The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

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Brought another 25 bales down from areas difficult to access with truck and trailer. My new feed-hay buyer coming tomorrow morning for more bales.

Done for the day. Cruisin’ home Ram-style.
I did a complete 25K miles service on the Aisin transmission yesterday.
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Brought another 25 bales down from areas difficult to access with truck and trailer. My new feed-hay buyer coming tomorrow morning for more bales.

Done for the day. Cruisin’ home Ram-style.
I did a complete 25K miles service on the Aisin transmission yesterday.
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A decent tranny . . . (y)
 
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A decent tranny . . . (y)
I threw everything imaginable at this transmission. It’s not the most smooth or sophisticated, but it’s tough as nails.
I have pulled close to 500 45-50K loads of hay with it and a few dozen more with excavator or a large tractor.
 
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I threw everything imaginable at this transmission. It’s not the most smooth or sophisticated, but it’s tough as nails.
I have pulled close to 500 45-50K loads of hay with it and a few dozen more with excavator or a large tractor.
Sometimes not being smooth and sophisticated is better . . . I have had my manual tranny upgraded a bit :alien: My 3500 can hall a bit . . . ;)
 
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Sometimes not being smooth and sophisticated is better . . . I have had my manual tranny upgraded a bit :alien: My 3500 can hall a bit . . . ;)
I hear the new ZF-8 transmission that replaced the Aisin is really nice. Seems like Ford & GM having are again having transmission problems with their 10 speeds. Ram seems to have a real good on with the Aisin.
I have my eyes on a new Ram 5500 in 2027. Gotta talk it over with my accountant first.
 

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