2nd opinion for tow vehicle please.
We have finanlly decided on a 5th wheel after years of research questions on this site ,dealer trips and so on,now comes the tow vehicle part, on the ram 3500 the new 6.4 liter gas engine seems impre...
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I have a 2014 Columbus RL295. We have had it a little over a year and a half and love it. I hope you like your new one as well. Our loaded trailer weight is about 12,500# (GVWR 14,000#). I have the 6.7 Cummins and 3.73. It pulls great. I have been giving thought to going with a new Ram with 6.4 and 4.1 or a new Ford with 6.2 and 4.3. I think their real world performance would be about the same towing.
I live in Louisiana and mostly tow in flatter areas but occasionally enjoy Colorado. I think the gas would do fine and I would be buying for the 95% on flatter land. If you are realistically only going to load about 2K lbs and be at about 14,000 and tow mostly on flatter ground, I think either of these gas rigs (also the GM 6.0 with 4.10) would be fine.
If you will be towing 14 to 16K lbs with a lot of mountains in your future, then the diesel certainly will tow better. I don't know whether we are talking about a SRW or DRW, but make sure you will not exceed the SRW rear axle weight rating if that is the direction you are planning.
This is just my opinion, but that's what you wanted. Good luck and enjoy the new Columbus. Keith
I live in Louisiana and mostly tow in flatter areas but occasionally enjoy Colorado. I think the gas would do fine and I would be buying for the 95% on flatter land. If you are realistically only going to load about 2K lbs and be at about 14,000 and tow mostly on flatter ground, I think either of these gas rigs (also the GM 6.0 with 4.10) would be fine.
If you will be towing 14 to 16K lbs with a lot of mountains in your future, then the diesel certainly will tow better. I don't know whether we are talking about a SRW or DRW, but make sure you will not exceed the SRW rear axle weight rating if that is the direction you are planning.
This is just my opinion, but that's what you wanted. Good luck and enjoy the new Columbus. Keith
