allen8106 wrote:
Your truck can do it but it won't be any fun towing. It's going to struggle mightily but it will do the job. I had a 2000 1500 Ram with the gas engine and towed a 32 foot TT from Walcott, IA to Wichita, KS and it was not a fun tow. Your only hope is that the fun stuff between the tows out weighs the not so fun tow.
No offense, but there is quite a difference between a 2000 Dodge w/ probably a 200 hp 4.7 (or maybe a 235 hp 5.9?) and a 4 spd transmission developed in the '80s, and a 380 hp 6 spd 2011 truck.
OP, you'll be just fine. Living in Utah, we tow similar grades/conditions all the time w/ our F150 and around 6500 lbs behind it, and it does the job quite well.
But you should have bought the Ecoboost! (just kidding ...)
Good luck!
