The front, underside, and slide were coated with a Line-X coating with a nice texture.

The delivery staff moved smoothly through the orientation process, and I had a lot to absorb. Kathy was equally as interested and learned about as much as I did.
Caleb ran us through each system and how to operate the myriad of functions this mobile home afforded.

Here it is in the bay when I arrived, ready for the delivery inspection:

Well, we went to Middlebury.

There was some challenging weather to deal with. A tornado 75 miles south of us on the ground and a really huge Cumulus-Nimbus, I had to crawl through.

We went over to Indy, then north to South Bend, then east a little way, past the Studebaker plant to Middlebury IN. That is a cool area/town. We had to follow/pass so many Amish buggies, that I lost count. Really, like a couple dozen.

When we arrived, they had our new 3210 ready, not the 2902 I purchased. You see when I bought the bigger bed and dual wheels, we thought, why settle for a smaller slide-in when we could go for their flagship? And that's what we did!

Here it is to close out this thread. I'll start a proper thread on it.

Day 63

I bet 285/75R17s will fit without a lift. ;-)

Sean, I don't think so. The wheel is only 6" wide. I believe that tire would be happier on an 8" rim width

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Quote from: Bigdave_185 on March 12, 2024, 11:14:55 PM

I don’t follow what you mean by roller skate look?

From history you usually go with a 18” wheel or I believe you had 16” on your gm truck


I’m not suggestion you mount up a set of 22” wheels.
But facts is facts and picture is proof large wide tires on the stock wheels of 6” wide rim will provide poor tread pattern

This is my contact path with 65 psi ( recommended is 75psi) on a 305/75/17 tire

Of course it will do and I’ll suffer my consequences for my choices, there simply are not a lot of aftermarket wide wheel options that are in the smaller diameter -18” wheel


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Dave, I am not into the big tire on the dually look. In fact I very much dislike it.
I AM NOT going to wide tires as they serve no purpose on this truck. With my single rear-wheel Ram 3500, I wanted the typical larger footprint for limited off roading. Now that I have gone to a full-sized dually, I am tossing any notion of anything other than a two-track. This one will stay on dirt roads and cross mud puddles, nothing more. So All I'll do eventually is to toss on that Carli suspension I had before which is a level + 1" rear spacer and use either the stock size or one size larger tire, probably on stock rims.

Roller-skate look: It looks like a skateboard to me. Long and wide and low.
I didn't like the look at the stealership, but I confess, it is warming up on me.
Who knows, I may get to actually liking this truck!

That makes sense, I would like to drop tire size as well. It handles really well but I imp pretty sure it’s to much height lost for the fifthwheel.

285 tire I think gives enough rubber for ride quality and looks good as well.

Only complaint I have in the DRW is getting into drive through windows.  I now just walk into the bank


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I'm smiling...
Today, I needed cash for a haircut, so I went to the ATM.
Arriving there I started doing some mental math and in the end, I opened my door walked over to the machine, and got my cash. Nope, a Dually does not like tight spaces.
I am digging the secure/planted feeling I am getting while driving.
Tomorrow and Friday will be a good test of hauling 3,600 lbs in the bed on a totally stock setup.

I never run recommended. Air it down until you have full tread contact (mostly) I only air up when I need the load. Now this is just me, has worked OK for 50 years.

I run 50/45 in the dmax normal. I used to run 26 in my 77 GMC.

Can't wait for the fluid change!

Air pressure as delivered is 90 psi in the fronts and 72 psi in the rear tires.
I will air down after I get home. Leaving in the morrow to pick up that big/new truck camper.

Curious how much of the Carli suspension stuff from the other rig would cross over?

The shocks all the same, the front end linkage could be different but I doubt it. Don’t recall if the back had a block on it.

Tire change will be interesting, 6.5” wheel width is the standard and there are about zero tire options in a 33”+ that is less then a 12” wide tire. Bfg does offer a 34” tall tire that’s 10 wide. I’ll be ordering those when the ones I put on are toast

https://tiresize.com/tires/BFGoodrich/All-Terrain-TA-KO2-34X10.50R17.htm

But you might be on a 18” wheel maybe

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Dave I have forged aluminum 17 X 6" wheels
I do not like the roller skate look
It is what it is, and no rear block (yet)

It looks like that same Carli stuff I purchased will all fit, so after Wyoming this summer, Tate will be getting another call.

I pulled the airbags off the other Ram I had and it does not look like they will fit.

