2016 Ram 6.7L Cummins Laramie 4x4 Crew Cab
Welp boys...I was able to make it 2 yrs with my 2014 Ram 6.4L Hemi. It was a great truck and did a fine job toting my 5th wheel all over the southeast...BUT The bug finally got me and I upgraded to...
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4X4Dodger wrote:transamz9 wrote:4X4Dodger wrote:
For the OP: Congratulations on your new truck. I too have the Gas Ram and I cannot imagine the diesel towing any better in real terms than this truck does. (I often pass the diesels on long upgrades with similar sized trailers)
I passed a Corvette the other day towing with my old Ford 6.0 Powerstroke so my truck must be faster right? LOL I'll be close to you next weekend if you would like to come hook to my 20,000# rig with you gas truck.
You are doing what so many do in these discussions; try to derail them into shouting matches with spurious comparisons and a snarky tone.
First I clearly said in my post that I passed on long uphills and steep grades diesels that were hauling SIMILAR sized trailers to mine. These trucks were clearly at the end of their power curve and I had to pass them or get stuck behind them going much more slowly than necessary or desirable.
My truck and trailer weighs in at over 16,000 lbs.
Your Corvette analogy is just silly.
The new gas engines and transmissions are fast closing the Gas/Deisel gap when transmissions were 3 or 4 speeds and you needed a 4:10 rearend to compensate. Those days are gone.
On a horsepower or torque/per loaded-pound basis the new GAS engines are close to what a class 8 deisel tractor has...the new diesel pickups are actually higher if measured that way.
Most guys I believe have a diesel because they WANT one not because they need one...and that's ok.
Diesels have their place, their advantages and disadvantages.
And indeed my 5.7 could tow your trailer. It would take more RPM's to get it started from a stop, more fuel and it would not pull your trailer as easily as it pulls mine ...but it would pull it.
So let me get this straight. You say your truck and trailer together weighs 16,000? You are saying that you would have to pass me if I was pulling a 9000# trailer because it would be obvious that I would be at the end of my powerband because I was going slower than you wanted to go. Haha. Thanks for the laugh.
