#8 SD - The best truck for RV Transport, and the best company to pull for!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @jeremygrimm3754
    @jeremygrimm3754 4 года назад +2

    I have a F250, 12 model and I twist a dial to lock in 4wd, the manual locking hubs are in case the electric part fails. That's even on the low base model XL.

  • @gorillaman08zx
    @gorillaman08zx 5 лет назад +6

    My 17 Ford has auto locking hubs, the manuals are a secondary in case the auto locking malfunctions

  • @laszlovass7326
    @laszlovass7326 4 года назад +1

    Gas trucks would be difficult to get auxiliary tanks. Different types of rules for containment and DOT. Diesel is easy to add 100 gallons and you can wait to buy fuel where it's cheap, and fewer stops.

  • @michaelprosperity3420
    @michaelprosperity3420 5 лет назад +5

    With the oil change being 3 gallons on a diesel it would be best to buy a 55 gallon drum for oil changes. Sounds crazy but that is what I would do.

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +4

      It's only a few bucks cheaper, then I would have to store the drum, and buy a transfer pump to get the oil out of the drum.

    • @ramroad2008
      @ramroad2008 4 года назад +1

      The best thing to do is use Amsoil.

  • @rodneyprimm2526
    @rodneyprimm2526 6 лет назад +1

    Hey thanks for sharing !! But, I went broke with my 4 wheel Dodge dully. I got a lemon I guess. I love a Dodge dully and may buy another one some day. I had injector problems , computer problems fuel injector lines, wiring harness problems other than that it was a great truck. Oh I forgot to tell you it was used and had 50,000 miles on it when I got it. I only put 100,000 more miles on it before it started breaking down. The first time it broke down was in Needles California pulling a 24,000 lb fithwheel camper, lol . The tow bill was terrible.
    Need less to say I am not pulling for clasic transport pulling campers, lol
    Greetings from Galveston Texas. God bless you and be careful out there

  • @joshglaser1737
    @joshglaser1737 5 лет назад +3

    As far as Ford locking hubs go, there is only two options....Auto & Full Lock. There is no way to turn them off/disengaged all the way off. I leave mine in Auto, and the moment you put the power to them, they lock in.
    As far as the Dodge 68rfe.....It’s just a garbage design! The way that they channel the fluid thru the casting, they can’t transfer the fluid fast enough to keep the clutches from slipping. So even if you put the best parts in it that money can buy, your still going to get premature clutch wear. The best advice is do not delete and tune it, and do you fluid & filter changes religiously!
    I’m a Cummins guy, so I respect your choice. But I ended up with a Ford. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️👍🏼

    • @calsam4112
      @calsam4112 5 лет назад

      You can actually disengage the hub engagement under the hood. By unplugging one connection. Do it all the time. Works slick when you don't need 4x4 but want to use low range with the shift on the fly T-case.

  • @clark350
    @clark350 6 лет назад +9

    I pull trailers from Indiana back to canada. I have a dodge Cummins and a new 2018 gmc 2500 gas. The gas truck uses 10 gallons more then my diesel a day. Gas I 1.00 a gallon cheaper to buy diesel now and oil changes ect ect is more to run a diesel then gas. Gas truck pulls a trailer just as good as my diesel truck. My cummins averaged 11.50 miles loaded and gas averaged 10.20. That's hand calculated.

    • @cumminsman4670
      @cumminsman4670 5 лет назад +1

      Rob clark Last how do u get 10 miles per gallon Gas loaded. I never got above 6-7 loaded

  • @ictpilot
    @ictpilot 5 лет назад

    What tow speed do you do? 65mph? And the mega cab doesn't drop but a few hundred pounds on towing. I have a 2018 brochure at home and will double check.

  • @timmytheimpaler
    @timmytheimpaler 4 года назад

    I've been thinking of the slide in camper myself. But what kind of hitch setup would you use so you could tow the most loads, like keeping your options open?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  4 года назад

      Keep watching. I ran with the camper for a very short time. It killed my fuel mileage so badly that it wasn't worth it. Now the dumb thing just sits in my yard.

