[Dave Z]

They had it at the Detroit show.

Ram went through an almost total re-engineering... I'd rather it be late than broken.

 

[jefferey]

thats true, where i go i dont want to walk home. have they done anything to fix the wheel hop? sand and snow make my 2010 power wagon wheel hop somthing fierce.

 

[MoparNorm]

Wheel hop is generally caused by too much skinney pedal, too much air pressure, or too little traction caused by an empty bed.
Try slowing down and using the locker, or putting some weight in the bed. Lower your air pressure when off road.

 

[jefferey]

thanks moparnorm. @ 20psi front and rear 2.5 feet of snow both lockers in im getting the wheel hop. i live in the mountains and do a lot of hunting, scouting, high mountain lake fishing ect. some times the long skinny pedal is the only pedal that will get you up that last unplowed skidder road where no ford nor chevy dare to go. (i call those people "flat landers") i have never tried weight in the back due to the fear of breakage. how much weight are we talking about? i have bales of straw that when soaked with water and frozen weigh aprox 200lbs per bale.

 

[MoparNorm]

It sounds like the weight thing might be the trick, if your bed is empty.
Put 3 bales, or about 600 lbs over the rear axle and let me know if that did the trick.
Sidebar story. I once pulled up to a muddy construction site with about 1,000 lbs of hardware in my bed, drove right up to the storage shed, just like it was dry pavement. Unloaded the Dodge and couldn't move!
Had to tie a tractor onto my front bumper and the two of us barely made it out.
Weight properly distributed can work wonders.

 

[jefferey]

thank you kindly sir..heading up in the mountains this weekend for a special cow elk hunt. i will give the extra weight a shot. let you know how it turns out..thanks again!!

 

[TheMan]

It sounds like the weight thing might be the trick, if your bed is empty.
Put 3 bales, or about 600 lbs over the rear axle and let me know if that did the trick.
Sidebar story. I once pulled up to a muddy construction site with about 1,000 lbs of hardware in my bed, drove right up to the storage shed, just like it was dry pavement. Unloaded the Dodge and couldn't move!
Had to tie a tractor onto my front bumper and the two of us barely made it out.
Weight properly distributed can work wonders.

...and now you know why VCI is important.

 

[JTE]

Do the 25 & 3500's have air suspension yet?

 

[jefferey]

well, this is what Chrysler Group LLC Customer Assistance had to say about the release of the 2013 power wagon.

Dear Jeff:
Thank you for your response!
According to our provided resources, the 2013 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Power
Wagon 4x4 6'4" bed has entered the factory order system.

The 2013 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Power Wagon 4x4 is standard factory equipped
with the 5.7L V8 Engine combined with the 6-Speed Automatic
Transmission. The 2013 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Power Wagon 4x4 is available in
the Black Clear Coat as a Monotone Paint or with the Two Tone Paint
option in Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Bright White Clear Coat,
Copperhead Pearl Coat, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearl Coat, Mineral Gray
Metallic Clear Coat or True Blue Pearl Coat exterior paint colors with
Black Clear Coat as the Secondary Paint.
no 6.4 hemi, no matt black, no Texas fair truck, but going to order my new 2013 power wagon this friday..the only question is what color? my 2010 is white..mabey true blue pearl.....wow, its like having a new family member... :1st:

 

[DirtyLarry]

It looks like the ST Power Wagon was dropped for 2013 if the Ram website is correct??? Errrr!

If I said it once, I’ve said it 100 times. The Power Wagon package should be a free flow option across all Ram 2500 models including standard cabs! Ram is making me mad now.

 

[Dave Z]

Power Wagon is still available as ST, SLT, Laramie.