Ok so i work at the firework stand during seasons. Well today i pull in (after just gettin back from deer camp) and i thought it was in Reverse (i have a manual) and i turned it off, and let the clutch out.. it wasnt. so my front tires went into a about a 1ft deep hole, which i shouldn't have parked next to. They told us to park on the ends so i did. anyway i figured i couldn't do anything about it. So my gf is working there too, she has the white truck. i figured i'd get her to pull me out. so its about close and we punch out, along with everyone else and we try and yank it out.. didn't work for crap. So our boss finally shows up, and i get him to do it. he used one of the company's 5 2007 dodge ram 5500's. OMG! he strapped up and didnt touch the gas and i went right on out emergency brake on and all. I was like Damn! Keep in mind that is a 6.7L cummins dually, with a 5.96 rear end. i mean damn.

 

i like the part where he pulled you out with the brake on.... lol

 

Yeah I watched a friend of mine use his manual 2nd gen cummins to pull someone out like that. An Impala was bottomed out hanging over a ditch and all he did was let the clutch out. Never touched that gas. Those diesels are impressive.

 

Not to mention they get better mileage than the crappy 360's 12 MPG.

I'd keep this truck if it wasn't for this gas hog of an engine.

 

thats sweet, we have a 5500 that parks near our house. 6in stacks, (tow truck) but its awesome

 

5.96 rear end, eh.

 

i had never heard of a dodge 5500 until a couple months ago when i was on the dodge website drooling over the 2010 heavy duty rams.

i got my sisters old 2wd standard nissan stuck in some mud a few years back with no one to pull me out and i took a chain out of the bed and zig zag'd it behind the back right tire and put it in reverse and pumped the gas pedal a few times and worked it on out. i wish my truck was a stick shift.

 

yeah but the fuel is more so your tradeing one devil for another lol

 

i would much rather have a cummins, but i need lighter motor, so small block it is... and i can rev that out higher too... but is your truck 4x or 2x? foot deep hole,,, put in 4lo, creep foward jsut a bit, put in reverse and punch it... dig your way out... lol

 

when my Ram craps the bed, im going to look into a 3rd-4th gen Cummins,

but im hoping my Ram will last me another 5-6 years



BTW its a 4500 Ram thats near my house