Is anyone towing with the Ram 1500 diesel?
I'm taking a hard look at the 2014 Ram 1500 diesel. Are any of you towing with it? How do you like it towing and just every day driving? What kind of mileage are you getting for towing and normal d...
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Some people like to play it safe. They sell trucks they already own and buy trucks with 20%+ margin on all numbers.
Some people play by the numbers. They have a truck rated for 8000lbs and carry a trailer that is advertised as 7990lbs. Maybe they forget to take into account passengers, gear and axle ratings; maybe they just don't know or don't care.
Some people believe that it's all a great conspiracy and that any truck that can get the trailer to move is OK to tow it. There are many people around here pulling big 5th wheels with 4 doors 4x4 pickups that have nowhere near the available payload for the pin weight. I have yet to see a single one crashed on the side of the road.
Me I play it safe. It's easy because I only need a small trailer and can afford a big truck. I don't mind people that do it the other way because evidence seems that it is not a big danger on the road. Definitely much less than anyone texting or driving drunk/tired/distracted.
Some people play by the numbers. They have a truck rated for 8000lbs and carry a trailer that is advertised as 7990lbs. Maybe they forget to take into account passengers, gear and axle ratings; maybe they just don't know or don't care.
Some people believe that it's all a great conspiracy and that any truck that can get the trailer to move is OK to tow it. There are many people around here pulling big 5th wheels with 4 doors 4x4 pickups that have nowhere near the available payload for the pin weight. I have yet to see a single one crashed on the side of the road.
Me I play it safe. It's easy because I only need a small trailer and can afford a big truck. I don't mind people that do it the other way because evidence seems that it is not a big danger on the road. Definitely much less than anyone texting or driving drunk/tired/distracted.
