Times they are a changing
I used to have a 2013 Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel that I used to pull my boat Sold the boat and traded in the oil burner on a new Ram 1500 Hemi Yesterday I picked my Toy Hauler that weighs about the sam...
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tinner12002 wrote:Steve92004 wrote:htwheelz67 wrote:
And then there are hills like I10 (Chiriaco summitt) and I8 (Julian,Alpine) then you will realize the diesel advantage in power and mileage. I switched from a Duramax to a ford v10 and on big hills its very noticeable, gas motor should get about 5-7 MPG's less than diesel. Weigh it, the tags on WW trailers are BS, I own one.
I thought it would get less than the diesel too but I hauled that trailer over the same mountain you're taking about at Julian yesterday and got 10mpg, no sway no problems braking.
I pulled my 7,000 pound boat to San Felipe with my new Ram Cummins and got 6mpg... all flat road
I'm not sticking up for either truck but that diesel didn't do anything for me but cost me more money
You must have had something going on with your truck to only get that kind of mileage. My old 2012 3500 with same gearing as my 2015 3500 got 11-12 towing a 39ft #16000 toy hauler, my 2015 doesn't do much better towing but does much better empty at 20-22 on level roads. Pulling a car trailer with a 4-door wrangler I avg about 13mpg.
What state are you in?
I could barely get 12 mpg out of my cummins ram when it was unloaded
Plus I would get buried in the sand even with 4x4
My new 1500 cruises right through the stuff I got stuck in with the 2500