    • @timmytheimpaler
      @timmytheimpaler 4 года назад

      @@act2.533 ok, but WHAT IF...you pulled a stepdeck as your trailer, a long one, and used the raised portion for the slide in, with the cabover over the upper deck? And would it make a difference if you used one of those Freightliner M2 medium duty class 6s to pull it? Already have a CDL.

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  4 года назад

      @@timmytheimpaler sure, you could do that. But you would lose 12 feet of trailer.

  • @rickyblackshear2146
    @rickyblackshear2146 6 лет назад +2

    How does it pull with the weight distrution hitch? My vote is Ram!

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  6 лет назад +2

      I love the hitch.

  • @riomarkz7602
    @riomarkz7602 5 лет назад +3

    Hey boss, does any one company have more consistent Loads than the others. I.e. Horizon, Synergy etc. thank you!

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +5

      Not that I have seen. In fact, who has loads, and when, makes no sense whatsoever!

    • @riomarkz7602
      @riomarkz7602 5 лет назад

      act 2.5 thank you!

  • @JukeBoxBear
    @JukeBoxBear 6 лет назад +7

    and why do you think the industry has to keep replacing drivers every single month?? I have seen the same "help wanted" BS signs up for years!! And they add thousands of new recruits every year-year after year.... I wonder why???

  • @Drowe218
    @Drowe218 4 года назад

    You mention tires that go 80-100k in one of your videos. What tires are those that you ran?

  • @elisalazar3097
    @elisalazar3097 5 лет назад +1

    Who is driving your truck?

  • @xpressmobilecarcare4090
    @xpressmobilecarcare4090 5 лет назад +1

    Hey buddy since you're contract can you work for more then one company at the same time to keep the loads consistent?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +5

      Yes, you can. However, your truck can not. Stupid I know, blame the D.O.T.

  • @gregmahlstedt
    @gregmahlstedt 3 года назад

    Thanks for the info, one question I have regarding the truck, I understand you went with Dodge but basically said it's somewhat irrelevant on the big 3, but I didn't hear if you recommended dually or single wheel?

  • @terryjohnson6823
    @terryjohnson6823 5 лет назад +1

    So this video was a year ago .so my question is was it worth it and are you still doing it ? Most drivers who pull RVs don't make it .Really have to be retired and all is payed for .

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +6

      Yup, still rollin', still making money. Most drivers that don't make it don't do the math and save properly.

  • @daye3371
    @daye3371 5 лет назад

    Is that truck right side drive ?

  • @mrdavidsco
    @mrdavidsco 6 лет назад +2

    How are you getting 23mpg? My 2500 Dodge is lucky to 19.

    • @troyyarbrough
      @troyyarbrough 6 лет назад +3

      I heard him say 13 miles to the gallon.

    • @jamescook4735
      @jamescook4735 5 лет назад

      He did say 23 at the end but he had not been going the speed limit all day because of snow.

    • @ictpilot
      @ictpilot 5 лет назад +2

      23 mpg empty.

  • @raysboatingandadventure1277
    @raysboatingandadventure1277 4 года назад +1

    That's why you buy a Ram, comfort! Oh yeah, cummins!

  • @kevinpohlod7324
    @kevinpohlod7324 4 года назад +1

    Do you know what companies go into Montana the most?

    • @vicrae2007
      @vicrae2007 3 года назад

      Kevin, did you ever find out about Montana?

    • @kevinpohlod7324
      @kevinpohlod7324 3 года назад

      No, nobody ever said anything about Montana

    • @vicrae2007
      @vicrae2007 3 года назад

      @@kevinpohlod7324 thanks Kevin, I’m in Arizona and lookin for a fifth wheel and having it transported. To Montana/.

    • @kevinpohlod7324
      @kevinpohlod7324 3 года назад

      @@vicrae2007 No, nobody ever said anything about Montana

  • @mikehernandez8043
    @mikehernandez8043 5 лет назад

    What company you are with

  • @danroma7817
    @danroma7817 6 лет назад

    Is a fifth wheel necessary?

