I am looking at getting a used 03 ram 3500 non dually slt turbo diesel 6spd any suggestions its got 84k mi linex ranch hand bumpers premium wheels quadcab short bed cummins diesel, 24valve he wanted 25k but got him down to 19k was a ranch truck in tx any suggestions before i dip into the world of diesels?

 

Post in the cummins section, you will get quite a few more responses.

 

Sounds like a nice truck.
Has the guy got any maintenance records?
Sometimes farm trucks get worked pretty hard and are a little sketchy on proper maintenance.

 

I have a question that is somewhat off topic, but i've been looking for a place to ask it. Was the 3500 made non dually in the earlier years of the 2nd gen? And then in the later years of 2nd gen all 3500's we're dually?

 

1st gens had single wheel 3500' and dual wheel ones, 2nd gen had dual wheel 3500's, and 3rd gen has both single wheel and dual wheel configurations

 

Thanks. I questioned it because my grandpa had 2 single wheel v10's. Then got a dually v10 and i knew he had to get a dually and couldn't remember why. I wasn't sure if it was because that's the only way they were made or what. I just called him and he said it was because he had to have the payload for his truck camper. The trucks were all 2nd gens. Then he sold his truck, his truck camper, and his 2 30' fifth wheels. He now drives a minivan. I'm disappointed in him lol.