5500 Ram pickup

[jaird]

Has anyone seen the 5500 Ram pickup? If so, any comments? Any possibility of production?

 

[mgonske]

I just got a look at the Long Hauler concept truck at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Beautiful truck, but loooong! They did a nice job on the bodywork hiding the tank between the mega-cab and the 8' bed. Hitch camera in the CHMSL is a nice touch. I couldn't detect anything unique about the driver's seat. The "refrigerator" in the rear center console is one of the six-pack size ones like in the original Toyota Van, top-accessed after flipping up the center arm-rest. Loved the Kelderman air-ride system.

 

[EGroeneveld]

I'd strongly consider a 4500/5500 CrewCab Pickup for hauling my slide in camper when/if they become a standard factory offering in the future. Air Ride would be awesome...

 

[Babyfat]

I agree 4500/5500 pickup long bed RAM BOX would be great

 

[HEMI®Dart]

A little off-topic...

They are finally smartening up. I don't have great pictures, but the local municipal ambulance's around my area are using a 2011, 4500 CTD as the platform for the new units.

 

[mymtnhauler]

long hauler picks

Does anyone have picks, or where one could find some?

 

[tp0d]

2011 Dodge Ram Long-Haul Special Edition

or

Ram?s 5500 Series Concept Truck | What's New Blog & Discussion at Diesel Power Magazine

 

[HBarlow]

The 4500/5500 makes a great platform for the ambulance posted above and would also make a great truck camper platform with a pickup bed.

Perhaps if enough wanna be owners would write to Ram and ask for it corporate execs would decide to manufacture it.

 

[Bill Stockard]

I'd strongly consider a 4500/5500 CrewCab Pickup for hauling my slide in camper when/if they become a standard factory offering in the future. Air Ride would be awesome...

I'd also be very interested. It would make a great slide-in camper hauler, and with my heavy slide in camper loaded, I would be under the GVWR again. I've been interested in a F450 size pickup from Dodge ever since Ford introduced theirs. Unlike Ford, the Ram 4500 would be real, not an over-sized F350.



With a Ram 4500 pickup, I could trade for a heavier slide-in camper... :-laf



Bill

 

[EGroeneveld]

I'd also be very interested. It would make a great slide-in camper hauler, and with my heavy slide in camper loaded, I would be under the GVWR again. I've been interested in a F450 size pickup from Dodge ever since Ford introduced theirs. Unlike Ford, the Ram 4500 would be real, not an over-sized F350.



With a Ram 4500 pickup, I could trade for a heavier slide-in camper... :-laf



Bill

Agree! With my Arctic Fox I'm under the wheel/tire and axle ratings but over the GVW a little bit. If I could get a 4500/5500 Crew Cab Longbed Pickup 4*4 with a higher GVW that I could still drive to work I'd do it. As long as its not $20k more then a 3500 of the same.

 

[SNiebaum]

They are finally smartening up. I don't have great pictures, but the local municipal ambulance's around my area are using a 2011, 4500 CTD as the platform for the new units.

True... . not necessarily in ambulances but I'm starting to see a lot of the 4500/5500 trucks running around with construction company signage, utility company signage, service providers, etc...



Hopefully it wasn't a day late and a dollar short for Dodge on these trucks though.