Which tow rig?
I recently purchased a 40' fifth wheel toy hauler, triple slide. The dry weight is 14,050 lbs., I figure 1000 lbs. of gear, my motorcycle is about 950 lbs., hers is 650 lbs. We try to two with minimal...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Binkley2 wrote:
Definitely did not mean to offend any Dodge guys, my knowledge of the Dodge heavy duty is limited to the older units. I know the Cummins is an awesome pulling motor, but from what I have seen the truck wasn't as tough as the motor in it. I have a neighbor who has a diesel performance shop and he agrees, for out of the box performance, Dodge is the way to go, he says if you want to spend a little (figuratively I'm sure)money, the new Chevy's are monsters once "tuned up". I think I will look at Dodge Cummins with a manual tranny, and dually of course. Thanks everyone.
What is nice about the new RAM's they are ready to right out of the box. No tuner or beefed up trans required like past years. I would really consider the Aisin Medium Duty Trans.
X2! Do not even think about a manual tranny! With manual tranny engine is de rated to only 600 lbs. Torque! Either the 68 RE or Aisin will do the job. The six speed Asin is bullet proof, and is a 4500 / 5500 class tranny. As stated the Dodge is right out of the boxsetup to tow what you have and a lot more! Yes you can spend money on after market gizmos for the other two, but what does that do to the warrenty? Dodge has come a long way since perhaps you remember! Test drive a new RAM 3500 Big Horn it is every bit as comfortable as either the Ford or Chevy. I do not want to turn this into a Ford vs Chevy vs RAM discussion, the big 3 have all beefed up their trucks and anyone of them will tow your rig with no problems, I just wanted to give my opinion so you do not dismiss the Dodge out of hand from old and or misleading information!
