Rented a Dodge Ram 2500 for AeroMedLab.com

[@Struthio_Camelus]

Best thing about this Ram? You don't OWN it.

[@rosscobosco]

Exactly what i was thinking

[@Juror63]

Awe man. Throwing shade, really? I think we could say that about all brands at one time or another. Have a joyous day! 😊

[@Struthio_Camelus]

This pavement princess is not a work truck. They left the window cranks off it.

[@gallaghertyler]

​@@Juror63You're spot on! It's a shame to see what is happening in the auto industry

[@dirtdevil70]

​@@gallaghertyler its what the majority of the market wants...the farmer/trades market is small compared to consumer

[@Dellvmnyam]

As a European I can confirm, putting piles of plywood into a trolleybus every day on my way to work and back is difficult

[@1121494]

Still, Ryan, a fellow Carpenter, should be able to see that bed is not fitting an entire sheet of plywood unbroken - unlike any mode of public transport. - And it's not like plywood was going to be the most outlandish haul on Berlin's U8.

[@medicmain3947]

​@1121494 i find this weird, I drive a 99 dakota and I'm able to put full sheets of plywood in the bed.

[@Jakob_DK]

@@1121494 A pony in the Copenhagen metro got some attention, it is driverless, so no one to get upset. The pony was tired, it was the right thing to do.

[@dylanlawson9097]

@@1121494you fill the bed with stuff that fits and use the truck to haul the trailer 😉

[@frankverhoeven8027]

@@Dellvmnyam Also, you won’t believe the amount of tools I have to carry around just for picking up the toddler at daycare.

[@chrthiel]

In my experience a full sheet of plywood is a great conversation starter on the bus

[@Juror63]

😂😂😂

[@MADDcartman]

“Hey, whatchya building there?!” 😮

[@TDOBrandano]

Also because we don't usually build homes out of plywood. But if we did we'd use flatbed trucks or generic delivery vans.

[@vibradot]

Ha! What?

[@CrowColdblade]

Now imagine the chicken tax didn't exist, you could have the king of the battlefield, a Toyota hilux.

[@TheFuri0uswc]

Hilux for all you barely legitimate government needs

[@dgurevich1]

The War Chariot of the third world

[@prfwrx2497]

And for what a Hilux can't haul, there's always the 70 series Land Cruiser.

[@literallyasneeze2135]

@@TheFuri0uswc Amen

[@soopahfly6692]

*Dshk not included. AA guns available as upgrade. Chose from 3 colors.

Every time I go into a tram, I cry so much I cannot bring all my plywood with me!

[@kdavidsmith1]

I wish they would bring back ranger sized trucks.

[@elduderino007]

Me too. Unless you live in the actual country it doesn't make sense to have the 4x4 10mpg ego boosters.

[@nurseSean]

Tacoma are close

[@marclagalle1486]

Come to Australia - our biggest selling vehicle is the Ford Ranger ute.

[@Jimmyxsx]

They have with the Ford Maverick

[@danbee6103]

They are too small for modern safety regulations, you would smashed by a present day sized vehicle. A reason you dont see the smart car anymore and rarely fiat 300s or whatever they are called.

[@sastrugi4471]

It's not how much, it's how patient the other passengers and operator will be. Truth be told, you can pack a lot of stuff on a tram, with a dozen willing friends.

[@alexdasliebe5391]

RYAN: “How much plywood can you fit in your public transportation?” ALSO RYAN: Shows 0 plywood, and a bare truck bed.

[@1121494]

The truck bed doesn't fit a full plywood sheet afterall - unlike the multi purpose area on a tram or subway.

[@EntropicTroponin]

European stationwagons fit more than modern pickup trucks. It's more of a letdown truck

[@boeing_is_best5632]

@@EntropicTroponinmaybe more than an 1/8th ton, but nothing close to a 3/4 ton, and good luck hauling sandbags in that station wagon!

[@einar8019]

@@boeing_is_best5632 any volvo wagon is rated to tow 4400lbs, i think if could fit a couple sandbags in with that also i dont think anyone i know has ever used a sandbag otuside of the military

[@boeing_is_best5632]

@@einar8019 Only some Volvo station wagons are rated to 4400 lbs towing, but that’s not what I was talking about anyway. The absolute maximum payload capacity for a Volvo V90 is about 1150 lbs, with the RAM shown ranging from 3-4000 lbs. The sandbags were an example, but I guess since you haven’t seen people use them then nobody does, right? Also, have fun transporting gas cans in the trunk of that wagon.

