^^^I've been looking at generators myself, but for the barn (or house if need be). Here's one I'm looking into. K.

Keep the lights on with this Allpower 3250 Watt Portable Generator.
This Allpower portable generator is ideal for emergency power at home
or for use powering your jobsite. A 6.5HP engine with CDI produces 20 amps
at 120V so that you can keep standard appliances and fixtures in normal
working order. Portable generators for home are a smart buy for seasonal
power outages and storms. When you need back-up power for your home or
business, consider buying this reliable Allpower 3250 Watt Portable Generator.

Allpower 3250 Watt Portable Generator, APG3012:
3250W surge
2500W rated
6.5HP OHV engine with CDI, will recoil pull start
Produces 20 amps at 120V
Runs 8 hours at a 1/2 load on 4 gallons of fuel
Operating noise 68dB
2 AC 120V outlets
1 DC 12V output
Lightweight, compact size
EPA approved, not for sale in California
Great for emergency power at home and jobsite power
Case dimensions: 24"L x 18"W x 18"H
Case weight: 101 lbs
1-year limited parts and labor warranty for residential applications
3-month limited parts and labor warranty for commercial applications
Model# APG3012

 

Oh hell yes. I used to have one. Have no clue what happened to it......

 

3.25kW is unfortunately not near enough. A couple years ago we borrowed a friend's 6.5kW generator and that wasn't even enough. Need around 18kW.

I did some craigslist searching and found a 1998 4-cylinder diesel generator. Produces 30kW of power and that will power everything we have on the farm and the planned expansion. We have a place to house it as well. Ideally we could get the transfer switch mounted on the power pole so it could power everything. And the 4 cyl diesel is fully mechanically injected as well!

 

Holy f&*^%$g cr@p!!!!

Not the first incident and these aren't isolated either... And Dodge is not doing anything either to the best of my knowledge. BTW it's not just 4th gens either. Late 3rd gens are doing this as well.

Edit: Screw you DF. I'm not trying to take members away...

Here's the link, remove the space...

http://www.ram forum.com/f26/my_truck_burnt_ground-20995/

 

Wow! That would suck!

It looked pretty while burning though...

 

That's one HOT hemi!


only 3k miles on it and burned to the ground... shoulda got a cummins

 

That was two years ago. (and some change.) Nothing in the thread to indicate WHY it burnt to the ground. Has Dodge come up with a recall for this kind of issue? Or was it just a fluke?

 

Any 2009-2013 Ram Truck has potential for catastrophic fires like that. While that one may not have been 100% related (most fires in that year range are due to a fault in the PDC/IPM/whatever you want to call it). I'd have a pretty good suspicion that it was electrical related due to the electric shift transfercase. But TBH something that charred is almost beyond investigation. They would have lost a major amount of evidence especially if it was electric related.

There have been numerous reports of other electrical problems that have caused the driver to either temporarily or permanently loose control. Do your research, they like to try to keep that sort of stuff hidden (this goes beyond the NHTSA website).

I regularly check the PDC/IPM/whatever you want to call it and the surrounding wiring harnesses on the 2009. It also has a fire extinguisher over twice the size of the minimum DOT requirements.

Slightest indication of a malfunction and I'll pull it from service and unwrap the harness if I have to. Not taking any chances.

There are currently no recalls for this particular issue. However if it gets enough complaints to the NHTSA there will be one.



And Jigabop, since you're on the Cummins rampage again

See if you can explain THIS one. Lol. BTW: not bashing. Just curiosity, hoping for a good explanation.

The situation:

- 2009 Dodge Ram 2500HD Cummins 6.7, 167K, 4wd, deletes (except EGR) and tuner and 5" straight pipe from turbo, towing a trailer and gross combined weight is no more than 12,000lbs, 350HP and 650ft/lb tq. 6 speed fully electronic automtac, tows in tow/haul mode.

- 1989 Ford F350 DRW, Rwd, 335K, no deletes, factory high-output big block 460 V8, no tuner, towing a trailer and gross combined weight is 24,000lbs, 250HP and no less than 400ft/lb tq. 4 speed fully electronic automatic, tows in O/D. Ford will lug out just about any hill with no drop. Starts developing peak power around 1800RPM (contrary to popular belief)

Both trucks are travelling the same highway, with the same hills, and speed limit of 55MPH.

Why is it that at twice the weight the Ford 460 can literally whoop the Cummins @ss at 55MPH no matter what tune the Cummins is on and no matter if the Cummins is in Tow/Haul or not? No this is NOT a joke. The Cummins will drop two gears, and the Ford rarely drops more than one.

Once the Cummins sees anything at or above 65MPH it flys no matter what is behind it.

Can you explain this?

 

Not interested enough to research it. I don't own one.

As for the two trucks, what rear axle ratios they got?

 

Ford is a 4.10, The 09 is a 3.73 AFAIK.