How heavy are you towing with your Ram 6.4
I currently have a V10 excursion with 4.30's that we may be replacing. The X tows my 10,500 TT quite well. I' m wondering how the 6.4 Dodge would do towing this setup. I have come across a couple ...
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I got a Mega Cab short bed 4X4 with the 6.4. It was a 2015 model and discounted 10K off sticker. Pretty much fully loaded Big Horn. If the diesel came with a better payload or towing capacity than the 6.4 I may of debated the $6,000 extra cost. the diesel models are only available with the 3.42 gear ratio. My 6.4 has the 4.10 ratio. Currently I tow a bumper pull Keystone that weighs perhaps 8200 lbs going down the road. We will be getting a fifth wheel hopefully sometime soon. I'm looking at something like the Cougar 327RES with a dry hitch weight of under 1900 lbs. BTW, per the Ram towing chart the diesel version of my Ram has a cargo capacity of 1,974 lbs and towing capacity of 15,000. The 6.4 truck has a cargo capacity of 2,903 and towing capacity of 15,250. If you move to the 3500 truck the numbers change quite a bit. The diesel 3500 SRW has a cargo capacity of 4,273 lbs and can tow 16,800 lbs. The 6.4 3500 SRW has a cargo capacity of 4,375 and can tow 15,500. Again, even on the 3500 SRW you can only get the 3.42 gears with the diesel.
So you need to consider closely if you want a 3/4 ton Ram in a diesel due to the small cargo capacity. It's funny how many folks I see out here with the newer 3/4 tom diesel rams towing trailers that have to have a hitch weight close to a ton over the trucks capacity.
One feature that comes with the 6.4 models which I find annoying is, if you have the GPS NAV stuff while towing every time you get within 1 mile of a gas station the turn signal automatically comes on and the gal on the NAV tells you to "turn in one mile". LOL joke, I get like 9 MPG towing the little trailer. I have only towed it a couple hundred miles though so it could get better. I get between 11-12 MPG around town and 17-18 on the autobahn. I know it gets worse mileage that the diesel and lacks that huge torque, but for the $6,000 difference in price I can afford to pay a little extra for fuel and I don't buy DEF. And technically I can haul more than a diesel.
So you need to consider closely if you want a 3/4 ton Ram in a diesel due to the small cargo capacity. It's funny how many folks I see out here with the newer 3/4 tom diesel rams towing trailers that have to have a hitch weight close to a ton over the trucks capacity.
One feature that comes with the 6.4 models which I find annoying is, if you have the GPS NAV stuff while towing every time you get within 1 mile of a gas station the turn signal automatically comes on and the gal on the NAV tells you to "turn in one mile". LOL joke, I get like 9 MPG towing the little trailer. I have only towed it a couple hundred miles though so it could get better. I get between 11-12 MPG around town and 17-18 on the autobahn. I know it gets worse mileage that the diesel and lacks that huge torque, but for the $6,000 difference in price I can afford to pay a little extra for fuel and I don't buy DEF. And technically I can haul more than a diesel.
