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Walter,
Toyota does not make a truck that compares to the Big Three diesel powered trucks. The Cummins engine and 6-speed NV5600 transmission in my truck exceeds the weight limit that you can safely haul in the bed of any Toyota truck on the market!
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Can I join the club? Here is my 2007 Dodge 2500 4×4 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel WITH my 88 4×4 Toyota.
I would have put the Toyota in the back of the Dodge but I already had the Polaris ATV there 
Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
Ruined the collector value on my 2001 F250. Added the “H” emblem to get better fuel mileage to haul reloading supplies home from the stores–(Might even rival Bert’s mileage now.) When trucking Winchesters to and from the woods, the ’55 Chief Pontiac wings–at 45mph–lift the front end just enough to offset the added weight of my rifles. Oldest son added LED’s and wired it for me. The Chief is clear in daylight. At night he glows yellow on dims; blue on brights.
I’ve found that when hauling a .25-35 rifle, I get just a tad fewer mpg’s than when transporting a .38-55. Must be the extra barrel weight in .25-35?
JWA said
Can I join the club? Here is my 2007 Dodge 2500 4×4 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel WITH my 88 4×4 Toyota.
I would have put the Toyota in the back of the Dodge but I already had the Polaris ATV there
Regards,
Jeff,
I new there was a good reason why I have a lot of respect for you… and you made my point about the Toyota 
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
wallyb said
Hi,
I bet your wife’s drives a Toyota or a Lexis product.
Walter
And you would lose that bet. My wife drives an Oldsmobile, and when it finally dies of old age, she wants a brand new Jeep Renegade.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert:
Speaking of your wife………..
Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home…
Sergeant at Police Station:
What is her height?
Husband:
Gee, I’m not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
Sergeant:
Weight?
Husband:
Don’t know. Not slim, not really fat.
Sergeant:
Color of eyes?
Husband:
Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.
Sergeant:
Color of hair?
Husband:
Changes a couple of times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can’t
remember.
Sergeant:
What was she wearing?
Husband:
Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don’t know
exactly.
Sergeant:
What kind of car did she go in?
Husband:
She went in my truck.
Sergeant:
What kind of truck was it?
Husband:
A 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine special ordered with manual transmission and climate controlled air conditioning. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, which has a matching aftermarket bed liner. Custom leather 6-way seats and “Bubba” floor mats. Trail-ring package with gold hitch and special wiring hook-ups. DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio receiver, 23-channel CB radio, six cup holders, a USB port, and four power outlets. I added special alloy wheels and off-road Michelins. It has custom running boards and indirect wheel well lighting.
At this point the husband started choking up. . .
.
Sergeant:
Don’t worry buddy. We’ll find your truck!
WACA Life Benefactor Member
NRA Life Member
Rick,
Thanks… that made my morning!
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
The old reliable 93 Dodge with Cummins and a 5-speed. Ugly, runs and drives great.
OK, since all of you other Proud Dodge Ram CTD owners are posting pictures, here is my old Dodge Ram 3500 SRW w/6-speed NV5600 manual. I drove it home from Dave Smith Motors in Kellog ID on 12/28/2004. On 12/27/2015 (11-years later), the odometer rolled over the 250,000 mile mark. By time I arrive in Cody this coming July, I should be over the 260K miles.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Great one, Rick.
I felt as if you were hitting a little close to home there–’til I realized the truck in the description was a 150. Mine’s a 250.
Good thing also, my wife isn’t too awfully thrilled about shopping. And she thinks my truck is too big for her to navigate about town. Whew!
And Bert, did you get that photo from its first owner? How do you not scratch, scrape, dent, and lose pieces from your truck! I’ve not had one to stay looking spiffy for more than two months. Obviously your truck never scrapes through old, narrow logging roads, nor desert sage, and never sees the bottom of a ditch.
We’ve a story in our family that helps to illustrate the life-expectancy of my rigs’ beauty–I’ll keep it brief, so much of the good part is missing– Our youngest son, when about six years old, rolled a round of firewood down the mountainside and BAM right into the truck’s fender–tiny dent. He thought he’d really messed up, saw me chuckling, then he relaxed a bit. Two years later–a different/newer/nicer truck–he and I are getting firewood together. He sees me turning toward him–his calculated moment–and BAM, he bounces a chunk of pine off the side of the truck. He turns to me, puts his hands on his hips and says, “There, glad we got that over with.” I nearly died there laughing.
FromTheWoods said
Great one, Rick.
I felt as if you were hitting a little close to home there–’til I realized the truck in the description was a 150. Mine’s a 250.
Good thing also, my wife isn’t too awfully thrilled about shopping. And she thinks my truck is too big for her to navigate about town. Whew!
And Bert, did you get that photo from its first owner? How do you not scratch, scrape, dent, and lose pieces from your truck! I’ve not had one to stay looking spiffy for more than two months. Obviously your truck never scrapes through old, narrow logging roads, nor desert sage, and never sees the bottom of a ditch.
We’ve a story in our family that helps to illustrate the life-expectancy of my rigs’ beauty–I’ll keep it brief, so much of the good part is missing– Our youngest son, when about six years old, rolled a round of firewood down the mountainside and BAM right into the truck’s fender–tiny dent. He thought he’d really messed up, saw me chuckling, then he relaxed a bit. Two years later–a different/newer/nicer truck–he and I are getting firewood together. He sees me turning toward him–his calculated moment–and BAM, he bounces a chunk of pine off the side of the truck. He turns to me, puts his hands on his hips and says, “There, glad we got that over with.” I nearly died there laughing.
I did get the picture from the first owner… Me!! It does have a dent in the tailgate, but otherwise, it is still in very good condition for an 11+ year old truck. Most of the miles on it are on the highways. I have gone through four sets of tires, and one set of brakes (though I will need another set of brakes real soon). Otherwise, it has seen light duty, especially for a 1-Ton truck.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Hey Bert, I think “light duty” pretty much sums it up for something that says “DODGE” on one side and “Ram” on the other.
DEEREHART said
Hey Bert, I think “light duty” pretty much sums it up for something that says “DODGE” on one side and “Ram” on the other.
So, you are saying that this is False advertisement?
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Rick Hill said
Now boys, play nice………………….
Oh but we are! I do find it odd that we have not heard from the Chevy boys yet though… with their Isuzu (Duramax) diesel 
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Hi,
The only new vehicle that I have bought in my life was a ’91 Isuzu 20 foot flat bed delivery truck ,that I used to service manufacturing customers. It had the big 4 cylinder turbo engine. Great truck but only 10 mpg. That is about standard. The only problem I had was with the exhaust brake that would stick. If I reminder ( and losing some) that GM was having problems on their large diesels for pickup trucks, so they had Isuzu redesign. As mentioned, I am curious on the Chevy trucks. I had another problem, it would not pull a D9 Dozer down the road.
Cheers
Walter
I just purchased a Winchester 94 carbine in .25-35 SN dates it to 1948 Very Good-Excellent condition. I am just curious that the forearm is longer than that of another 94 I had owned. Any reason for that? Thanks much.
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