GsRAM
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- 2017 Dodge Ram 2500
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- Hemi, 6.4L
That's cool! Yeah that's showing your dialed in well. Nice!
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When I tow I try to stay 55-60 mph on the highway and just take my time. There's no rush. When towing especially.......excessive speed kills.
Yeah man, no doubt. Some of those are crazy...scary stuff.
When I tow I try to stay 55-60 mph on the highway and just take my time. There's no rush. When towing especially.......excessive speed kills.
I have a 26 ft Airstream, with propane, batteries and cargo plus the WDH I am right at 1100 pounds hitch wt. My 1500 was over loaded, it pulled great but but it was hard to get the wt to balance out. I solved that problem with a 2500 and the cummins.
I heard a quote on a YouTube TT vid....
"I've got not where to go, and all day to get there"... LOL, I love it. Tell the woman all the time when traveling, were in no hurry. Some windy roads, 50mph is good for me.
Somebody posted about 2500 CTD's being overloaded, I'd bet there are more 1500's overloaded than 2500 CTD's
I agree that many 2500's are overloaded; I've seen massive 5W on many of them, most recently a 40' 5w. I have the 6.4 in my 2500 and it tows pretty well, but damn, if it isn't a PITA to get into gas pumps with larger trailers. I would love for just one lane at a truck stop / rest stop to be a pull through for gas rather than all diesel.Yep. And really it's kind of pointless to buy a 2500 Cummins if you plan to tow. If it's light enough then just get the 6.4. If it's heavy enough to justify the Cummins then you will probably run out of payload. Just my thoughts but if I were to buy a Cummins it would be a 3500 just for that reason.
Yep. My son complained about the same thing. He towed his 32' (LOA) camper 1500 miles to North Dakota and had to stop about every 200 miles to fill up. He said it was a pain getting in and out of pumps. He really 'needs' a Cummins for all the miles he drives. Not for the towing as his 6.4 does great but for the resale. His 2018 has almost 60,000 miles on it already so trade in will be pretty bad. At least with a Cummins he would still get quite a bit for trade.I agree that many 2500's are overloaded; I've seen massive 5W on many of them, most recently a 40' 5w. I have the 6.4 in my 2500 and it tows pretty well, but damn, if it isn't a PITA to get into gas pumps with larger trailers. I would love for just one lane at a truck stop / rest stop to be a pull through for gas rather than all diesel.
Yeah but when he was looking to buy his truck he was looking for a used Cummins and even with 50,000 miles they were only about $5000 less than brand new where the same 6.4 had lost alot more value. He looked at 2 2500 Cummins Big Horns. One was a 2017 and one a 201. Both had about 45,000 miles but the 2017 had an accident report on the Carfax and both were about $46,000. The same trucks with the 6.4 and similar miles were about $35,000. So about $11,000 difference. But I'm sure when he gets closer to 100,000 miles next year his truck will probably only be worth about $20,000-25,000 where that Cummins will still probably be about $40,000 so it seems the discrepancy grows with the higher miles.Am I not wrong that the 9k you spend on the Cummins becomes the 9k it is worth more than the 6.4l
Yes...a Cummins is worth more...because it costs more.
The 5.7l Hemi is a bit less than both. And resale is that much less.
I look at RAM trucks for sale all the time...the same trim is gonna be about 8 to 11k more to buy a used Cummins over a 6.4L.
I was so surprised while learning the real cargo capacities for trucks. Many upper end trim 1500 models with under 1100 payload. Too many fancy 2500s under 2000 payload. I was very surprised the 3500 trims vary from 5500 pounds down to 4300 payload. All those were the door decals for truck on a dealers lot over the past year that I looked. I just bought my 3500 Tradesman in April after learning and looking.
Nothing in those upper trim levels adds any value for me.