Sweet Lou
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Good morning everyone,
Been looking for a tow rig upgrade for awhile now. Live in the rust belt, so older trucks are harder to find in low miles/good condition. I have a Ford Ranger truggy and 18' car hauler, weighing about 6500lbs. In the following year I would like to upgrade to a larger gooseneck to haul my truggy and sxs simultaneously, or two crawlers on some further-destination trips.
I have always been a Ford guy, and currently haul with a crusty F250 V10. It's starting to fall apart, and I question it's reliablity more every time I drive it. I have found a 2006 Dodge 2500 5.9 Cummins CCLB about two miles from me. For being in the rust belt, the underside is SUPER solid. It does have more than average dents, nothing large but a bunch of smaller ones throughout the body. The cab corners, rockers, bed supports, and fenders are all SOLID. It is 4wd, and allegedly has an upgraded flywheel and HD torque converter. Otherwise, it is 100% stock. Stock exhaust, stock motor, no tuner, etc. It is owned by an older gentlemen that had a topper and all on it. He owns a dually same year/motor combo and allegedly used this SRW truck as his "commuter" when he wasn't pulling a trailer. He is only selling because he has the dually and just bought a brand new Ram.
Like I said, this a 5.9. 2006. Auto Trans. 140k miles. He is asking $9,500 which in today's market seems like a damn good deal.
Now, I've never been a Dodge guy or had any personal experience with one. What do I need to know and look for on these trucks? I know they are super cheap to build a ton of power out of and a smarty tuner will do wonders to "wake it up". I also know that anything past stock power-wise is subject to transmission damage. I know 2007 was the last year of the 5.9 before they moved on to the 6.7 in 2008 that also brought a ton of emission BS. I am not looking for a race truck, and I've got a honda accord I use as my DD/Commuter.
I am simply looking for a reliable tow rig that I can make 1,000 mile round trips with to wheeling destinations while pulling my crawler. What are the good things to know/look for when purchasing one of these trucks? Does anyone have any personal experience with these that they can offer one way/another? Thanks in advance everyone
Been looking for a tow rig upgrade for awhile now. Live in the rust belt, so older trucks are harder to find in low miles/good condition. I have a Ford Ranger truggy and 18' car hauler, weighing about 6500lbs. In the following year I would like to upgrade to a larger gooseneck to haul my truggy and sxs simultaneously, or two crawlers on some further-destination trips.
I have always been a Ford guy, and currently haul with a crusty F250 V10. It's starting to fall apart, and I question it's reliablity more every time I drive it. I have found a 2006 Dodge 2500 5.9 Cummins CCLB about two miles from me. For being in the rust belt, the underside is SUPER solid. It does have more than average dents, nothing large but a bunch of smaller ones throughout the body. The cab corners, rockers, bed supports, and fenders are all SOLID. It is 4wd, and allegedly has an upgraded flywheel and HD torque converter. Otherwise, it is 100% stock. Stock exhaust, stock motor, no tuner, etc. It is owned by an older gentlemen that had a topper and all on it. He owns a dually same year/motor combo and allegedly used this SRW truck as his "commuter" when he wasn't pulling a trailer. He is only selling because he has the dually and just bought a brand new Ram.
Like I said, this a 5.9. 2006. Auto Trans. 140k miles. He is asking $9,500 which in today's market seems like a damn good deal.
Now, I've never been a Dodge guy or had any personal experience with one. What do I need to know and look for on these trucks? I know they are super cheap to build a ton of power out of and a smarty tuner will do wonders to "wake it up". I also know that anything past stock power-wise is subject to transmission damage. I know 2007 was the last year of the 5.9 before they moved on to the 6.7 in 2008 that also brought a ton of emission BS. I am not looking for a race truck, and I've got a honda accord I use as my DD/Commuter.
I am simply looking for a reliable tow rig that I can make 1,000 mile round trips with to wheeling destinations while pulling my crawler. What are the good things to know/look for when purchasing one of these trucks? Does anyone have any personal experience with these that they can offer one way/another? Thanks in advance everyone