Midloguy
Junior Member
So, we've upgraded from a Minivan pulling a pop-up to this Ram 1500, 5.7L pulling a 24ft Wildwood. For info, I weighted the truck and trailer at a local scale today, 5040 for the truck, 4820 for the trailer. Per all the truck data I researched, towing capacity is rated at 8900 lbs. GCVR is 13,000.
So, here is what I'm experiencing. Towing in towing/haul mode.
Once the truck gets to highway speed, say 60 mph. It's into 4th gear, almost 2000 rpm. At this point, it feels like something is holding me back. Pushing down the accelerator pedal more does not illicit any more "noise" from the engine. I can maintain 60 on the level, but just any slight incline and she looses speed. At some point, I can punch the accelerator pedal down to get it to down-shift. When I do, it goes to 2nd gear, winds up and eventually gets me back up to speed.
The question I have to you other Ram 5.7L engine owners that tow is, does this sound normal? I guess I was anticipating that even at 60 mph, she'd still have some power left to increase speed or climb a small incline. She seems to be at the wall.
If it's not normal, any recommendations?
So, here is what I'm experiencing. Towing in towing/haul mode.
Once the truck gets to highway speed, say 60 mph. It's into 4th gear, almost 2000 rpm. At this point, it feels like something is holding me back. Pushing down the accelerator pedal more does not illicit any more "noise" from the engine. I can maintain 60 on the level, but just any slight incline and she looses speed. At some point, I can punch the accelerator pedal down to get it to down-shift. When I do, it goes to 2nd gear, winds up and eventually gets me back up to speed.
The question I have to you other Ram 5.7L engine owners that tow is, does this sound normal? I guess I was anticipating that even at 60 mph, she'd still have some power left to increase speed or climb a small incline. She seems to be at the wall.
If it's not normal, any recommendations?