Month: February 2022

In 1981 the Dodge, which belongs to Chrysler, decided to create a new generation of trucks, the Dodge RAM trucks……

Dodge Ram trucks are probably the best trucks in the world. They have 5 Generations of RAM trucks; here is Generation 1: The D series, and W. The D was for 2wd trucks, and the W is for 4wd. So in the first Generation they have 6 models, here they are; D150, W150, D250, W250, D350, and the W350. These 6 trucks had only gas engines available from 1981 to 1989. In 1989, the Cummins became the manufacturer for Dodge Ram diesel engines. These engines were the B series (12 Valve). Cummins engines were in the first Generation trucks from 1989 to 1993 and only in the D250, W250, D350, and W350 trucks.

In 1994 the new generation of Dodge trucks was born, the 2nd Generation. In this Generation, a new look has been introduced. With lots of new models. 1500, 1500 Sport, 1500 Laramie, 2500, 2500 Power Wagon, 2500 Laramie, 2500 Sport, 3500, and the 3500 Laramie. Cummins engines were a configuration in the trucks, 2500, 2500 Laramie, 3500, and 3500 Laramie.

In 2001 the third Generation was released.

This is the first year that Hemi gas engines are used in Dodge trucks.
Here are the models of this Generation. 1500, 1500 Outdoorsman, 1500 Classic, 2500, 2500 Laramie, 2500 Power Wagon, 3500, 3500 Laramie, 4500, 5500. All 2500 and larger trucks were compatible with Cummins engines.

Now the fourth Generation was born in 2009.
With new models Dodge Ram has become one of the best trucks in the world! 1500, 1500 Limited, 1500 Outdoorsman, 1500 Warlock, 1500 Rebel, 2500, 2500 Power Wagon, 2500 Laramie, 2500 Longhorn, 2500 Longhorn Laramie, 2500 Limited, 2500 Limited Laramie, 2500 Limited Longhorn, 3500 Laramie, 3500 Longhorn, 350 , 3500 Limited, 3500 Limited Laramie, 3500 Limited Longhorn, 4500, 4500 Laramie, 4500 Limited, 4500 Limited Laramie, 5500, 5500 Laramie, 5500 Limited, and the 5500 Limited Laramie. All compatible with a gas or diesel engine. (1500 with an 3.0L eco diesel).

In 2019 the 5th Generation is launched with new models. Since 2018 Ram trucks have been the best trucks in the world! With this Generation comes the TRX, 1500, 1500 Classic, 1500 Warlock, 1500 Outdoorsman, 1500 Rebel, 1500 Limited, 1500 Bighorn, 1500 Limited Bighorn, 2500, 2500 Power Wagon, 2500 Limited, 2500 Bighorn, 2500 Laramie, 2500 Limited Laramie, 2500 Limited Bighorn, 3500, 3500 Limited, 3500 Bighorn, 3500 Laramie, 3500 Limited Laramie, 3500 Limited Bighorn, 3500 slt, 3500 tradesman, 4500, 4500 Limited, 4500 Laramie, 4500 slt, 4500 tradesman, 5500 0,55005s Laramie , and the 5500 Limited. All are equipped with gas or diesel engines except the TRX (it is only available with a gas engine).

Here is a list of each engine available in each Generation for each truck.

1st Gen
Truck	Engine
D150 et W150	1.Chrysler 3.9L V6 GAZ 2. Chrysler  5.2L V8 GAZ 3. Chrysler 5.9L V-8 GAZ.
D250 et W250	Chrysler 3.9L V6 GAZ. 2. Chrysler 5.2L GAZ. 3. Chrysler 5.9L V8 GAZ. 4. Cummins 5.9L I6 12 Valve Diesel.
D350 et W350	Chrysler 3.9L V6 GAZ. 2. Chrysler 5.2L GAZ. 3. Chrysler 5.9L V8 GAZ. 4. Cummins 5.9L I6 12 Valve Diesel.

