Break in

[huwenfut]

My truck has 3000 miles on it I understand I'm supposed to put a load on it I put about 1400 lbs in the back the other day How long should I do this How many miles

 

[BBoling]

Search around a bit, plus there is a sticky on this topic..... maybe even some info in the Newbie section. Welcome to the board!

 

[bighammer]

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97121

:-laf I was just reading a post about alarms, Jimi-Jammers, and thefts, and thought "Oh no, another one" when I saw this.

Congrats on the new ride. The link above is a post that somehow has my name on it. All I did was put it in the FAQ section, but I'm not the author.

Anybody know or remember where or who this is from? I sort of remember moving it, but it looks like I wrote it and no credit is given for the original author.

 

[Grizzly]

After the first 1,000 miles, which is the initial break-in period, haul your RV to Alaska and back. Now it's broke in. Your in Hawaii, I don't know how you're going to drive to Alaska. Seriously, if it's possible, put a load on it and go on a long, long trip. Welcome to TDR.

 

[CDonaldson]

At 500 miles I hauled a good 1/2 ton in the bed, at 1K miles I pulled my horse trailer loaded with lumber - good 1500 lb tongue weight, good 12 K trailer weight. At 13 K miles on the truck now with 90% towing 12 K + loads, no one problem. Drive it like you stole it !!!!!



As far as the drive to Alaska and back from Hawaii - you'll need a floatation collar and a paddle wheel adapter, two paddle wheel adapters if your truck is a 4x4.



CD

 

[Grizzly]

At 500 miles I hauled a good 1/2 ton in the bed, at 1K miles I pulled my horse trailer loaded with lumber - good 1500 lb tongue weight, good 12 K trailer weight. At 13 K miles on the truck now with 90% towing 12 K + loads, no one problem. Drive it like you stole it !!!!!



As far as the drive to Alaska and back from Hawaii - you'll need a floatation collar and a paddle wheel adapter, two paddle wheel adapters if your truck is a 4x4.











I hear they are going to build a bridge from Hawaii to the lower 48. At least that's what my my brother-in-law tells me.

 

[LesStallings]

I believe the load you need to properly break in your new truck is a load that far exceeds what you can safely put in the bed of the truck.

 

[JimB1]

Following Cummins recomendations for mid-breakin and after spray-in bedliner I loaded yard of gravel (2600#) drove freeway between Seattle and Vancouver several laps. Not a lot of grades but just enough. Traffic permitting at start of grade be 10 mph under speed limit in tow/haul and in OD then crisply add as much throttle as possible to be just short of forcing downshift (auto transmission) and when speed limit reached let off throttle entirely too slow back down 10 mph and repeat as many times as possible until top of grade. Do that on all grades. Staying just short of downshift keeps cylinder pressures up much as possible plus the varying load cycle is part of routine. When summer comes around will repeat exercise with better mountain grades. That's best trade-off work routine I could come up with until a heavy trailer is available which don't have at this time. Bought bunch of sandbags and bagged yard of gravel to easily re-use.

 

[BBeck]

Hey JimB1:



Could you provide a link to the recommendations?



Thanks,

Brad

 

[JimB1]

BBeck, It's the link in bighammer's post #3 of this thread.

 

[CarlsonR]

just use the info in your owners manual. My 05 states"do not tow or haul heavy loads for first 500 miles. OK to change to synthetic at first oil change" in my case I had 12 miles on the odometer at my first oil change. Truck runs great and gets good milage. Much to much fuss is made over this break-in myth. In fact I believe the owners manual tells you no break in required?