Upgrade from 2500 to 3500 Question
Currently towing a Grand Design Reflection with a RAM 2500. My truck is a HEMI and the truck is within specs for towing the 5th. We are getting ready to start spreading our wings and take some long ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:humblerb wrote:BurbMan wrote:
My 2015 Ram 6.7 Cummins diesel crew cab long box SRW has a net payload of 4300. To get to the 6k you need a dually.
Truck weighs about 8000 lbs empty with a GVWR of 12,300.
It's a moot point now, that truck will be sold by tomorrow anyway.... :(
Diesel engine weighs ~900 pounds more than Hemi, so not unrealistic that this truck could be approaching 6,000#.
Facts are important!
Cummins 6.7 Crate engine wet weighs 1,070# and a 354 Hemi weighs 720# so the difference is 350# no where a 900# difference.
Didn't check today, but when I bought mine 3+years ago, difference was 900#. This is a fact. I needed the Cargo Capacity in my 2500, so that is the primary reason I ended up with a gas engine.