2nd Generation
Truck	Engine
1500	3.9L Magnum V6 2. 5.2L. Magnum V8 3. 5.9L Magnum V8
2500	1.3.9L Magnum V6 2. 5.2L. Magnum V8 3. 5.9L Magnum V8 4. 5.9 L Cummins Turbo-diesel 12 valve I6 5. 8.0 L Magnum V10
3500	1. 3.9L Magnum V6 2. 5.2L. Magnum V8 3. 5.9L Magnum V8 4. 5.9 L Cummins Turbo-diesel 12 valve I6 5. 8.0 L Magnum V10

3rd Gen
Truck	Engine
1500	1. 3.7 L Magnum V62. 4.7 L Magnum V8 3. 5.9 L Magnum V8 4. 5.7 L Hemi V8
2500	5.7 L Hemi V8 2. 5.9 L Cummins I6 3. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6 4. 8.0 L Magnum V10
3500	5.7 L Hemi V8 2. 5.9 L 3. Cummins I6 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6 4. 8.0 L Magnum V10
4500	5.7 L Hemi V8 2. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I
5500	5.7 L Hemi V8 2. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I

4th gen
truck	engine
1500	3.6 L Penstar V6 2. 3.7 L 3.7 V6 3. 4.7 L 4.7 V8 4. 5.7 L  Hemi V8 5. 3.0 L ecodiesel V6 diesel
2500	5.7 L  Hemi V8 2. 6.4 L Hemi V8 3. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6
3500	5.7 L Hemi V8 2. 6.4 L Hemi V8 3. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6
4500	5.7 L Hemi V8. 2. 6.4 L Hemi V8 3. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6
5500	5.7 L Hemi V8. 2. 6.4 L Hemi V8 3. 6.7 L Cummins diesel I6

5th gen
truck	engine
TRX	Hemi 6.4L V8 SUPERCHARGED
1500	3.0L EcoDiesel Turbo Diesel V6 2. 3.6L Pentastar Gasoline V6 3. 5.7L HEMI Gasoline V8
2500	5.7L Hemi V8 GAZ 2. 6.4L Hemi V8 Gaz. 3. 6.7 Cummins I6 diesel
3500	5.7L Hemi V8 GAZ 2. 6.4L Hemi V8 Gaz. 3. 6.7 Cummins I6 diesel
4500	6.4L Hemi V8 2. Cummins 6.9L I6
5500	6.4L Hemi V8 2. Cummins 6.9L I6

The TRX is the newest model that comes from Ram. This truck has the same engine as the Dodge Hellcat! It sounds almost the same! My favorit of the two is probably the TRX.

My Grandpa had a W100 for a long time when my mom was a kid. (The W100 was a low production model that some called a 5/8 truck.) Now he has a 3rd Generation 1500 with a Hemi 5.7L V8 engine. Before he had the W100 he had a 1968 Dodge Charger which also had a Hemi 5.7L V8

My favorite truck is “The 2nd Generation Cummins 12 Valve 2500 Crew cab long bed.” This one is built by the Diesel Brothers of Utah.

But before Ram came into existence Dodge made trucks. Like the Power Wagon, D100, D200, D300, D400, D500, D600. and more different trucks from 1921 to 1980. But that’s for another time.

And that’s it, thanks for reading!

A transmission is a gear box attached to a vehicle’s engine; the transmission gives vehicles different speeds.

By engaging the clutch, you can change gears on a shifter, or if your vehicle has an automatic transmission, they change gears on their own.

Fig 1: Clutch.

Fig 2: Brake.

Fig 3: Gear Shifter.

Some tractors need a lot of torque to pull plows, but they need to go fast on dirt roads to get from field to field. So often ¾ of the gears are for the field and the others for the path. As for example for our Kubota M110X, the first 12 gears are for the field but the last 4 are for the path. But not all tractors have the same transmission; tractors that have less horsepower have a smaller transmission. For example, our smallest tractor is a Kubota M6800 with 70 hp, and our largest tractor is the Kubota M110X ​​which has 110 hp. The M6800 has an 8-speed drivetrain, and the M110X ​​has a 16-speed drivetrain. Why? Because the bigger the transmission is, the more power is required.

Basically it has different transmissions for different jobs; for example, a trailer truck, or a tractor needs a lot of gears, so you can pull big loads, but you can still go fast on the way. But a car has a small 4-gear automatic transmission to carry the world. But you can have different transmission options in the same vehicles. Like for example if you want a truck that hauls light loads it has a 6 gear transmission, but if you want your truck to pull heavy loads it can have a 10 gear transmission.

Many trailer trucks have what is called a “Jake Brake” which assists the truck in downshifting to stop them. The transports have probably the coolest transmissions!

Emile Levassor and Louis-René Panhard are credited with developing the first manual transmission in 1894. Levassor and Panhard used a chain drive on their original transmission. Their invention is still the fundamental starting point of contemporary manual transmissions. Not too long after that Alfred Horner Munro, a Canadian steam engineer, designed the first automatic transmission in 1921 and patented the transmission in 1923. He created the automatic transmission with four forward gears and no reverse or park gear, and it used air pressure instead of hydraulic fluid. Over the years the transmissions have evolved to be bigger, faster, more gears, and more torque!

And that’s all! Thanks for reading!