New Guy here with 2012 Power Wagon

[Buliwyf]

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a "pawpaw".

[terrible mid eighties GI Joe toy commercial jingle voice]
"Paw Paw Power Wheels, Paw Paw Power Wheels, POWER WHEELS, Now your playing with power!"
[Commercial jingle voice off]

Ironicly, I think the first power wheels toy car was a Ford. Bigfoot IIRC. I'm not sure if that's it, but that's my guess.

 

[Redline]

A 285/70R17 works out to a 33x11.5 by the way.

Correct. Most 285/70R17 & 285/75R16 are 32.8" tall, some are taller, close enough to call them "thirty-threes" in my book.

 

[crawler#976]

Welcome! Always glad to see another Power Wagon owner on the forum.

Tons of Third Gen tech - most of it directly applies to the 4th gens:

http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=442

Check out:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=419

...for 4th gen specific tech, including what is required to move up to what I consider to be 100% mandatory, 35" tires. Most 4th gens won't clear them stock.

 

[Daniel Altman]

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a "pawpaw".

Paw is promounced like referencing a animal paw.

Paw-Paw = Grandpa
Me-Maw = Grandma

Names generally used by southerners to describe a grandpa/grandma or great grandpa/grandma.

Guess I was raised a little old school.

http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/grandparents-nicknames.htm

 

[Daniel Altman]

Correct. Most 285/70R17 & 285/75R16 are 32.8" tall, some are taller, close enough to call them "thirty-threes" in my book.

This is why I said 32" and not 33" because even Ram advertises as 32" BFG's.

 

[Hilldweller]

Welcome aboard; excellent color choice.

BTW, 295/70 Cooper Discover STT tires will fit and only rub the lower control arm a tiny bit on full-lock turns. Any larger tire needs new wheels and a little lift. The G3s were easier to fit with larger rubber.

 

[sdwhip]

Congrats on the purchase, I wish I woulda saved more money when I was deployed and put it towards a new truck when I was in the Navy. I looked at the Power Wagons before I bought my 2500 Cummins but what I got better suited my needs and I got mine in Vernon also.

 

[Buliwyf]

Paw is promounced like referencing a animal paw.

Paw-Paw = Grandpa
Me-Maw = Grandma

Names generally used by southerners to describe a grandpa/grandma or great grandpa/grandma.

Guess I was raised a little old school.

http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/grandparents-nicknames.htm

Well that's better than a commercial jingle, I guess. Derp derp.

 

[Doc Foster]

That is a sweet looking truck, especially the color. Reminds me of my first truck a brand new 1979 Dodge. Had it all over the East from Key West up into New Brunswick Canada. Got 140,000+ miles out of her before I sold it and bought a 1986 Jeep CJ7.

 

[ZR2nit]

Great looking truck. I'm a die hard GM truck guy but the new Ram trucks look better than any other truck out IMO. I love how they look and if i had to buy a Full-Sized truck today it would be a Dodge Ram. Just a quick question if I may. The Power Wagon, are they only available as a Diesel or can you get one in Gas? Thanks and appreciate your service and Congrats on the ************ truck

 

[Saiyan66]

Actually ZR2nit, the power wagon is only available in gas. Diesel models were never made mostly due to the intercooler interfering with the winch mount, and a couple other random reasons.

 

[Hilldweller]

Yeah, gas only; 11mpg on average...

The '12s have a new transmission and might do better with the 6-speed.

 

[Daniel Altman]

Hilldweller that is a nice PW! Does yours have the 6-speed? Speaking of mpg, my Pawpaw has reported average of 14.6 @ 70-75 mph on the highway when he drove it home with just 5 miles on the clock with 6-speed. Hopefully after break-in it will get better.

ZR2nit I wish they came with a CTD. With the truck having the 66RFE I could swap in a diesel if I ever get tried of the Hemi. IMO the Hemi is the best option for a power plant in the PW. Weighs less than a diesel and you can find gas almost anywhere.

 

[Hilldweller]

I have an '11 and it has the 5 speed.
I've never had it on the highway for more than 15 minutes without a trailer so I don't know the highway mileage.

Hilldweller likes hills, not highways... :ylsmoke:

 

[Daniel Altman]

Just checked the map. You're in North GA and I grew up most of my childhood in southern Ga. Desser, Ga to be exact.