What's the Heaviest Thing You Pulled with a 2500 Hemi?????

opie said:

I had 19,000 behind my 2500 last week. Just over 7 tons of crushed asphalt and the trailer weighs 2 tons.

Been trying the keep it around 5 tons of asphalt which puts me right at the manufacturer rating of the trailer and axles.

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xrsman said:

You're playing a dangerous game being 4000 lbs overweight on the axles and wheels...You could kill someone.

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opie said:

I can assure you I am not playing any games. I am fully aware of the severity of what I did and the implications that came along with it.

It was not intentional. I didn't exceed 35mph on my journey home and I took the least busy route. IIRC, and I wasn't paying very close attention, I saw 3 or 4 vehicles on my way home.

Yes it was a mistake, I should have removed some of the material.

Thanks for your concern, though.

Heres to hoping you don't kill someone by exceeding the design limitations of your truck by modifying the suspension and altering the center of gravity.

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xrsman said:

Comparing a lift (and only 5" at that) to towing 4000 lbs over gvwr in a trailer is the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.

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opie said:

I made no comparison. I simply put an assumption made in an Internet forum into perspective.



Fact is both scenarios push the limits of design. But somehow one (mine) is bad and the other (his) isn't. And the fact is exceeding the design of the suspension and changing the center of gravity on a pick up truck does not increase the safety factor. If you want to dispute any of the laws of physics, I'd be happy to oblige.



Or we can chalk this up to sometimes we all push the limits and as long as we are aware we are pushing those limits and act accordingly then we can all be on our merry way.



Never mind mine wasn't intentional. Since then I've had a more experienced loader operator be the only one that loads my trailer and all loads have been between 4 and 5 tons.



It's far to easy to sit back and point fingers at bad things others do while ignoring our own improprieties.

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KarL45 said:

Bigdaddy, in reply to your question, to the best of my knowledge, Ram doesn't make a 4.56 gear for the 2500 HD. The 2013 and earlier PowerWagons had the 4.56 but have also went to the 4.10 gears. (They have a locker diff so gears wont interchange) After more than a few discussions with Ram, I got approval to re gear using the 4.56 that I believe are a Yukon gear. (listed as a GM gear) As my dealer was instrumental in my ability to keep the 5/100000 warranty on everything but the gear sets, I had them do the work. Was more expensive but having and keeping good relations with the dealer I felt was worth the cost. For the record, they did an excellent job and no problems after about 15k of driving and towing. As for empty mileage, probably lost a couple if driving elevations were near sea level. Here in CO, with elevations starting at about 6000, probably lost nothing and maybe better than stock for city driving. Definitely changed the power characteristics. More like a truck and still tacks only 2300 rpm at 80 in 6th. Truth, if available, would consider something around the 4.88 range knowing what I know now. But that's just my thoughts and likes entirely.

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[email protected] said:

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Got this Hemi to tow my 26 ft commander. Weighs around 9100 with fuel/water and guessing 2000 for the trailer for a total around 11000ish. Tows great and feels very stable. Mileage is between 8-11 mpg depending on traffic.

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