Bigtman07
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- Jun 28, 2010
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- Location
- Piqua, Ohio
- Ram Year
- 2000
- Engine
- Cummins 5.9
The 1500 will pull your camper fine....the jeep...without deeper gears, some tranny mods and airbags...not so hot.
You can see from the pics how poorly the rear suspension of 1500 hates large weights.
The first tow was a 70 Mustang on a U-haul across Phoenix in Saturday afternoon traffic. OD off, running 55-60 mph. No acceleration without downshifting. Got about 8 mpg.
Then I pulled a 6x12 Uhaul from Phoenix to OKlahoma with a bed full of tools and cab full of misc crap and it cost me 1800oo for a new tranny which I changed the fluid in yearly and had a shift kit installed. It never overheated...just burned the clutch facing out of the convertor, then OD.
It's not a matter of if but when, and never when you'd expect it
After the rebuild I pulled two cords of wood on a U-haul about 55 miles and twice had to pull uphill from a dead stop. I don't know who was sweating more, me or the tranny.
3:55s and 33 inch tires do not make a good tow rig for heavy loads.
This is all very true. I was lucky with mine. I have factory trans and 3.92 gears. Trans cooler factory option. My trans is serviced every year and I run on 31's 285/75/16 Just depends on how you treat your truck how it will perform.