Anyone towing with there HD yet?

[fordram guy]

No it is 3.73

 

[Bisley45]

No it is 3.73

Towing 17k and grossing 25kish, that's dang impressive!

 

[fordram guy]

I thought so truck handles the load just fine and the transmission with 8 speed seems to be handling just as good

 

[star_deceiver]

Longer trip with the white brick sail.

 

[AzCats]

I'm thinking of picking up a 2019 3500 SRW Tradesman 6.4 Hemi 4.10 axle 8speed 6'4 bed. Do you think it could tow my 2005 Montana 3400RL fifth-wheel at 16,500 lbs?

 

[fordram guy]

Azcat I have a 19 2500 6.4 hemi with 3.73 gears and I am pulling at least 17k. I am happy with it but in the end it is a gas truck. Fuel mileage isn’t to bad 10mpg at 70 mph. So I believe you will be just fine

 

[fordram guy]

 

[Trap_Shooter]

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Well, how does it do?

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[fordram guy]

It pulls just fine. Yes it is different than the Cummins but it goes quite well. Have pulled right at a thousand miles now after this weekend and averaged about 11 mpg. Shifting points are good and seems to be doing just fine so far

 

[zeddy]

Azcat I have a 19 2500 6.4 hemi with 3.73 gears and I am pulling at least 17k. I am happy with it but in the end it is a gas truck. Fuel mileage isn’t to bad 10mpg at 70 mph. So I believe you will be just fine

17k including truck and trailer or 17k trailer only?

 

[fordram guy]

17k trailer only

 

[Fitz-0518]

Our 2018 2500 6.4 3.73 2wd 6 RFE CC goose neck pulls our 2 horse slant sleeper. Live load with water and all the **** she brings is 9000lb. Pulls up and down mountain grades from Central Ca to Coast to high Sierra's. I was surprised on the grade pulls how hard 2nd and third work. I think that might be one of the benefits of the 8 speed. But, so far performance has been as expected.

 

[lharrell79]

Fitz, what kind of mpg's are you getting with that trailer?

 

[fordram guy]

Yea as for grade pull when we head to Arkansas through the steep ass hills this truck does just fine. I am ok with the performance it is doing even though I stepped down from the Cummins.

 

[madtrucker2016]

I pulled a trailer with a load of hard wood flooring and it was about 150 miles. No problems shifting on time no lag or hesitation, didn't even know I was pulling a heavy load. Also I was pulling weight in trailer to max

 

[fordram guy]

I agree with the shifting on this 8 speed it is so smooth and just does a wonderful job

 

[Bisley45]

FordRamguy- What part of Arkansas? I love the Ozarks and Ouachitas! We don't have much for elevation but we do have some steep switchbacks.

 

[fordram guy]

We go to Clinton for chuck wagon races

 

[fordram guy]

Coming from Springfield area through Branson

 

[Bisley45]

beautiful drive!