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rvhippo
Explorer
Sep 03, 2016

Towing 33', 7500 GVWR trailer with 1/2 ton truck.

Conclusion: NOT FUN. Do-able, but NOT FUN. Two hands on the wheel at all times. The Truck 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L V8 gas engine 8-speed auto transmission, 3.92 final drive 1,630 lbs. payload c...
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nickthehunter
Nomad II
Sep 07, 2016
Terryallan wrote:
...Also yes it will turn more RPM towing than it will not towing. But that is what it is designed to do, and there is NO TV that will turn the very same RPM towing, OR the same MPG, as it does not towing...
My truck turns the same RPM towing as Not Towing. Once the torque converter locks it's all the same. Uses more gas but is the exact same RPM per same MPH.

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