Its just you. What does it matter if its gas, diesel, or electric. As long as it can do the job safely and without ruining the truck. And arent the brakes, frame , etc the same on the gas and diesel for the same truck. We are talking strictly srw's here, not duallys.
No one said anything about stability or braking ability, just the ability to tow and accelerate at a decent speed.
Care to elaborate? Why do i not know what i want?
I could go back and actually look, but just off the top of my head you were going to buy a ram, and then you weren't, and then you were but didn't want to spend the money on a bighorn HD, then you ordered the truck but wouldn't actually commit to buying it, you then shopped the used market the entire time your truck was being built. You also said if the right deal came along you would buy a dually Cummins truck. Your truck arrived at the dealer and you were still unsure about buying it, you buy the truck and then instead of waiting patiently to break it in correctly you want to immediately hook onto 13k and go to town with it, now you are looking at different campers all the way up to your towing limit essentially. That is what I was referring to.
You know.... my 5.7 with 3.92 gears had a 10k towing capacity (chrysler claimed) and i pulled 10k with it no problem whatsover. So, if they told me that the 3500 with the 6.4 and 4.10 can do 15k, I would believe it.
The limiting factor with the 1500's is the chassis, they could speed wise out tow a 2500 every time because of the lower weight and 8 speed. The limiting factor with the 2500's is the power, going from towing the same trailer with my 1500 going to my 2500 the power just isn't there like I would want it to be. Chassis wise there is a night and day difference, but I was always wanting a little more down low power so I could tow in 6th gear instead of 5th.
You and tex might want a great towing experience and nothing less. Maybe you want your tv to have the setup so you dont even feel the load its hauling....IDK. But some people might be satisfied with a slow rolling start and a little bouncing, chucking, etc Everyone has their own opinions. The member above says he is satisfied pulling over 15k. Of course a diesel is going to outperform the hemi. The question is what can the hemi tow safely and without damage? Ram says 15.6k
It depends on what your definition of great is. Everyone's is going to be different. If you are fine taking a full 30 seconds to get to 60 mph and never go above 60 mph and never drive on any big hills great, maybe that is how the member is who tows 15k just fine. I work with a guy who had a 2006 Sierra 1500 with a 5.3 and he claimed to tow 10k like it wasn't even back there, obviously his definition of a good towing experience is much different than mine. Obviously it is your truck and you can do what you want with it, but I watched the ike gauntlet videos and was happy about the 1500 runs because it beat GM and kept up with the EcoBoost and never seemed to struggle at all. I then watched the 2500 videos and expected the same thing only to be sadly disappointed. Watch the same video with the Cummins truck and it doesn't even break a sweat.
