2006 Dodge 2500 mega cab

I've been looking at the '06 Megacabs as well - the payload numbers are kind of pitiful (even though it sounds like people's real-world experiences are it can handle higher weights fine).

The 2500 GVWR is 9000 lbs, and has a payload of <1600 lbs w/ 4WD (with the Cummins), or 2100 lbs w/ 2WD.

The 3500 SRW GVWR is 9900 lbs, so it's payload is 2600 lbs for 4WD and 3000 lbs for 2WD. Not terrible, but certainly not great :/

Haha. Nice one. And I do kick myself for the gas when I should have done diesel.
My buddy does joke with me that his heavy Chevy diesel stock beats out my modded dodge.

Not all are bitter, only ones that had to settle for a Hemi when they wanted a diesel. 11mpg ain't bad but my Duramax gets 15mpg towing my 5er. Nuff said

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
The only warranty I have voided was anything to do with my gas tank and hoses since they were modified.
My truck goes in every 3500 miles for a check up and change and so far everything has been covered.
The dealership I go to worked with me on making sure everything that has been to the truck is with in my limits but not that it matters now as the truck is past the 3 year warranty.
But it only has 14,000 on it

And I am currently talking with the Good Sam People to make sure if I purchase their program it covers my whole truck.

Don't kid yourself that if you have a major issue that RAM/Dodge/Fiat will not void your warranty because of the Bulldog. Chris

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
Wow. There are some really doubtful/ rude people on here. Thought the RVing community was one of nice relaxed people. Apparently this place is just full of rude bitter people.

So I guess when you tow and have used many different rigs you are just used to nothing working properly.
So I guess shopping around and taking time to put together the right rig and getting it to work properly is something unheard of.

You all with the horrible gas mileage must be the people flying by me in the cruising lane just keeping the peddle mashed with such a fire under you to get where you need to go. I'm still young so I guess by the time I am your age I'll be yelling at the young families on here doing it right and enjoying their time away from work because I'll have nothing better to do but complain as well. Seeing as I'll be old and bitter too.

We don't live in a gear head kind of world anymore. It's digital where u can change your engine settings with the push of a button.

So for the amount of towing and distance me and my family and friends go with our awesome rig. It does pull awesomely and I do get great mileage. Sorry you all are full of negativity.

So I added my two cents in what works wonderfully for us to assist in what the original poster had asked and you all got so bent on it your not helping him out.

He does have a valid point to some degree. The tone here could be improved when disagreeing. I remember many years ago when my long departed father told me "it's OK to disagree, just be respectful of the other person and do not be rude to anyone". I am now older and retired. I don't think we are all old and bitter people, but the tone from time to time might lead a younger person to conclude that. Off my soapbox.

The only warranty I have voided was anything to do with my gas tank and hoses since they were modified.
My truck goes in every 3500 miles for a check up and change and so far everything has been covered.
The dealership I go to worked with me on making sure everything that has been to the truck is with in my limits but not that it matters now as the truck is past the 3 year warranty.
But it only has 14,000 on it

And I am currently talking with the Good Sam People to make sure if I purchase their program it covers my whole truck.

Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
You can believe what you want, but you should read up on the bulldog system. I installed that in our truck shortly after purchasing it. You can use the device to reprogram aspects of your computer. It's a great little system. When we first put it in our truck started off with around 8mpg and slowly it has been climbing up. I think we are at the height of it now.
No I do not take my rig into the mountains. We go to Lake Ontario in September for a fishing trips with the guys. That trip knocks my mileage down a knotch or two. The nice part about the added tank is not having to stop and refuel means no getting back up to speed so I can maintain cruising speeds longer. Hence keeping my mileage up. i also do not go about 65 with my vehicle which keeps me in the green for mileage.
The point I was trying to make by posting is if you equip your vehicle the right way you can do what you want. I have added many different options to the truck to help with mileage and they seem to be paying off. Also my truck only pulls my trailer it is not a daily driver.
Sorry to the original poster for causing such a disruption in your topic.

So you were fine with voiding your warranty and becoming your own warranty station on a new truck??? Chris

If anyone is still talking about a Megacab, I had a 2006 Megacab 2500 with the Cummins and it was also manual transmission. The payload on mine was 1690 lbs so it was pretty low. That was one of the main reasons I upgraded to the 3500.

Wow. There are some really doubtful/ rude people on here. Thought the RVing community was one of nice relaxed people. Apparently this place is just full of rude bitter people.

So I guess when you tow and have used many different rigs you are just used to nothing working properly.
So I guess shopping around and taking time to put together the right rig and getting it to work properly is something unheard of.

You all with the horrible gas mileage must be the people flying by me in the cruising lane just keeping the peddle mashed with such a fire under you to get where you need to go. I'm still young so I guess by the time I am your age I'll be yelling at the young families on here doing it right and enjoying their time away from work because I'll have nothing better to do but complain as well. Seeing as I'll be old and bitter too.

We don't live in a gear head kind of world anymore. It's digital where u can change your engine settings with the push of a button.

So for the amount of towing and distance me and my family and friends go with our awesome rig. It does pull awesomely and I do get great mileage. Sorry you all are full of negativity.

So I added my two cents in what works wonderfully for us to assist in what the original poster had asked and you all got so bent on it your not helping him out.

Look at the power and torque curves for a Hemi.

They were designed for performance (which they are very good at) not for towing.