Amazing Ram Up To 2.687 Million Miles
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“I’ve got plenty of time to visit about my 17-year-old Ram truck because I’m on the road with it right now,” Howard Clayton told us when we called in late September, 2017 to ask if he was still driving his high-mileage rig. “The speedometer is rolling over on 2,687,028 miles and we’re pulling an RV trailer to Texas to help someone buried by floodwaters.” FARM SHOW has written about Clayton and his iconic Ram in 2011 (Vol. 35, No. 2) and in 2015 (Vol. 39, No. 5) and it was great to hear that his rock-solid Ram is still going strong.
Over the past two years Clayton has logged only 200,000 miles with his truck because he says “at age 76 a guy just has to take a little time off”. He and his wife, who sometimes rides along as he delivers RV’s, now spend 2 to 3 months each winter in the South. In his spare time there, he loves to “drive around”, which is what you’d expect from someone who’s delivered RV’s to every state in the lower 48 and every Canadian province.
“It’s the best job anyone could have because I’m my own boss, I see every part of this great continent and my truck never lets me down,” Clayton says. Since we last visited in 2015, his go-to maintenance guy Forest Cunningham in Hallsville, Mo. has changed oil, filters, coolant, tires and put in a new transmission. “The body, frame and interior are still original, and the only modification I’ve made is replacing the passenger seat with a bed so I can sleep in here at rest stops,” says Clayton. “I’m still getting 20 miles per gallon empty and 12 to 13 loaded, which hasn’t varied a bit in 17 years.”
Clayton is an owner-operator so he sets his own schedule and works when he wants to. Normally he drives 600 to 700 miles a day, leaving at sunrise and parking in late afternoon so he can have a good meal and plenty of rest for the next day. With the 2017 storms in Florida and Texas, he expects most of his trips will deliver RV’s to those areas. “People down there are just crushed with damage,” says Clayton, who arrived in Houston just two weeks after the storm.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Howard Clayton, 3212 Ryan St., Waterloo, Iowa 50701.
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Amazing Ram Up To 2 687 Million Miles “I’ve got plenty of time to visit about my 17-year-old Ram truck because I’m on the road with it right now ” Howard Clayton told us when we called in late September 2017 to ask if he was still driving his high-mileage rig “The speedometer is rolling over on 2 687 028 miles and we’re pulling an RV trailer to Texas to help someone buried by floodwaters ” FARM SHOW has written about Clayton and his iconic Ram in 2011 Vol 35 No 2 and in 2015 Vol 39 No 5 and it was great to hear that his rock-solid Ram is still going strong Over the past two years Clayton has logged only 200 000 miles with his truck because he says “at age 76 a guy just has to take a little time off” He and his wife who sometimes rides along as he delivers RV’s now spend 2 to 3 months each winter in the South In his spare time there he loves to “drive around” which is what you’d expect from someone who’s delivered RV’s to every state in the lower 48 and every Canadian province “It’s the best job anyone could have because I’m my own boss I see every part of this great continent and my truck never lets me down ” Clayton says Since we last visited in 2015 his go-to maintenance guy Forest Cunningham in Hallsville Mo has changed oil filters coolant tires and put in a new transmission “The body frame and interior are still original and the only modification I’ve made is replacing the passenger seat with a bed so I can sleep in here at rest stops ” says Clayton “I’m still getting 20 miles per gallon empty and 12 to 13 loaded which hasn’t varied a bit in 17 years ” Clayton is an owner-operator so he sets his own schedule and works when he wants to Normally he drives 600 to 700 miles a day leaving at sunrise and parking in late afternoon so he can have a good meal and plenty of rest for the next day With the 2017 storms in Florida and Texas he expects most of his trips will deliver RV’s to those areas “People down there are just crushed with damage ” says Clayton who arrived in Houston just two weeks after the storm Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Howard Clayton 3212 Ryan St Waterloo Iowa 50701
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