2015 Ram 3500 TFL Ike Gauntlet

Me Again wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

ib516 wrote:

Why?

Then Ford shouldn't rate their F450 to tow 30,000# either. It's all a contest by the respective advertising departments - no matter the brand. They ALL do it - Ford, GM, and RAM.

I am with you that Ford(or any brand) shouldn't rate it that high either which is why I said this.....

ShinerBock wrote:

That is fine, I don't think trucks like that should be towing 30,000 lbs in the first place. That should be left to medium duty commercial trucks. This "30,000 lbs towing battle" that Ford and Ram are doing is senseless which is why I applaud GM for staying out of it.

..... in this thread last week.

GM couldn't compete because their 3500 DRW wasn't rated high enough to compete with the Ram 3500 and the Ford F350 in the 30,000# weight competition.....Thus the reason they didn't compete...Though they could have competed with the weight in this test. No Reason for GM to compete, they've beaten both Ford and Ram in head to head test year after year. They really don't have anything to prove....The Ford with more HP and TQ should easily, I would think, win this competition..I didn't watch the link, but didn't buy my truck to see who could get to the top of the mountain first, or I would have stayed with Chevy if that had been what I was out for..

I think GM is standing on the sidelines and got out of the HP/TQ/Weight races because the weaker Allison 1000 tranny is maxed out! Chris

Bill Kondolay of DTT years ago had several Alison's in his shop designing upgrades. I asked him about them and he said they were good but had weak spots.