The rear spring pack is like nothing I have ever seen

Three sets of leaves. The overload at the top is like 3" from contacting. The primary pack has really thick leaves. Then there's a super thick leaf on the bottom that does not touch the main pack but is like 2" from contacting. I am going to do something about all that, but first, this Thursday I go to pick up the camper. It will be coming home in an otherwise stock Ram.

Oh and since I now own an 8' bed, I purchased a larger camper that weighs around 3,700 full of water.

OK, on the prayer list

I think someone upstairs took care of me. The unit was discounted a ton. Way down to the mid-70s. The dealership that sold it gave me a super trade-in which I was not expecting.
Of course I lost money, but not nearly what I was anticipating. I actually think I wasn't hurt all that badly.

I swapped in my Pedal-Commander, my Bullit phone mounts and all my Armee patches from the older Ram.

The interior is not high-end. I have cloth seats, but they are heated. The big screen and stereo were options.

I'm not a big fan for the looks of the thing, at least not yet. I needed a HD truck and I bought it for that reason. The color is not my favorite, and the black wheels do nothing for me. But it can carry everything I have and want and the towing is ridiculous...something over 30,000 lbs.

This one is a 2024 Ram Heavy Duty 3500 Dually

It is a Big Horn with fewer options than I had in my older Laramie.

This one, however, has the HO engine with 1050 ft/lbs of torque, an AISIN transmission, 4-wheel drive with 4.10 gears and a huge 50-gallon fuel tank.

It also has dual alternators for 440amp potential.

Niceties are the big 12" screen, CarPlay, Alpine stereo, a bed liner, folding step under the bumper and a Mopar fifth wheel hitch.

The available payload on this one is almost 5,000 pounds

And here's why... Look at the payload numbers for old truck vs new truck.

I went off the wrong numbers for payload when I purchased my Camper. Then when I checked after the fact, I found a huge (over 1,000 lb. Mistake!)

My old truck with that camper, me and Kat and a full tank of water left me 16 lbs remaining :-(

do you see it? 4027 vs 49xx. What a beginners mistake...

Bob, that is unfortunate. My day is shot now w/o those pics. Guess I’m going to have to go to work now and drown my sorrows in gear oil…… 

Depressing...

Day 60

An ex-Marine hunts deer on my farm with one. One round kill every time.

I was down there with the Army for 4-5 months. That place is a nationwide garbage dump and sewer pond. When the nation was formed back in the 1800's they consecrated their nation to Satan. they then formed a religion called sangria which is a mixture of Catholicism and Voodoo. Now I wonder why they are not prosperous and rolling in dough. I mean a potentially beautiful Caribbean nation ripe for tourism...

After purchasing the Palmino something interesting has been happening.

Kathy started taking a real interest in truck campers. Up to the point of purchase, I would say that I have been the driving force in going in that direction. Knowing we tend toward the less touristy and wilderness venues; I could see something like a medium truck camper could fill our needs providing both a place to stay and a vehicle to move about with rather easily.

Anyway, she quickly joined a Palamino owner's website/owners' group. She was devouring articles and then started actively participating. I would venture to say she gets some good information there, but also some total hogwash. An example is the person who told her the Palamino campers are made from wood and will rot. Of course, that is not true, the thing has an aluminum frame with Azdel panels.

Then she started loading up on YouTube videos and learning. At some point, I saw the pencil and notepad come out. She was writing down tips and tricks and part numbers and addresses and who knows what.

Next comes the boxes. Amazon and UPS trucks started showing up with lightweight Corell dishes, some cool pots and pans, and two-sided tape. We have quick-drying towels, little trays, and gadgets to hold, sort, and secure.

My deal with her was, "Honey, you have the inside, and I have the outside and the truck. I only asked her to add some color to that white interior. (I am not a fan of the modern "whiteish" look). So well ahead of actual delivery, we seem to be turning blue with a splash of KY bluegrass-green. I'm checking out Honda 3200 watt generators and bigger Lithium batteries and she is loading up on a cool bedspread.

I am very much looking forward both to picking it up, and to going on a road trip with my bride.

Coming up on 100,000 views

This thread is read over 10,000 times annually.

I sure would like to see it read 10,000 times daily!

A goal perhaps??

Day 58

I just may back that up with a shoulder or chest rig as well. That shoulder holster worked well before and when deployed to the field, I'd wear that combo for up to a month at a time. Never once woke up or stood up from a wrestling match wondering where the old 629 was...

I certainly wouldn’t follow the instructions provided by the supplier of the product. What would they know. Right?

Good advice! :-0