[@JStorm13]

good thing youre renting it, because stelantis products are trash

[@Hillary4SupremeRuler]

U think chargers n hellcats r trash

[@HighSpeedChase762]

@@Hillary4SupremeRulerthey absolutely are. I’ve driven many chargers over the last decade. PITed many hellcats too.

[@HighSpeedChase762]

I mean. You’re right, but I also daily a 2500 CTD

[@JStorm13]

@@HighSpeedChase762 the engines are the only good thing about them. Because they didn't make them

[@JHKCF]

@@HighSpeedChase762. Why are you driving so many Chargers if they’re trash?

[@scottshields1965]

I just sold my '96 Ranger a couple of months ago. It definitely showed its age, but it was one tough, rugged bastard.

[@jefferycsm]

I had a 1995 Ranger XLT…drove the wheels off her. Loved that truck.

[@randallthomas5207]

I drove an eight passenger minivan for two decades because it had the more load capacity than a half ton truck, and with the seats out would carry a 16-inch thick stack of plywood, inside out of the weather. I now have a 1-ton truck. But I drive it mostly to haul tractors, etc. on an equipment trailer. Daily, is a JDM Mini-truck, which at town speeds is quite happy hauling a 1500-lb load. I bought it because I wanted something to ,punt a snowplow on, and the heated enclosed cab seamed like a far better idea than a UTV or ATV. The guys plowing with them always look cold and miserable, even with two pairs of Carhart insulated overalls on under a snowmobile suit.

[@scottlanghorst1483]

That's why I have a 1999 Chevy Suburban. ❤❤❤❤

[@alopeksintx2959]

Speaking as a Dallas native, you don't want to use our public transportation. The number of times I've had to TEXT the DART police (so I wouldn't be noticed calling 911) is absurd...

[@Sedowynt]

Hot take. Most pickup truck owners don't use their bed for anything.

[@__________________________bub0]

Not even a hot take it's a fact

[@nolongerblocked6210]

🎯💯 huge fax!! I liv in Midwest farm country & I see old ladies in the cities driving big trucks & expensive SUV's. Almost every one it's very obvious they've never been off-road once

[@resurrectiongarage1506]

That’s not true, just walk through a Walmart parking lot, at least 60% of them , including myself, use the bed for a trash can.

[@Marine450x]

Maybe in the city, but here in flyover country nearly everyone have a pickup, AND use them for what they were intended. Additionally where I live, Utah, 80% are diesel pickups with most neighboring states north & east have more than that.

[@Marine450x]

Ryan I'm disappointed it's not a Cummins 😢

[@vaclav_fejt]

People in cities don't often need to haul plywood, and if they do, they can rent a van or a delivery service. In the countryside, it does make some sense, although I don't understand why it needs to be so big. The engine sound is nice, though.

[@drakerothstein4857]

Because we don’t need to justify what we want to anybody else. That’s why they call it freedom.

[@vaclav_fejt]

@@drakerothstein4857 Freedom means the right to to whatever you want while not limiting others'. We have that too. I wrote "need", while my point was rather that it looks stupid to my eyes. Even a muscle car is more sensible than that. So, take this as my opinion.

[@SK_2521]

these trucks are also not really handy when doing actual things in countryside. They are too big, clumsy and not cargo spacious enough. Like nothing kei truck cant do for the fraction of the cost

[@__________________________bub0]

Any non American pickup would be far more cost effective and would hold more

[@ricardoamendoeira3800]

​@@drakerothstein4857 You're right, I forgot about the law in my country that makes it a serious crime to buy a pickup truck. You're so lucky in the US, to not have that law.

[@johnanon9392]

Ryan the info you put out there, like rental car preferences at a particular destination, if I was writing a spy novel the ambush of the evil villain writes itself at that point.

[@Arborist5851]

That's totally not a crazy thing to say buddy...

[@scottshields1965]

🤣

[@on3td]

Most DIY chains overhere in Belgium have a delivery van you can use for free for like 2hrs. You're looking through the Murica goggles :-)

[@Arborist5851]

Americans are in a big fat bubble

[@davidsawyer7880]

Free delivery? That is very generous of them.

[@dragonhero14]

It was a joke.... How did you miss that?

[@AdmiralThumbs]

Seriously! Why do so many of my fellow Americans make years-long decisions based on a couple-of-times-a-year needs? Just rent or borrow a truck for the rare occasions when you're moving or getting the really big stuff. Shoot, I easily fit a sheet of 4'x8' shiplap paneling in my hatchback (above my head).

[@veganlion8662]

Brico has free van use? I didn't know 😮

[@xXStickArmsXx]

🎶I know this truck I ain't no stranger I know that truck That's a Ford fukin Range-er🎶

[@stehfreejesseah7893]

Nothing more mature than an old truck.

