hemi longevity
I towed with diesels in the past and now with a 5.7 Hemi. Since I downsized to a 30 ft 8500 lb loaded weight 5 wh, I couldn't justify the up front cost and added operational cost of a diesel. So fa...
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Road Phantom wrote:
Struggled? You must have gotten a Monday lemon. We pulled our 8500 5th wh with a 2014 5.7 Hemi all over the western states with no issues at all and with power to spare. So far, the estimated tow miles is around 15-20,000. The truck has over 60,000 miles on it. Great truck. Hope it last until 150,000. I would be satisfied with that. A diesel for this kind of weight would be a bit of an overkill.
Like I said, the Hemi was good for the weight and had plenty of power. The transmission is the weak point. Maybe it was a lemon as I had a lot of problems with it but the gears are poorly spaced to make use of the power. Ive read others with the same complaint.
I've got no problem winding the engine out to redline if necessary but when it can't accelerate up a hill beyond 1st gear it's a problem. If you hit a hill at speed it would be ok, but starting below 3rd gear it couldn't accelerate.
The 3.73 gears matched with it didn't help either.
