2017 Ram 3500 6.4L dually. Should I?
Yesterday day I drove a new 2017 Ram 6.4 Hemi Dually. I know absolutely ZERO about dodge products. In the past 20 years I have owned all Ford trucks and Chevy SUVs. Currently I carry my old camper wit...
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See my sig for my setup though it's SRW. Even with the 3.73, it tows the 2,400# camper with 2,800# boat in tow in 6th gear at 62mph. Drop down to 58 mph in 5th and I lose about 1 mpg which is about the same as you would lose with the 4.10s running loaded. Drop down to 55 mph in 5th and get about the same as 62 in 6th.
I choose the 3.73s figuring I would be in 5th with the camper on board, but actually find if I run 64mph on the interstate, the truck loves 6th gear and doesn't seem bogged down.
My father has the 6.7 diesel in his DRW version of my truck and it seems to be getting about the same mileage regardless whether he is towing a 15,000# FW or his 5,000# TC.
The only thing I miss is the exhaust brake, but I've never come close to overheating the brakes even coming down long steep twisting bake roads off the BRP.
My last Dodge truck was a 2004 CTD which I sold with 180k miles after basically trouble free miles.
In regards to the warranty, I think the warranty on the gas engine dropped to 60,000 miles.
I choose the 3.73s figuring I would be in 5th with the camper on board, but actually find if I run 64mph on the interstate, the truck loves 6th gear and doesn't seem bogged down.
My father has the 6.7 diesel in his DRW version of my truck and it seems to be getting about the same mileage regardless whether he is towing a 15,000# FW or his 5,000# TC.
The only thing I miss is the exhaust brake, but I've never come close to overheating the brakes even coming down long steep twisting bake roads off the BRP.
My last Dodge truck was a 2004 CTD which I sold with 180k miles after basically trouble free miles.
In regards to the warranty, I think the warranty on the gas engine dropped to 60,000 miles.