[@pioxels1213]

Living in Berlin, i tell you: suprisingly a lot of plywood can be transportated by p.t. you just need to be bold enough.

[@1121494]

It's not exactly going to be the craziest haul ever made on the U8. Unlikely to even get an eyebrow moved.

[@einar8019]

yeah i think i could fit a couple hundred sheets of plywood in a articulated bus

[@timblack6422]

At 62, I still drive a 2000 ford Ranger V6 with 238,000 miles and going strong

[@henningmogensen9144]

In Denmark the wood suplier brings it to you. No need for at pickup. Or we use a trailer

[@_DREBBEL_]

Down here where im from, EVERYBODY has a Dodge Ram. ❤ She's a Beauty.

[@toddchiles4272]

Buy yourself an old basic no thrills pristine truck , you’ll be happier.

[@itsROMPERS...]

I think it's sweet that all it takes to make you happy is a pickup truck.

[@hoej]

In Europe you don't take public transportation with your plywood. You go rent a van or get it delivered for the money you don't spend at the gas station. And if you don't need plywood you don't spend the money.

[@hoej]

But the clearance is, I assume, perfect when going into the field with AeroMedLab to test.

[@frednitney5831]

Great point! And for a less great point, may I mention that I can fit as much plywood in my "city car" as Mr. McBeth has in his rented ecology assault vehicle.

[@scottshields1965]

You all seem to be missing the point: It's a pickup 🤷

[@hoej]

@scottshields1965 if you need to haul out size cargo every day it's a wonderful tool. If you need to haul cargo once a month, less so. If you need it once a year you should really consider getting a cheaper car and just rent what you need when you actually need it.

[@aphextwin5712]

@@hoej A jeep Wrangler would also have enough clearance. And how much plywood will he be transporting for AeroMedLab? (I understand his general point about plywood as well as his point on splurging on rare occasions. They just don’t fit together into the same sentence.)

[@Statueshop297]

You get the plywood delivered 😂😂😂😂 Have fun with the truck.

[@random27]

Or... You rent something that can transport it

[@Statueshop297]

@ perhaps an aeromedlab drone😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ekuahc]

⁠Amd with that you've dismantled Aeromedlab's entire use case 😂

[@Bladibla99]

In Europe, we have cars ... and public transport. So we would not take DIY stuff in a bus. We have trailers, you can rent them for a tenner for the day and take enough wood to build a porch if you wanna. But if you cant afford a car, or a trailer but need to fix something, you have a back up (public transport). Nice Dodge though but is cool for the country side and if you haul regularly. You are the only US dude who I think deserves to drive it because you are rational (no sarcasm). Love your content and you are a good ally.

[@sixtyninetele]

Not a “Dodge” Ram, but simply “Ram” 2500.

[@Tylermaddox1911]

Yes but all us dodge guys will continue to call it dodge.

[@HighSpeedChase762]

@@Tylermaddox1911not us “younger” guys. I’m 33.

[@ginacalabrese3869]

It's a European Stellantis. Dodge, Ram, and Jeep aren't American vehicles anymore.

[@HighSpeedChase762]

@@ginacalabrese3869 true, but RAMs are made in Canada.

[@paolagrando5079]

There are plenty of cheaper and smaller vans that can get more plywood than that. Plus, you haven't been around Europe enough to see what people are able to bring on public transportation or on their bikes 😆

[@nuclearghandi2899]

And now imagine the amount of plywood you could put in a van like a VW T6/7 or Ford Transit/Tourneo...

[@iamTheSnark]

I hauled all of my 4 m long (and heavy) carpet rolls on a motorbike trailer behind my very old Citroën Xsara. Not even the Picasso. For plywood I would rent a trailer, quite close. Hope that answers your question

[@hordegaming4771]

Here's why you don't see pickups in most of Europe 1. We don't need to compensate for having small bits downstairs 2. They wouldn't fit down most roads 3. Fuel is expensive here especially diesel 4. Yeah you can put lots in the back. You can also put tonnes in the best of an estate car aka station wagon *WITHOUT SOMEONE HELPING THEMSELVES TO YOUR STUFF* as it has something called a boot! Oh my bad "trunk" 😊 Now I know someone in the UK who has a Chevy Silverado pickup with a cummings twin turbo diesel in it, why? *HE'S A FARMER RYAN!* He needs something to pull a trailer filled with 5000L of diesel to his farm, not some lumps of plywood ok.

[@DeamonChocobo]

My family owns a construction company and he always tries to buy older Ford Rangers for the runaround/delivery trucks because they aren't too big but can still the job done. Nowadays you can't get any pickup truck that small.

