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how is the towing with a 2017 3.6 V6, will be towing 2K lb trailer and will be going up moutains
What smell? Those days of stinking diesel exhaust are long gone.A diesel will out tow a gasoline engine any day of the week
A diesel engine will outweigh a gasoline engine aswell, so that is something to consider
If you don't mind the smell, and want the payload, go with the diesel
If you drive a golf TDI maybe...but any diesel truck still stinks to high heavenWhat smell? Those days of stinking diesel exhaust are long gone.
These are contradictory (and I'm not talking about smell.... I don't really think modern diesels smell that much but whatever). A diesel engine is heavier which takes away from payload. Wanting payload so go with a diesel isn't accurate.A diesel engine will outweigh a gasoline engine aswell, so that is something to consider
If you don't mind the smell, and want the payload, go with the diesel
Maybe an older truck or one that's been deleted will but anything that's less than 10 years old and still stock doesn't smell at all.If you drive a golf TDI maybe...but any diesel truck still stinks to high heaven
Yup, your rightThese are contradictory (and I'm not talking about smell.... I don't really think modern diesels smell that much but whatever). A diesel engine is heavier which takes away from payload. Wanting payload so go with a diesel isn't accurate.
Maybe an older truck or one that's been deleted will but anything that's less than 10 years old and still stock doesn't smell at all.
You’ll be fine.how is the towing with a 2017 3.6 V6, will be towing 2K lb trailer and will be going up moutains
Thanks everyone, does anyone have an opinion about the diesel engine vs gas. I am looking at a Ram 1500 with the v6 diesel and have no experience with this type of engine.
Not sure where you came up with this but I get better fuel economy towing than a Hemi does just driving down the road. Unless it's really cold outside my fuel economy average is north of 23-24 mpg. Try traveling 500 miles of which 250 is towing a 28' trailer that's over 6K lbs on less than 26 gallons of fuel, not going to happen with a Hemi. The Hemi has 410 ft/lbs of torque at 4K rpms, the EcoDiesel is 480 ft/lbs at 1600 rpms, it's torque that tows a trailer not HP.From what I've been seeing the diesel in the 1500 doesn't get better mileage, doesn't really have any more pulling power, and has a lower payload. So you're not really gaining anything getting a diesel in a 1500.
I had a 2023 ram 1500 classic on loan while my 2017 ram 1500 was in the shop. It had the v6. Not impressed with towing. I tow a 12ft enclosed tool trailer. No problem at all with my hemi. The v6 set up is geared horribly for pulling. I would take it easy through any graded roads.how is the towing with a 2017 3.6 V6, will be towing 2K lb trailer and will be going up moutains
I had a 2023 ram 1500 classic on loan while my 2017 ram 1500 was in the shop. It had the v6. Not impressed with towing. I tow a 12ft enclosed tool trailer. No problem at all with my hemi. The v6 set up is geared horribly for pulling. I would take it easy through any graded roads.
The axel ratio comes into play in stop-and-go traffic and is more pronounced as the towing weight increases. Once moving, the transmission ratios can address the torque going to the drive line regardless of the axle ratios. With my ED and 3:21 axle ratio with 7,200 pounds of tow weight, I have no complaints. If I was a landscaper, for example, driving all day stop-and-go, I would have opted for a lower axle ratio.If you have the 3.21 gears like many V6 trucks are ordered with, yeah, pulling is going to be terrible. My wife's has the 3.55s and it is adequate. It won't win any races but will pull smaller trailers just fine, I have used it to take our 23 ft tri-toon back and forth to storage...it knows it's back there but did just fine, though I preferred even my Wagon to hers. I certainly wouldn't want to pull that boat around regularly with hers.