Its all good man. I help my buddy out every now and then when he needs help on his farm. Usually I stick to pitch'n straw bales. Gotta love it at the end of the day when you go to blow your nose Hate to see what my lungs look like by now lol.

 

you should try cleaning out a corn bin when its 95 OUTSIDE the bin INSIDE its like 105 at least, nasty job, but someones gotta do it

 

From p. 114 of 1998 Ram Pickup Owner's Manual:

When To Lock Out Overdrive--
"When driving in hilly areas, towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, or whenever frequent transmission shifting occurs, press the O/D OFF button. This will improve performance and reduce the potential for transmission overheating or failure due to excessive shifting."

 

Neon, there is hope for you yet!

Almost any wheeled vehicle (including industrial equipment) manufactured in the last 80 years will have at least three books/documents associated with it: operating instructions with some level 1 maintenance (owner's manual), service manual with all levels of maintenance + repair/overhaul instructions, and a parts manual showing all the parts that can be replaced on the vehicle.

 

is it normal with the O/D off for my truck to run about 2200 RPM at 55 mph

 

Yea that is bout where mine sits. I would say a lot of that has to do with the gearing too. So Id say you and I have the same gearing.

 

i've got 3.55s

my next truck will prolly be a 04 or 05 ram 3500 with the CR Cummins and the 6 speed 4.10 gears, woo hardcore work truck

 

yep 3.55's in mine as well.

 

+1 for the 3.55's Yay!

 

Alright, so you guys are saying it's OK for my motor to be going 65mph with overdrive off? I'm going to be driving 65mph on the highway for about 2.5 hours straight. With overdrive on, my rpms are usually at 1800-1900 rpms. With overdrive off, I'm not sure what they'll be at. I just didn't know it was normal to ride on the highway with overdrive off. If I was traveling at 75mph with overdrive on, the truck would probably stay in overdrive, but I'm taking its still bad regardless if it's hunting for gears or not?

With 4.10 gears, I'll probably be at 2500+ rpms the entire time down the highway. Better get the ear muffs on, and my brother is going to hate me...