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Learning here, my truck has 2500 miles and when I use it I take it to northern WI. Been there 4 times now with temps below 0 a couple times and no issues after being parked outside for days at a time. I assumed the truck had a tank heater like a semi does. Is there no way to thaw it out...
Ordered my 22 2500 Megacab Bighorn last week. Paid Invoice. Traded my 2019 which is the exact same truck with a 6.4.
Delmonico Red
Night Edition
Level B Interior w/ premium cloth
Cummins
Offroad
Premium Lighting
220 amp alternator
Cold weather group
Bed Utility
Clearance lamps
5th wheel prep...
My 19 Megacab gets 7-8 pulling a 29'x8.5 enclosed sled trailer at 70+ MPH. Inside height is 7'. Range is the issue, just ordered a 22 Megacab Cummins. Love the truck outside of towing something big at speed.
They don't do bad until you hook something to them. Then it drops like a rock. I lose 3-4 pulling my boat and my 29' enclosed hauler cuts it by about 1/2. I get 7-8 pulling that at 70 MPH no matter if it's loaded or empty.
Been running Quaker State Ultimate Durability Gen 2 5W/30 with great results in many vehicles. No tick. Ow/40 Mobil 1 tests almost as good.
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Here is last weekend. Only 2 sleds in the trailer, had to be less than 5000#. Same mileage as pulling it with 4 or 5 sleds in it. 8.5' wide, 29' long, 7' interior height. Less than 200 mile range pulling this trailer. Gonna have to do something else.
I wish I knew what it was. Not real happy. Pulled a 27'x7.5 wide with a lower roof and got 8.5 before this trip. It was very cold, 0 or below on the last trip. Less than 200 miles to a tank sucks.
I don't think the mileage will vary that much. I wish I had 4.10's. Pulling my 29' 8.5' sled trailer with 5 sleds at 70 MPH I averaged 6.5 MPG. It was in 5th quite a bit at 3500 RPM which is super annoying. Thinking the 4.10's would pull these little hills without the 3 gear downshift...
I'd love to hear about Cummins engine noise levels vs. the Hemi. As I said when towing the Hemi is obnoxious due to the fan noise at any RPM above 2500.
I have the 6.4 with 3.73's and only pull 8000# or less right now. All summer I loved this truck, pulled my 7500# boat no issue but only did it a few times. Now we get to winter and I am pulling a 29'x8.5' aluminum enclosed v-nose sled trailer and I hate the truck. The trailer is lighter but...