325 mile towing trip with the 6.4

[Firebird]

Truck did fantastic as usual. Got 9mpg towing, averaging 65 mph pulling our camper. This 6.4 with the 8 speed is a real towing beast!

 

[Darkside]

I just had to help a neighbor bring some things home from his cabin with my 2500 Hemi 4.10 gears, 235 miles each way (I now have 984 miles on the truck). Going up with the trailer empty (trailer weighs 3900lbs) averaged 9.5 mpg at 75 mph, coming home figured around 10000lbs between truck bed and trailer load averaged 8.5 mpg at 70 mph. Your trip looked so much more enjoyable!!! I threw my back out loading the truck...

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

I just had to help a neighbor bring some things home from his cabin with my 2500 Hemi 4.10 gears, 235 miles each way (I now have 984 miles on the truck). View attachment 13284View attachment 13285Going up with the trailer empty (trailer weighs 3900lbs) averaged 9.5 mpg at 75 mph, coming home figured around 10000lbs between truck bed and trailer load averaged 8.5 mpg at 70 mph. Your trip looked so much more enjoyable!!! I threw my back out loading the truck...

Id say you got more like 12k there

 

[Firebird]

I just had to help a neighbor bring some things home from his cabin with my 2500 Hemi 4.10 gears, 235 miles each way (I now have 984 miles on the truck). View attachment 13284View attachment 13285Going up with the trailer empty (trailer weighs 3900lbs) averaged 9.5 mpg at 75 mph, coming home figured around 10000lbs between truck bed and trailer load averaged 8.5 mpg at 70 mph. Your trip looked so much more enjoyable!!! I threw my back out loading the truck...

That's a substantial load there! The Hemi is a very good tow rig too, sorry about the back.

 

[Darkside]

Id say you got more like 12k there

I was thinking 12k also, figured I’d rather say lower than be called out by the correct police on the weight, hard to tell with the air suspension...

 

[Darkside]

That's a substantial load there! The Hemi is a very good tow rig too, sorry about the back.

I actually can’t wait to see how much better it handles our TT than the 2019 1500 5.7 w/3.92 gears that I traded up from!!! So far it’s handling everything else I use it for so much better. Have to say I absolutely love the color of your truck!!! I have just had more red vehicles than I cared to.... but that was my #2 color choice.

 

[Frank]

I actually can’t wait to see how much better it handles our TT than the 2019 1500 5.7 w/3.92 gears that I traded up from!!! So far it’s handling everything else I use it for so much better. Have to say I absolutely love the color of your truck!!! I have just had more red vehicles than I cared to.... but that was my #2 color choice.

I only got one 1 late camping trip in between upgrading from a 1500 and winter storage, but it was night and day pulling a 33ft 6,100 lbs dry weight TT. Have a trip planned next month to the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas and am looking forward to the drive.

 

[Eatonpcat]

Truck did fantastic as usual. Got 9mpg towing, averaging 65 mph pulling our camper. This 6.4 with the 8 speed is a real towing beast!
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Damn, those are some great pictures!! What camera are you using??

Nice truck and trailer too!

 

[Firebird]

Damn, those are some great pictures!! What camera are you using??

Nice truck and trailer too!

Believe it or not, just my Galaxy Note 10+ 5G cell phone

 

[foneguy]

we did 1800 miles on our first haul with the camper,,,,it was nice setting the cruise at 70-75 and never down shifting until the VA mountains on I77 but i slowed down and still held 60 in 6th gear!

 

[JeffM]

Great post and thanks for sharing.

Does your truck have the stock suspension or did you add any airbags to level out any squat? Will be picking up a 8500lb TT soon and wanted to see how it does before getting rear airbags for it.

Thanks.

 

[Firebird]

Great post and thanks for sharing.

Does your truck have the stock suspension or did you add any airbags to level out any squat? Will be picking up a 8500lb TT soon and wanted to see how it does before getting rear airbags for it.

Thanks.

My suspension is completely stock

 

[JeffM]

My suspension is completely stock

Awesome! That's great to know. Thanks.