Rebel's first pull

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Hey all, finally was able to hook up to my boat and pulled it to my camp with my new Rebel. 250 miles round trip and I was very pleased with the way the Rebel handled and pulled the boat. Previous truck was a 2005 Chevy Z71 with 255,000 miles. No comparison..
 

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lukedukem

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I wondered how the Rebel pulled. What are the specs on the boat? Length and weight? Just curious how much weight it was pulling.
What kind of milage did you see?
More details please.

Luke
 
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Luke, boat is 22.5'. Dry weight (boat only) 2200#s. I figured with motor, 52 gallons of gas, gear and trailer, total weight probably around 3200#s. While on the interstate, I didn't put it in tow/haul mode. It pulled fine and excelleration in regular mode was very good. When I was driving in towns or back roads, I put in in tow/haul mode for faster excelleration. According to the estimated mpg's, I was getting 11.5 mpg. My biggest concern was the ability to tow and not mpg. My 2005 Z was getting around 9mpg and it was a struggle for the 5.3L to pull the boat. Now it did have 255,000 miles on it. Hope this helps ya...
 
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Fran, I'm not sure. Maybe some of the more experienced guys can chime in and answer the question. This is my first time to own a Ram. The truck I bought was the only Rebel I looked at because I liked the color.
 

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3.92 standard on 17 rebel
 
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