[@powcar91]

My first assistant manager was army guy. He said he did logistics, he loved his ranger. He drove a srt8 charger, he was going to fix up his ranger. He wanted to turn it into a pre runner.

[@notasdelaimagen8587]

That Ford Ranger it's a gorgeous pick up truck!

[@SaganSagaaah]

I live in Waco, my job closed down right before the holidays, I would commute everyday just to be allowed to clean the place doing the kind of work y'all are doing.

[@chinesecrested9528]

I moved to Thailand in September. In the US, I had a 2009 toyota tacoma crewcab 4x4. The best truck ever, I beat the crap out of it, and it never broke down. My choice now is the isuzu max, a toyota hilux or a fird ranger. The ranger here is a f ing beast...

[@Gunhed507]

I never transported plywood, so I don't really need it in Germany. ;)

[@jamesdarnell747]

The best thing my money as a E-7 got me was a GMC Sierra! The power, leg room, driving comfort and situational awareness at its height is unbeatable! Enjoy!

[@ferdievanschalkwyk1669]

We have our plywood delivered.

[@richbenet4736]

Got a Ram 1500 as a rental once. Loved it so much I bought one!

[@johndeer8191]

You deserve it brother, congratulations, hooah!

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

It's a Gucci hand bag, for 'men'.

[@Hudsonrulez]

Tell me you're in Texas without telling me you're in Texas

[@biertie]

Two questions: how often do you transport ply wood? And don't you have delivery? Haha

[@mario8208]

In Europe we don't need plywood. We use real materials for building stuff. ^^

[@veganlion8662]

We use lots of OSB, which makes plywood look fancy, though 😂

[@kevinlemanquais2006]

Nice ride. I had a Dodge Laramie on a trip to Nebraska in the spring. It was actually the cheapest option for 4 door vehicles to rent. I would definitely do it again. FyI, wet roads those tires spin really easy 😂

[@ryelor123]

If that transmission lasts during the entire rental period, you'll have found the best Ram ever built.

[@ZootyZoFo]

I drove trucks for 32 years, just moved to a CRV, lots of things I miss about having a truck

[@DevonSherwood]

FYI you can also rent pickup trucks or larger trucks at home depot for the couple of times a year you’re actually hauling wood (unless you’re a contractor or something).

[@BlackEpyon]

There are two types of pickup drivers in the world. Those who can park a 3500 long-box dually between the lines at a parking lot, and those who can't. For extra credit, do the same, but parallel parking! I fully admit the latter is awfully difficult when your truck has the turn radius of a battleship.

[@nurseSean]

I had the same ranger. I loved it but it was never the same after getting rear ended. Kept mine for 20 years too.

[@RyanMcBethProgramming]

That was a perfect truck. The new Ford Rangers might as well be F-150s.

[@MrWATM]

No Ranger is ever the same after getting rear ended...

[@ryanabbott1104]

I bought my 2005 Ranger new. I put 275k on it. Still looks brand new. 5 years ago I gave it to my son. He never maintains it. He’ll come over all the tires are bald, brakes squeaking; yet somehow it keeps running. He’s over 350k now. I kinda wish I never gave it away. I ended up buying an identical copy same color etc but a 2024 F250.

[@tommoran236]

Be sure to get the full coverage the rental company offers. Most insurance companies do NOT cover rental pickups under your personal car’s policy.

[@FireGoliath]

As an owner of a crew cab midsized pick up with a family with two small kids, a pick up truck is a perfectly reasonable mature vehicle to own.

[@jussayinmipeece1069]

thats me the first time I sat on a Suzuki Roadstar. The grin on my face. Its like I could not stop grinning.

[@savan968]

I had a 2004 Ford Ranger. Great truck.

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

Why would Europeans want to lug a bunch of plywood around anyways?!

[@jolness1]

I’ve been in software for almost a decade and I drive an old (90s) f350 with a 7.3L powerstroke, was my grandpa’s. I’d rather spend money on other stuff, my wife has a new car but I’m happy with my old truck.

[@s99614]

Let me guess, you ordered a Nissan Versa, but when you showed up, all they had was the truck.

[@jonthinks6238]

We are on our second Ford Ranger truck. Soon to buy another one, two Rangers in the driveway better than any ram pos.

[@joten70]

So you rented a big truck. How much plywood did you rent?

[@LeeMatson-p4v]

A ford Freakin Ranger! Ryan! The ultimate do anything machine. I had a 1990….

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you. I owned a Chrysler product; once you figured out its idiosyncrasies, it worked okay. Out of the 2 vehicles that I own, the pick up truck is the most dependable.

