New 2025 Ram 1500 with hurricane engine.

[mrmikey]

HD is correct....unfortunately .

 

[DarkBlack]

but really all vehicles suffer a premature death from rust

They do, in NH where every snowflake is matched by a pound of salt spread on the road

 

[coobie]

All these trucks come down to is rust and/or reliability.

Just like life, if you don’t die from cancer, old age will get ya. I know that sounds kinda rough, but really all vehicles suffer a premature death from rust or reliability.

All my vehicles have Krown rust proofing applied to them once per year.No rust issues in 10 years.

 

[Snobdds]

Wyoming puts a lot of salt on the roads...but since we are so dry, the rust is never an issue.

Salt is only a problem in areas with high humidity.

 

[orezok]

I live in the Mojave. Exactly what is this thing called rust? I have some rebar that was left over from my house build 20 years ago and it’s laying on the ground. It’s finally showing some light rust.

LOL

 

[WinterDeere]

Salt is only a problem in areas with high humidity.

Agreed. And it's worse if you have a vehicle that's almost exclusively driven in bad weather, such that it never has a chance to get blown dry on the nicer days.

Back when I was driving my trucks everyday, snow or sun, they didn't rust quite so quickly. But now I drive the truck only in bad weather, and drive a sedan when it's nice out, and the trucks seem to rot twice as fast. I think they retain the moisture longer, which they picked up in the prior day(s) snow, if you don't drive them to dry them out on the dry days.

 

[Snobdds]

Agreed. And it's worse if you have a vehicle that's almost exclusively driven in bad weather, such that it never has a chance to get blown dry on the nicer days.

Back when I was driving my trucks everyday, snow or sun, they didn't rust quite so quickly. But now I drive the truck only in bad weather, and drive a sedan when it's nice out, and the trucks seem to rot twice as fast. I think they retain the moisture longer, which they picked up in the prior day(s) snow, if you don't drive them to dry them out on the dry days.

I built my house in Steamboat with infloor heat and water drains in the garage. I was seeing flash rust on stuff even after being allowed to dry. I then put a pretty robust dehumidifying system in and that took all the moisture out from the melting. It stopped the flash rusting.

It then dawned on me that it's not really the salt, but the humidity. I asked a buddy who was chemist and he said water dissolves positive ions in the water, letting electrons move faster through metal and the result is faster rusting.

Get your cars dry people...

 

[mrmikey]

They do, in NH where every snowflake is matched by a pound of salt spread on the road

What's worse is brine, it'll creep into places you wouldn't imagine and stick like no ones business. I haven't seen any improvement on the roads where they use it not for the expense involved making, storing, distributing and spreading it.
When I worked for the highways a friend of mine was the mobile mechanic that worked on the salt and brine spreading systems in the winter, usually in the middle of a snowstorm. when else is it going to break down right?. All his tools were rusted bigtime, ratchets that he didn't use much were almost seized solid, chrome was pitted on the wrenches. Even his boots looked like they belonged in a Peter Pan movie as the toes were curled up and looked like fairy boots.

All my vehicles have Krown rust proofing applied to them once per year.

Ditto, it's not an option around here (Nova Scotia) it's a necessity if you want your vehicle to last more than a few years without rusting thru.

I live in the Mojave. Exactly what is this thing called rust? I have some rebar that was left over from my house build 20 years ago and it’s laying on the ground. It’s finally showing some light rust.

I hate you LOL

 

[ponytug]

I built my house in Steamboat with infloor heat and water drains in the garage. I was seeing flash rust on stuff even after being allowed to dry. I then put a pretty robust dehumidifying system in and that took all the moisture out from the melting. It stopped the flash rusting.

It then dawned on me that it's not really the salt, but the humidity. I asked a buddy who was chemist and he said water dissolves positive ions in the water, letting electrons move faster through metal and the result is faster rusting.

Get your cars dry people...

I'm a chemist, and I approve this message.

Getting cars or tools or metal stock dry makes all the difference in reducing corrosion. In floor heat and a dehumidifier sounds like a wonderful solution.

I used to kick off snow of the panels behind the wheels whenever I stopped just to get the snow/salt/ice/grit off the vehicle. Easy to do when it is fresh, not so easy once it sets. It seemed to me that the corrosion was the fastest there.

All the best,

Peter

 

[Snobdds]

I'm a chemist, and I approve this message.

Getting cars or tools or metal stock dry makes all the difference in reducing corrosion. In floor heat and a dehumidifier sounds like a wonderful solution.

I used to kick off snow of the panels behind the wheels whenever I stopped just to get the snow/salt/ice/grit off the vehicle. Easy to do when it is fresh, not so easy once it sets. It seemed to me that the corrosion was the fastest there.

All the best,

Peter

Good. I'm glad the scientific community is in agreement.