  • @starpergaming2688
    @starpergaming2688 5 лет назад

    how that camera reversed?

  • @troyyarbrough
    @troyyarbrough 6 лет назад +2

    Automatic locking hubs (on all makes of trucks) are notoriously weak when compared to manual locking hubs. Just playing in the mud and on the hills, I've destroyed auto-hubs. I've HAMMERED my Ford F250 with manual hubs and never broken one yet.

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад

      If you are off roading, sure, but then you are building an axle to run 40's anyway and your only gunna run warn hubs. For a 90% pavement rig, manual hubs are just dumb.

    • @troyyarbrough
      @troyyarbrough 5 лет назад +2

      @@act2.533 OK. Watch your video again. You said Ford is behind the times because they still have manual hubs on their four wheel drives. Ford put automatic hubs in their HD trucks back in 1995 - 1999 and had nothing but headaches with them. People would break them all the time. I had a 99 model F350 and I broke 2 automatic hubs, and I wasn't "offroading" in the sense of "mudding", No 40s and no Warn hubs - my truck was totally stock. I used to haul a lot of cattle and other livestock. Sometimes I would have to drive through pastures to deliver the animals to where the new owner wanted them. On 2 occasions, I broke an automatic hub because I had to go through some rough patches. (Nothing like hammering the snot out of it like mudders.) Anyway, after I replaced the auto-hubs with manual hubs, I never broke another one. Was it inconvenient? Yes, but not as inconvenient as having to have someone pull my truck out because it suddenly turned into a 2 wheel drive.

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад

      @@troyyarbrough Sounds like a Ford engineering issue.

  • @richwallace4632
    @richwallace4632 5 лет назад

    Who do you drive for?

  • @JukeBoxBear
    @JukeBoxBear 6 лет назад +4

    I have talked to the guys who have been doing it for years! and they don't have anything better to do! ... those who have enough sense to do real and accurate business accounting don't keep doing it. So, why not talk to an objective accountant??? They are a little sharper and will reveal the cold hard facts! The industry and most people who live there know the dirty little secret. The only others who claim it is a "dream job" are the recruiters who have a job to do

    • @radujohn
      @radujohn 5 лет назад

      What's the dirty little secret?

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 5 лет назад +1

      I've looked into it and theres no money and alot of deadhead miles

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 5 лет назад +1

      The company's are making money

  • @whoispriest
    @whoispriest 6 лет назад +2

    how do you have a right side drive on american truck? wtf

    • @B13SR
      @B13SR 6 лет назад +7

      It's not right side drive, it's his camera that makes it like that.

    • @Josephsvideoalbum
      @Josephsvideoalbum 5 лет назад +1

      He's using an iPhone. Probably downloading his videos to a a PC. It automatically flips like that.

    • @marktenney4604
      @marktenney4604 4 года назад +1

      BS, he's in the passenger seat, right arm next to the passenger door.

  • @davidduckworth2506
    @davidduckworth2506 4 года назад

    Have you sold your truck from pulling RV's?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  4 года назад

      Not yet. But soon.

    • @davidduckworth2506
      @davidduckworth2506 4 года назад

      act 2.5 mvpcredit@yahoo.com. Send me an email with ur phone number

  • @carlossantibanez9612
    @carlossantibanez9612 5 лет назад

    Hi do I need cdl for this job?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +1

      As long as you stay under 26,001 pounds combined truck and trailer you do not need a CDL.

  • @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl
    @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl 5 лет назад

    Are you still transporting?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад

      Yup, heading to Kansas on Monday.

    • @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl
      @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl 5 лет назад

      @@act2.533 I'm headed to Oregon tomorrow.

    • @natedoglara
      @natedoglara 4 года назад

      @@LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl are you still doing it?

    • @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl
      @LisaTaylorMidWesternGirl 4 года назад +1

      @@natedoglara No. I quit last week. I went and got my CDL with tanker and hazmat endorsements. Going to work for FedEx Custom Critical. $40k put into my truck in the last year and half is enough for me.

