Ike Gauntlet 2017 3500s DRW 22,800# load

Huntindog wrote:

CumminsDriver wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
Chevies have always been known for outstanding power...all starting back in 1955 with the introduction of the legendary small block Chevy V8. Power and lots of it...has been a bow tie tradition in both gas and diesel engines over the years.

So no....not at all...nope.... I'm not surprised that Chevy came first and Ford was at the tail end.

Some say horse power is horsepower....but in my humble opinion horses are rated differently....there are Shetland horses (blue oval) and then there are Clydesdale's (bow tie). :B

All I can say...is it is a good thing that the Chevy was 'hobbled' with 3.73's to the Ford's 4.10's....or could you imagine what the Chevy times would of been.

Remind my again why these trucks are only pulling 22,800#s? :B

That 30K spec is not a realistic number for Rvers.
A 30K 5ver will have approx. 7500# pin weight.
None of the trucks are capable of that.

Lots of guys hauling big car trailers. So the upper numbers do apply just not to the masses. If they could pass the SAE test with 30K in tow they sure would have!

Heck my RV is borderline with the GM's.

Lot's of guys hauling the big car hauler trailers with all three brands, but I do see a big advantage in numbers to the Ram. I travel about once a month to the San Francisco Bay area, and go by the Benicia Bridge where there is a huge area where the ships and Railroad off load cars and trucks. The Duallys hauling these trailers have 45K weight stickers on the doors so they don't go by what the trucks factory GCWR is, they go by what they can legally haul and how much they want to register the trucks for. All three brands do it with much heavier loads than your 5th wheel.

Rich

Thank you for posting that pic. It just makes my point for me.
A 30K 5ver will not be possible with any of the three due to the .... Wait for it...........PIN WEIGHT.

As for the snide comment again about "if GM could, they would"
WHY? They have obviously ignored the advertised superiority game in the past, when they clearly could have claimed the crowns. So ignoring it now id consistent with their past protocol.

Fact is, nobody knows why GM has chosen a conservative approach to ratings in the past OR present.... Just as nobody knows why others have chosen to use liberal methods.... It is anyone's guess.
Thank you for sharing YOUR OPINION.