Deisel vs. Gasoline
We bought a new 41 ft Redwood last fall (16,400 GVWR) and plan to start FTing next winter, after retirement. I'm planning to buy a Ram 3500 (or perhaps 4500) crew cab dually chassis, and put a hauler-...
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45Ricochet wrote:
5.7 Hemi (Gasoline) 383 @ 5,600 400@3,950 66RFE six-speed automatic
6.4 Hemi (Gasoline) 410 @ 5,600 429@4,000 66RFE, opt. ASC69RC
Cummins Diesel 385 @ 2,800 850 @ 1,600 Aisin ASC69RC (Ram 3500)
Cummins Diesel 350 @ 2,800 660 @ 1,500 Six-speed manual
Cummins Diesel 370 @ 2,800 800 @ 1,600 68RFE six-speed automatic
The Cummins has twice the amount of TQ as the 6.4 Hemi. 16400 lbs your going to need some torque :W
Alan (the OP):
I have what "45Ricochet" has.
Had I been better informed at the time when I bought my new pickup (1T diesel LDT)......I would have "by-passed" pickups, and MDTs,
and gone straight to an HDT.
The numbers quoted by "45Ricochet" are minuscule by comparison.
Try 475-500 hp & 1650 ft/lb - std or auto trans!
Ditto the towing ability/capacity of an HDT - at *WAY*, way less than the cost of a new pickup.
("No replacement for displacement")
B-50 numbers are available for all the HDT engines - Cummins, Detroit, CAT, Volvo.
*Expect* a million miles.
Here's a forum & threads to look at:
Escapees HDT forum
"Newbie" - HDT towing questions
"Longevity" addressed in post #10
And a *gal* asks......
"HDT vs MDT vs LDT vs Diesel, vs tractor"
Oh yeah - no need to double tow the car...A Smart fits nicely on the deck - sideways...:C
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