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Ram 2500?
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MikeXM
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That's why you should only use the VIN lookup tool.The ram truck website has some very conflicting information. If you just go through the drop down boxes it has my truck rated at 5,000 pounds less than my vin specific ratings.
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Yeah. I almost didn’t buy my truck. Glad I figured out the vin lookup tool because I’m Lovin it.
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What are the exact specs on your truck, Im on the site nowThe ram truck website has some very conflicting information. If you just go through the drop down boxes it has my truck rated at 5,000 pounds less than my vin specific ratings.
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2020
2500
Limited
6.7
Crew
4x4
6'4" bed
373 gear
Is this correct
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OP said he will use a camper. That's quite different from towing. He needs payload. A HEMI will be just fine, even in mountains area.
Not saying a 6.7 wouldn't be great too, but it comes with a pricetag.
I lived in the tn Smokey mountains and consistently hauled 13k and occasionally 16k with my 16 2500 6.7 rfe, and it handled the hills great. Some dont consider the smokies real mountains though
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This. Watch a few Ike Gauntlet tests on YouTube from the TFLTruck guys and if you can afford the diesel, it might make you bite. They recently did one with the 2020 6.4L and the Ike kicked it's ass.
If you can do great on the Ike, (all 6L+ diesels from the big 3 do), you can do great anywhere in the world.
It's not just overall elevation though, there are monster grades that are under 4,000ft (like the famous Grapevine I-5) and some I've read about out east. The higher elevation climbs certainly favor forced induction set ups though since they make their own atmosphere.
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JohnandDonna
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If you tow 10k or under the 6.4 Hemi is just fine. TFL went max. You cant realistically do that with the gasser. My TT is just under 9k. I have had no problem in the grades or the flats. Overall MPG right around 10.5 using 89 octane.
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There are a few things that I miss since I have gone from a cummins to the hemi. Being able to get my oil from Walmart. It is annoying having to hunt down that special Ms-spec oil. The diesel whistle and rumble. The exhaust break, man that was useful. The fuel mileage...mine was straight piped 5.9 so I was in the 20s. But man that hemi has some get up and go! My payload is greater thanks to the gasser setup and being a 3500...my cummins was a 2500. I’m happy overall. One day I’ll probably get another old school cummins, just as a toy, because that straight piped and tuned diesel power is just nasty and I think I still need a little bit of that in my life.
As shown, a diesel 2500 will have pitiful payload. They really serve no (tow vehicle) purpose other than lots of bumper pull.
As to maintenance, it's not just oil + filter, those fuel filters are $100+ for a set.
Money put in on the front end will carry through on resale of a diesel.
I am not expecting to exceed 10K, if I do, not by much. The wife and I should be able to easily find something that fits our needs under that weight.
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The Smokies may not be the Rockies, but they are just as beautiful.I lived in the tn Smokey mountains and consistently hauled 13k and occasionally 16k with my 16 2500 6.7 rfe, and it handled the hills great. Some dont consider the smokies real mountains though
Yea, I was surprised at the payload difference but I guess the heft of that motor has to come out of something.
Yup. I have a limited as you spec’d.
Only option i don’t have that consists of any additional weight is the 5th wheel prep kit.
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I’ll go ahead and say it before someone else starts the debate.
:cough: air bags :cough: LOL
I don’t have plans of getting a 5th wheel but you see a ton of 2500’s towing them. Not saying it’s “right” but it is being done daily.
To me my decision was made on this logic. I have been on a rapid truck trading pace over the last few years due to my needs changing. I’ve been in and out of ram 3500 and f150’s.
I was willing to sacrifice a little ride comfort in exchange for knowing i wouldn’t be forced to trade trucks later or forced to look for a lighter camper, toy hauler, whatever.... But i wasn’t willing to drive a 3500 on a daily basis again.
I have zero regrets on going 2500.
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My 2019 3500 rode like a shopping cart from the factory, once I put 35s on it and dropped the pressure down to 45 all around it was a hell of a lot better. As far as resale, if you are not going to keep that truck for a good while I’d get a diesel. I recently asked CarMax to give me their quote for buying my hemi truck just due to curiosity and I was insulted. I only have 3000 miles on the truck, it is pristine and the best I have been quoted by them and others was 33k. MSRP on this truck was 46,170, and purchased last fall. I don’t think you’d get hit so hard with depreciation on a diesel.
Because folks do not want a Tradesman trim level? I have seen a Limited 2500 that actually had a payload just under 2000 pounds. But it was loaded with everything imaginable.
My payload was 2400 in my 2013 RAM 2500 CC SB 4x4 6.7 diesel. I was at 90% of the rated weight for that truck.
I traded it for a 3500 because it had 125k on it and the newer toyhaulers we are looking at are all over 15k. So I selected a 3500 6.7 HO DRW for my future pulls.
My 2008 295WP 5th wheel toy hauler had a loaded pin weight of 2100 pounds. In the truck was my wife and I, and a cooler for the day, and about 100 pounds of my junk. I was never over axle weights, or gross combined weights. Not all 5th wheels are over 13k.
It is folks who know little about weights and listen to sales staff (RV and truck) that get into trouble. I got lucky my ignorance worked out as I learned. I disliked the 90% usage of my 5th wheel on my 2500. But the Cummins handled it in the mountains of WV/TN/NC easily. Getting to some private property I used 4-low and the just Cummins pulled it easily up a steep driveway.
People need to match tow vehicle and trailer well for a good safe experience.
It is folks who know little about weights and listen to sales staff (RV and truck) that get into trouble. I got lucky my ignorance worked out as I learned. I disliked the 90% usage of my 5th wheel on my 2500. But the Cummins handled it in the mountains of WV/TN/NC easily. Getting to some private property I used 4-low and the just Cummins pulled it easily up a steep driveway.
People need to match tow vehicle and trailer well for a good safe experience.
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JohnandDonna
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Actually the wife and I are headed there, leaving Saturday. Be there for a week. Looking forward to the experiencing the beauty. Two day trip, we live in Northern Illinois. Should be another great trip with the Ram towing our Airstream. Can't wait to retire a few years down the road. May go full time!
Be prepared e tn has been inundated with flooding rains for quite some time