  • @st6795
    @st6795 5 лет назад

    Up north they need to just shut the roads down

  • @okievet
    @okievet 4 года назад

    F250 is the only truck to have. 2010 and newer.

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  4 года назад +3

      Good point. I guess GM and FCA can stop making trucks because you have spoken!

  • @patmul-k6798
    @patmul-k6798 4 года назад

    Not all companies are the same, a LOT screw you over getting paid.

  • @jackwatsonkunce
    @jackwatsonkunce 3 года назад

    Weight distribution hitches are great until you're hauling a camper that is too light to a dealership that specifies no load bars/sway bars

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  3 года назад +2

      That's the benefit of the Anderson. You can leave the chains loose and it doesn't do anything. Then stop just before the dealer to take it off. Then everyone is happy!

  • @arnoldmayer6914
    @arnoldmayer6914 3 года назад

    Damn you got the heated steering wheel the A/C cooling seats I am thinking you got the heated tail gate on that big bad ram so you don't freeze your fingers as you push that junk to the side of the road you know what they say if you want Power get a Ford if you want Comfort get a Chevy if you don't want either get a Dodge

  • @Stuckin4low
    @Stuckin4low 5 лет назад

    Can you haul part time or just weekends?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +3

      Part-time, yes. Weekends, no. You can work as little as you want. Most companies have a "one load a month" policy, but it's not that strict.
      The trouble with weekends is finding a dealer that takes delivery on the weekend. They are few and far between.

    • @radujohn
      @radujohn 5 лет назад

      @@act2.533 , are the yards in Indiana open to pick-up during weekends?

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +1

      Yeah.

  • @JukeBoxBear
    @JukeBoxBear 6 лет назад +4

    this ain't what you think it is. It is a SCAM! You actually risk your life and pay them to do it. Think i'm wrong? Go talk to an account not in that area. When he finally quits laughing at you, go talk to your insurance agent and attorney hopefully BEFORE you put 200k on your pick up ruin it and finally realize the truth!

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  6 лет назад +4

      JukeBoxBear tell that to the guys that have been doing it for years!

    • @JukeBoxBear
      @JukeBoxBear 6 лет назад +2

      I have! and they don't have anything better to do! ... those who have enough sense to do real and accurate business accounting don't keep doing it. So, why not talk to an objective accountant??? They are a little sharper and will reveal the cold hard facts! The industry and most people who live there know the dirty little secret. The only others who claim it is a "dream job" are the recruiters who have a job to do

  • @billanderson9807
    @billanderson9807 4 года назад

    Change that flat

  • @justinbarnes5498
    @justinbarnes5498 5 лет назад

    Typical linehaul doubles driver... Those guys must be held to tight standards regarding schedules because they seldom slow down for weather and/or construction zones. But you can't criticize them as they are considered amongst the industry's finest.....at least they feel that way. When the roads get icy, stay clear of doubles/triples lol.

  • @MongoMan1776
    @MongoMan1776 5 лет назад +1

    I'm sorry not to be rude but really join FB pages an observe ??? that's what people do by watching your views on RUclips, hello!

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +3

      I can't possibly cover every single RV transporting topic. Just like anything, you should get your information from more than one source.

    • @MongoMan1776
      @MongoMan1776 5 лет назад +2

      @@act2.533 nope your on RUclips an I'm entitled to have you cover everything about the business your in, that's RUclips policy

    • @act2.533
      @act2.533  5 лет назад +1

      @@MongoMan1776 Hahaha!!! I'll try harder!

  • @bemyers123
    @bemyers123 4 года назад

    The “lock-out” hubs save you money because there are fewer turning parts, which means less friction; wear and tear. Better fuel economy too. The ONLY reason why Dodge hasn’t followed Ford in “lock-out” hubs is lazy people don’t want to get out of their truck and turn two hubs...that’s the only reason!

  • @bettygoodson3983
    @bettygoodson3983 5 лет назад +5

    RV hauling is a Joke I can pick up aluminum cans on the highway or work at wendys and make more money and be at home every night all you get in RV hauling is a wore out Truck taxes to pay and a broke pocket book . Screw R V hauling been there done that