Blog - Page 7 of 33 - Dunn Ram Trucks

All weather tires carry the snowflake and stay on year round. Dedicated winters grip harder when it counts. The honest comparison for a Manitoba truck, plus the MPI rule change that takes effect October 1 2026. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

A second set of steel rims or mounting winter tires onto your factory alloys twice a year. What each really costs over the life of a winter set, what TPMS sensors add, and what Manitoba salt does to an alloy left on all winter.

Studded tires are legal in Manitoba from October 1 to April 30. When studs genuinely win on prairie ice, when a modern studless winter tire is the better call, what studs do to a tire, and how MPI's program treats studding.

How long an oil change really takes on a Ram or a Jeep, where the minutes actually go, and why time in the bay is not the same as time in the waiting room. A straight answer from a Portage la Prairie service department.

A flashing check engine light is not a warning, it is an instruction. What an active misfire is doing to your catalytic converter, why the flashing sometimes stops, and the honest cost ladder from a coil to a converter. From a Portage la Prairie Ram and Jeep dealer.

The honest answer on when to put winter tires on in Manitoba. The 7 degree rule and why it is about rubber not snow, the Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg calendar, the mid October booking rush, the MPI program change coming October 1, and when to switch back.

The tire pressure light comes on across Manitoba the first cold week of fall. What a solid lamp means, what a flashing lamp means, how to tell a temperature drop from a real leak, and whether your winter rims have sensors. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

A truck battery that reads fine in October can fail at 30 below. Why cold cuts cranking power, how a load test differs from a voltage check, and when to replace. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

Truck battery dead every few days even after a new one? Why a parasitic draw is often the real cause, what a draw test measures, and the add ons that cause it most. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

The right tire pressure for your Ram 1500 is on the driver's door placard, not the tire sidewall. What cold inflation means, why the number drops every fall in Manitoba, how to handle a load or a trailer, and when the light comes on. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.