Out of all the trucks, Ram is the only brand who openly acknowledges that they aren’t building a 1/2 ton truck to tow what the vast majority of people would use an HD truck for. Anything north of 10k on a regular basis is HD territory IMO. Unless you are going 10 miles down the road. Sorry but I don't trust a F150 to keep 13,000 pounds comfortably stable because it lost a ton of weight due to aluminum. If anything that makes me more nervous.
Good point. But when the axle is changed (9 inch in 1500 last 20 years) to larger for increased Pay load /Pull capacity in the 1/2 ton truck the larger axle size difference from 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton has changed the game for the 1/2 ton series trucks on the Rams. (I cannot comment intelligently on the F 150 since I only owned one F150 back in the mid 90's which will not compare to the trucks now days.) The 1/2 ton Ram going to 2300/12700 with a bigger axle is a 20 year Game changer just like it would be if axle changes on the 3/4 ton 2500 could or most likely will be in 2020.
The rear Gear has not been mentioned or published yet for the increased pay load/Pull loads of the 2019 1/2 ton model year,but as of 2018 on the 1500 the gears were 3.21 and 3.92 with the 3.55 no longer offered. Perhaps the 2019 change may bring with it an offering of 3.55 3.92 and perhaps the 4.10.
If the option of the 6.4 motor still exist with an increase payload to 2300 lbs with Pull capacity of 17500 with the 3.92 one could could pull 13000 lbs in the HD Territory quite comfortable and safely with a 1/2 ton with room to spare.
Of course the next benefit to Ram would be to increase the same with the HD line of trucks the following year or two as Ram has done for last many years to be more competitive by breaking the current paradimes . What a great benefit that will be for Ram and the Consumer. Thus eliminate the force to consumers to buy only HD trucks at the HD prices over the lessor 1/2 tons.
