ppine wrote:
For some reason, a lot of people seem to like to tow 12,000 or 14,000 or 15,000 pounds long distances. My feeling is that you are asking a lot of any truck to do that on a regular basis. Some people do not seem to be really savvy about watching their engine and trans and brake temperatures either.
If a guy is having trouble towing big heavy trailers with a diesel engine, and would definitely not steer him towards a gas engine.
I guess I never thought as 12,000# being "Heavy". Our 32' Copper Canyon weighs in at 12,360# loaded and tows well with our 2001 Ram 2500 with a little extra HP and torque (about 300 hp and 610#). I see heavy as 16,000#.