[@Panama_Red]

Rams are great but you just can't beat an old Ford ranger extended cab. I miss mine all the time.

[@aeggersd1]

I have a 2011 ford range. Hell yeah brother

[@rast29]

50% more likely to incur a DUI charge then any other vehicle

[@kennethmasters9329]

Umm... Not if you don't drink and drive.

[@rusle]

As a Norwegian, we use a trailer for all the big stuff we need to transport.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Makes more sense than buying a $80,000 pickup truck that would be used as an actual truck only a handful of times in its lifespan. Or better still...get your lumber delivered.

[@percyfaith11]

@@blueeyeswhitedragon9839 A few delivery charges will exceed the cost of a trailer.

[@percyfaith11]

That's what I do but you can't deny a truck is more convenient.

[@1121494]

@@percyfaith11 It's convenient the few times in it's lifespan you actually haul - and inconvenient at all other times.

[@percyfaith11]

@@1121494 I agree with you. But there are some small trucks now like the Ford Maverick, that will double as a car and still do a fair amount of hauling. They have room for four passengers and get good gas mileage, especially the hybrid ones.

[@raulpereyra2817]

That Ranger is better on its worst day Than that Dodge on its best day....😂

[@woodchild2093]

We call them a ute here in NZ. Best vehicle on the planet.

[@ZachAttackSenor]

It is a perfect car to rent when you don't have to worry about the long term maintenance for that pig.

[@dogman9558]

I think renting out a 3/4 ton as a passenger vehicle is ridiculous

[@zx1100a1]

Plywood on public transportation? I'mma guess, one, maybe two. That's my guess and I'm sticking with it.

[@Joe-xr2xl]

trust me, a truck is geniunely a great and mature vehicle, just buy yourself one and youll be happy trust me.

[@cooler_boi_patrick3989]

If you would ask Berliner how much fits in the public transport system, some would even say you can move your apartment with it :3

[@tommyjeeez]

Ryan, I love my 2008 ford ranger!! ❤

[@bobfg3130]

I get the feeling that CPAs will just offer them a deal because they're self-employed. The company will become 1 of theirs clients. Also, I think you could put far more plywood in your old truck than in your new one. 😂

[@velonico]

Ryan deserves His Birthday Wish! Good on ya Ryan!

[@dwnrange7812]

If driving in the Lone Star state, I would opt for one of its native Toyota Tundra w the iMax V8

[@jamesmarkov9570]

I drive a similar model for work. Solid truck

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Come visit the border region one day in Texas. It helps if you know Spanish. Along the border, about 90% of us speak Spanish and about 50% of us speak Spanish as our first language.

[@evilfingers4302]

Next Stop....Walmart for a Beer Run!

[@williamfrazier4797]

I had a 2022 Ford Ranger with a long box but my spouse was racking up too many repair bills so sold it and got a Subaru. I miss the Ranger.

[@Speetlebeetle]

You know fellas, gas would be cheaper if less people unnecessarily bought and drove massive pick-up trucks.

[@austincriswell8480]

Miss the ranger i owned. Just a tough ol workin gal ❤

[@rosenraikov]

"How much plywood can you put in public transportation?" - oh boy, the things I've seen in public transportation back in the day.

[@sambolino44]

I already liked you, but now that I know that you call your Ranger a car, like I do, I like you even more.

[@doughudgens9275]

I hope you flew into DFW airport, because my town gets part of the rental car taxes!

[@silverbird425]

Ryan thank you for another short. . . .

[@telocho]

In Europe the plywood would just get wet immediately. Rain, rain, rain.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

Nice. You wont have to pay for the glass transmission when it shatters like David Caruso’s career

[@johnnixon2504]

They have amazing deals on these rams, mostly cause there is about a 300 day supply of them out there (60 is healthy) and the CEO of the parent company just got ousted.

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

So, how many sheets of plywood do you transport while you are in Texas?

[@ADEpoch]

We call pickup trucks ‘Utes’, short for ‘utility vehicle’. And I’m a programmer, and drive one 😊 though not as big as that thing you’re in.

[@Eastwing74]

It called a dodge for a reason. Don’t buy one or you’re going to be dodging the repair bill.

[@lanesworld4000]

I miss my 2002 Ford Ranger ❤

[@konstantin.v]

Are your drones running *Windows?* 😊

[@jeepdude7359]

Welcome to Texas! The greatest state in the entire nation, just ask any Texan.. 🤠 Aside from the idiots on the roads, we are all quite friendly.

[@jonatandewaele637]

I do not live in the Dallas area, I am not a C# engineer, but I am a .NET engineer looking for work and am experience with the European public transport system. I'm checking all the wrong boxes, but boxes none the less