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Cummins12V98
Jul 25, 2016Explorer III
transamz9 wrote:Adam R wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Well, maybe it's time for Ram to put together a 4500 pickup?"
Don't think there is any reason to do so. Ford already is competing with the RAM 3500 with it's F450. I am sure that is enough reason for RAM to leave well enough alone.
That would be with their 2 wheel drive single cab dually? That's what Ram uses to claim their current highest available tow numbers. Not sure what the take rate on a 2wd single cab dually is, but it can't be very high. If you want to compare apples to apples, let's see the numbers of the F350 4x4 crew cab vs. the Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab since that is the most popular configuration these days. Then do the same comparison for Ford's upcoming 2017 model. Ford easily trumps Ram's current offerings and does it with a crew cab and 4wd standard.
2017 Rams are not out yet so we will have to use 2016.
2016 Ram Crew Cab 4X4 Long Bed DRW with 4.10:1 Max trailer is 30,310# with max payload of 5,680#
2016 Ford F350 4X4 Long Bed DRW with 4.30:1 Max trailer is 26,500# with max payload of 6,460#.
Let's remember the F250/350 is NOT SAE rated but the 450 is.
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