Towing question
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Towing question
I should have asked this before I went and traded in my F-250, but hey, I love this new Ram!
Has anyone tried towing a camper with their gen 4 yet? I am having nagging concerns and really do not want to go get the camper out of storage and mess around having the equalizer hitch reset and hook up just to find out. We pull a 26' Wave trailer with a gross weight of 7200#. The dealer said no problem if I went with the 4x2 and 17" wheels. I have the towing package and 3.55 gears w/ the Hemi of course.
I need to head Momma off at the pass if my new baby fails me.
Has anyone tried towing a camper with their gen 4 yet? I am having nagging concerns and really do not want to go get the camper out of storage and mess around having the equalizer hitch reset and hook up just to find out. We pull a 26' Wave trailer with a gross weight of 7200#. The dealer said no problem if I went with the 4x2 and 17" wheels. I have the towing package and 3.55 gears w/ the Hemi of course.
I need to head Momma off at the pass if my new baby fails me.
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Yeah, I know the 3.92 would have been better. Problem was finding one that was not the sport model. I know she will not tow like a diesel, just want to keep from horse whipping her up hills. I towed a 26' with my old '76 Adventurer with a 400. You really needed to kick it's a-- to get it up hills. Granted, the 400 was not the hemi, but momma is giving me grief about changing trucks after 20 months. The camper is her baby, the tow vehicle mine.
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My TT is 6200 lbs dry and about 7000 lbs loaded. Both D's towed it well, I had to push the 07 a little harder going up hills due to the gear difference. The biggest issue was handling. The D's didn't have the wheelbase. So how can a D be rated to tow more than a Ram???
I don't tow often but I have two freinds that bought 09 Rams with the 3.55 gears, their TT are a bit heavier and their trucks pull them fine. Plus Toyota rates their Tundra at 10K???
Just doesn't make sense. Oh well I know my truck will be fine.
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The whole tow ratings deal has me very confused. I had a 05 D limited w/hemi that was rated to tow 9000 lbs with 3.92 gears. Then I had a 07 D limited w/hemi that was rated to tow 7000 lbs with 3.55 gears. Then I bought the 09 Ram CC w/hemi and 3.55 gears that is rated to tow 6300 lbs??? Now Dodge is increasing the tow rating for 2010 with no changes to the truck???
My TT is 6200 lbs dry and about 7000 lbs loaded. Both D's towed it well, I had to push the 07 a little harder going up hills due to the gear difference. The biggest issue was handling. The D's didn't have the wheelbase. So how can a D be rated to tow more than a Ram???
I don't tow often but I have two freinds that bought 09 Rams with the 3.55 gears, their TT are a bit heavier and their trucks pull them fine. Plus Toyota rates their Tundra at 10K???
Just doesn't make sense. Oh well I know my truck will be fine.
My TT is 6200 lbs dry and about 7000 lbs loaded. Both D's towed it well, I had to push the 07 a little harder going up hills due to the gear difference. The biggest issue was handling. The D's didn't have the wheelbase. So how can a D be rated to tow more than a Ram???
I don't tow often but I have two freinds that bought 09 Rams with the 3.55 gears, their TT are a bit heavier and their trucks pull them fine. Plus Toyota rates their Tundra at 10K???
Just doesn't make sense. Oh well I know my truck will be fine.
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