Kmayer
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Man am I going back and forth on this decision. I have a 99 F250 7.3 Powerstroke that I bought new to tow our 1995 25’ Airstream Excella Classic. The Airstream has a dry weight of 5500 and tongue weight of 700 according to the manual. We installed three solar panels and it's just my wife and I and our Golden Retriever. I would guess the loaded weight is about 6500. The Ram 1500 Limited as I would order would have a payload of about 1250 and my calculations show we need about 1050. The 1500 is rated to pull 11,250 so we're fine there.
If this was going to be nothing but a tow vehicle, I'd probably opt for the 2500 with Cummins just because the added grunt and weight would be nice to have, particularly at elevation and going through the mountains. But one of the main reasons for getting rid of the F250 is because it is brutal as a daily driver, and because of that daily driver requirement, I'm leaning towards the 1500. I might wait until they offer the eco diesel as it sounds like you'll pickup 50 lbs of torque or so.
What do you think? I just drove both the other day, and they both drive amazing and are quiet and refined. But the 1500 is clearly the more pleasant experience and more manageable around town. Having said that, they both are light years ahead of the F250 on every level.
Thanks,
Kevin
If this was going to be nothing but a tow vehicle, I'd probably opt for the 2500 with Cummins just because the added grunt and weight would be nice to have, particularly at elevation and going through the mountains. But one of the main reasons for getting rid of the F250 is because it is brutal as a daily driver, and because of that daily driver requirement, I'm leaning towards the 1500. I might wait until they offer the eco diesel as it sounds like you'll pickup 50 lbs of torque or so.
What do you think? I just drove both the other day, and they both drive amazing and are quiet and refined. But the 1500 is clearly the more pleasant experience and more manageable around town. Having said that, they both are light years ahead of the F250 on every level.
Thanks,
Kevin