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outwestbound
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Mar 19, 2014

WD Hitch; 2" vs. 2.5" receiver; Ford 250 issue

Greetings from a newbie. My plan is to full time out west/ mountains. I'm evaluating a purchase of a new truck and travel trailer. My question relates to maximizing a new truck's tow rating capaci...
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outwestbound
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Mar 21, 2014
Highway 4x4 wrote:
I called up Blue ox and they have a 2 1/2 inch shank but it's not shown on line yet. BTW, my Ram 2500 diesel is rated to tow 17,000.


Thanks. I stopped by the RAM dealer on the way home - drive right past it anyway - and drove a 2014 2500 6.7L cummins and it's a nice ride. Did you research how RAM achieved such a high tow rating? The sales person really didn't know. It's like 3,000+ over Ford's F250.

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