Down Under a preview of the Super Cab model. The Ford Ranger Super Cab pictured here is the two-wheel drive XLT Hi-Rider. News about the Ranger Super ...
They probably rank as reliable because 99.99% of them never do any real work. (not that they could do much work).
Commented Mar 17, 2011 on Toyota Pickup Trucks Top J.D. Power Dependability Study at PickupTrucks: News
Toyota Pickup Trucks Top J.D. Power Dependability Study
Looking for a reliable used pickup? Toyota trucks from the 2008 model year rank highest in the latest J.D. Power and Associates vehicle dependability study. The study measures problems experienced during the past 12 months by original owners of three-year old vehicles. It includes 202 differen...
Mexicans come into Arizona to buy stuff at yard sales and then truck it back to mexico to sell. You should see how they overload trucks and single axle trailers. You cant drive on I10 going through phoenix without seeing one. Its as bad as the middle east photos here but it will be a full size truck going 75 mph.
Commented Mar 15, 2011 on Can Your Truck Haul This Much Stuff? at PickupTrucks: News
Can Your Truck Haul This Much Stuff?
Photo by Robby DeGraff Former PUTC intern Robby DeGraff is studying overseas and caught up with this overworked and overloaded Toyota Hilux Mighty-X in Cambodia. It appears to be a mid- to late-1990s model with a 2.8-liter four-cylinder diesel. Robby calls this the Phnom Penh heavy-duty payloa...
But still no drain plug? WTH?
So it looks like the AFE cover is probably still the way to go.
@George The spec is already 75w90.
Commented Feb 16, 2011 on The New Diff Cover for the Ram Heavy Duty Pickup is a Work of Art at PickupTrucks: News
The New Diff Cover for the Ram Heavy Duty Pickup is a Work of Art
A precision-machined aluminum differential cover is part of the new Max Tow package for Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks. We want to frame it on our wall. What suspension travel and articulation is to off-road trucks, heat dissipation is to heavy-duty tow rigs. It doesn't matter how much torque yo...
Also,
Any word on increasing ratings on the 2500 or 3500 SRW models?
Commented Feb 10, 2011 on Video First Look: 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and High Output Cummins Heavy Duty at PickupTrucks: News
Video First Look: 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and High Output Cummins Heavy Duty
You don't have to come to the Chicago Auto Show to see the new 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and 2011 Ram 3500 with the new High Output Cummins 6.7-liter I-6 and Max Tow Package. We've got a video tour of both pickup trucks for you, right here.
Mike,
Did you get any shots of the leaf springs in the back? I would be interested to see what they have done to increase the tow ratings.
Any word on the GVW with the max tow package?
Commented Feb 10, 2011 on Video First Look: 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and High Output Cummins Heavy Duty at PickupTrucks: News
Video First Look: 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and High Output Cummins Heavy Duty
You don't have to come to the Chicago Auto Show to see the new 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman and 2011 Ram 3500 with the new High Output Cummins 6.7-liter I-6 and Max Tow Package. We've got a video tour of both pickup trucks for you, right here.
Ridgeline? are you kidding? That just proves that anyone who owns one doesnt really need a "truck" (really a mini-van with a bed)
Commented Jan 27, 2011 on Ram, Honda, Ford Top Strategic Vision's Pickup Truck Value Awards at PickupTrucks: News
Ram, Honda, Ford Top Strategic Vision's Pickup Truck Value Awards
The Ram 1500, Honda Ridgeline and Ford F-250/F-350 Super Duty are tops in perceived value among buyers of new pickups, according to Strategic Vision's 2010 Total Value Awards. Strategic Vision, a consumer research firm, interviewed 111,212 people who bought new vehicles between September 2009 ...
So an engine with maybe only 400-500 hours has 13% leakdown? It’s still new...
The whole equivalent miles thing kills me...
