Auto Parts: dodge transmissions, dodge ram 1500, duty clutches

Question
QUESTION: what years will interchange with my transmission in my truck I have a 98 dodge ram 1500 4X4 with a 318 lost reverse in my truck and it also shifts bad after its been warmed up and driven about 20 minutes or more need to start looking for a used one or have this one rebuilt but i need to know what years i can search for.

ANSWER:      That's a question best asked at a salvage yard or transmission shop.  However, you probably don't need a new transmission.  Before spending a bunch of money on the deal, try changing the fluid and filter.  Don't go to a Jiffy-Crap and let them use one of those pumps.  Get on your back and slide under the truck (there is loads of room).  Remove the pan and catch the old fluid.  Replace the filter and refill with fresh fluid.  Dodges are famous for going south when the filter gets dirty, and losing reverse is always the first symptom.  This will be cheap to do, only take a little while, and will cure your problem.  And, whatever else you do, DO NOT use sealer on the gasket (it must be installed dry).

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QUESTION: I just changed the fluid and filter  a couple time because the computer came up shift solenoid A so i dropped the pan and put a new one in costed me about $130 for it and changed the fluid again when i did that but it didnt fix the shifting problem after it was warm i was plowing the other day and the trans temp light came on i shut the truck off let it cool down and did it again did the same thing then the reverse went bad now its totally gone

Answer
    I assume by plowing you mean a snow plow.  Worst thing in the world for a transmission.  If you are planning on doing any more plowing, don't even think about putting a used transmission in your truck.  Find an independent transmission shop, not a chain or franchise, and get yours rebuilt.  Ask them about putting in heavier-duty clutches and so forth, and a cooler to keep it from frying itself.  Then start charging more for plowing.  There are very few people out there who actually make money plowing snow, after you allow for repairs and wear&tear.  A good quality rebuild by a competent mechanic will go a long way toward keeping costs down in the future.  Or, you could plow snow the way my brother does: with a John Deere.  Twenty years and no problems, but you can't take it to the drive-in.