Best Truck For Mountain Driving
Hello forum, My wife and I are getting ready for full time RV living. We will be spending the majority of our time in Colorado, Northern California, Washington and other states with mountainous t...
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ChuckV1 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:rhagfo wrote:Traveler II wrote:
For what you are planning I would suggest you look at a Ford F450.
Why not just get a Ram 3500, matched to the F450 for at least two years in FLT test.
Cummins9812V, just went froma 2011 Ram 3500 towing a DVR, at about 27,000# GCVW. Now with a 2015 with a larger DVR at 29,000# GCVW and no issue.
Cummins/Asia is a true Medium duty truck combination, those that go to 36,000#.
FACT, RAM is SAE J2807 rated to tow a combined 37,900#, the other two just make claims with no independent testing to back them up.. Has the strongest auto with the Aisin. A true medium duty trans with the dependable true medium duty Cummins. the 13 and newer RAM trucks are truly amazing. The rear air ride is really nice. Maintains the exact same ride height no matter what the load up to rear axle rating. Pic below with the 15 RAM hooked to 07 MS with over 5K pin.
I tow the West Coast all the time, just set the cruise control go up the passes and down with ease. The exhaust brake is awesome!
Do your self a favor and test drive one.
This combo will scale at about 31K.
I think your a full of it, I don't beleave you use cruise control
going up the passes on the west coast with a 5th wheel of that
size with ease. I'd like to know how fast you are going do to
the fact I have followed and passed many Dodge's with fifth wheels
over the passes out here doing 45mph, thus I don't beleave you
cruise control is on
Don't know about others, but I set my cruise on grades at a speed I know my truck will handle without abusing it and just take whatever speed I get. One reason I'd love to be able to have a cruise control that you could set on RPM instead of speed.
Lyle