Commented Jan 26, 2011 on Ford Releases EcoBoost V-6 Teardown Video at PickupTrucks: News
Ford Releases EcoBoost V-6 Teardown Video
Ford has released video of the public teardown and inspection of a "torture tested" 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V-6 used in the latest F-150. In addition to the Mike Rowe-narrated footage, Ford also released new findings about the engine that answer several questions raised by our readers in...
@Jon You are 100% correct. Thank you for posting that.
Commented Jan 24, 2011 on GM Increasing Jobs, Production to Meet Demand for Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks at PickupTrucks: News
GM Increasing Jobs, Production to Meet Demand for Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks
General Motors plans to add a third shift at its heavy-duty truck plant in Flint, Mich., to meet increased demand for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 HD pickups, according to an announcement by the company this morning. The additional shift is expected to create 750 jobs. Flin...
Great job GM!
Now ditch the UAW and you can really shine!
Commented Jan 24, 2011 on GM Increasing Jobs, Production to Meet Demand for Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks at PickupTrucks: News
GM Increasing Jobs, Production to Meet Demand for Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks
General Motors plans to add a third shift at its heavy-duty truck plant in Flint, Mich., to meet increased demand for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 HD pickups, according to an announcement by the company this morning. The additional shift is expected to create 750 jobs. Flin...
Now all you need is a 1D body to hang off that lens :)
Commented Jan 21, 2011 on How We Used a Ram 3500 Heavy Duty for Rocket Photography at PickupTrucks: News
How We Used a Ram 3500 Heavy Duty for Rocket Photography
After comparing the 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty vs. the Delta IV Heavy rocket, we drove the one-ton Ram to Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, Calif., to snap photos of the Delta's maiden launch from the West Coast on Thursday afternoon. While other members of the media jockeyed for position a...
Any word on what the new GVWR will be?
Commented Jan 20, 2011 on Delta IV Heavy Rocket vs. 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Diesel at PickupTrucks: News
Delta IV Heavy Rocket vs. 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Diesel
Think your Ford, GM or Ram heavy-duty pickup truck is the strongest rig around? It can’t hold a candle to this candle: a Delta IV Heavy rocket, as you’ll see in PUTC’s out-of-this-world comparison with a 2011 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty diesel. Heavy-duty pickup trucks are indispensable workhorses for...
Is it really that impressive considering this engine maybe has 400-500 hours on it? Thats maybe 16,000-18,000 miles.
I will be impressed when it has 10,000 hours of actual use not this dyno crap.
Actually scrap the whole test, give me a small diesel.
Commented Jan 17, 2011 on What the Inside of a Tortured Ford EcoBoost V-6 Looks Like at PickupTrucks: News
What the Inside of a Tortured Ford EcoBoost V-6 Looks Like
Photos and Words by Jim McCraw; above photo courtesy of Ford Ford Motor Co. made some history over the weekend when it did a complete engine tear-down and inspection of a "torture tested" 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V-6 used in the latest F-150 at the 2011 North American International Auto S...
Vote conservative and start pushing for the EPA to loosen diesel emissions regs.
The current regs where based on the junk science of global warming.
Commented Jan 11, 2011 on Chrysler CEO: Light-Duty Diesel Ram Pickup Feasible, but is There Demand? at PickupTrucks: News
Chrysler CEO: Light-Duty Diesel Ram Pickup Feasible, but is There Demand?
By Patrick Olsen At a roundtable discussion this morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, CEO Sergio Marchionne said Chrysler is capable of producing a diesel light-duty pickup truck, but that there’s no demand for it in the U.S. market. "Do we have the technology to g...
@Living Farmville, not Playing it
You are spot on. We need a small diesel pickup in the US.
Commented Jan 10, 2011 on Prius Pickup Possible, Toyota Says at PickupTrucks: News
Prius Pickup Possible, Toyota Says
Could Toyota’s shelved A-BAT hybrid compact pickup truck concept return as a member of Toyota’s newly announced Prius vehicle family? Something similar could happen, according to Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of Toyota Division at Toyota Motor Sales USA. Toyota announced...
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