Is ram 3500 SRW 6.4 hemi enough?
Ok so Im trying to look for a TV that I will keep forever(exaggeration). I have beeen going over the specs. I dont even know if i will be able to get one of these at an agreed upon price. I would like...
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I like the Hemi 6.4 and could be a future upgrade if I plan to go a bit heavier, but if I planned on getting a 42' TH there is no doubt a diesel would be the choice as these behemoths easily exceed 15K# when fully loaded.
I currently haul our 32' TH that scales a bit over 10K# throughout the mountain west where we live and predominately camp using our 3/4 ton Chevy crewcab gasser with 4.10s. It does an adequate job and I have no issues letting it run at high RPM in order to get up and down these mountain passes. Our TV is truly a garage queen and just sits until the next time it's called to tow our rig.
Camping at high elevation and traversing steep inclines to get there is where a gasser feels the most in adequate, when we towed through Texas our gasser performed flawlessly with the mostly flat roadways and lower elevation.
I utilize every bit of momentum when having to tow through the mountains and since I know the roadways where we mostly camp I can get up and down fairly well in our gasser, a diesel would be nice but for our size rig we are fine plus it's paid off. Since it's a dedicated TV we are not concerned about mpg.
The 6.4 Hemi is a winner but it can never provide the brute power a diesel can when attempting to haul a huge 5er. Although the 6.4 Hemi is rated to tow 15K# it will struggle mightily traversing mountain passes at higher elevations, 13K# or so is probably as much as the Hemi should be tasked with for decent towing comfort.
Good luck with whichever way you decide to go. As stated above, I'm interested in how the 6.4 Hemi tows heavier rigs, we may go with a heavier camper in the future and we may opt for a Ram TV next go around.
I currently haul our 32' TH that scales a bit over 10K# throughout the mountain west where we live and predominately camp using our 3/4 ton Chevy crewcab gasser with 4.10s. It does an adequate job and I have no issues letting it run at high RPM in order to get up and down these mountain passes. Our TV is truly a garage queen and just sits until the next time it's called to tow our rig.
Camping at high elevation and traversing steep inclines to get there is where a gasser feels the most in adequate, when we towed through Texas our gasser performed flawlessly with the mostly flat roadways and lower elevation.
I utilize every bit of momentum when having to tow through the mountains and since I know the roadways where we mostly camp I can get up and down fairly well in our gasser, a diesel would be nice but for our size rig we are fine plus it's paid off. Since it's a dedicated TV we are not concerned about mpg.
The 6.4 Hemi is a winner but it can never provide the brute power a diesel can when attempting to haul a huge 5er. Although the 6.4 Hemi is rated to tow 15K# it will struggle mightily traversing mountain passes at higher elevations, 13K# or so is probably as much as the Hemi should be tasked with for decent towing comfort.
Good luck with whichever way you decide to go. As stated above, I'm interested in how the 6.4 Hemi tows heavier rigs, we may go with a heavier camper in the future and we may opt for a Ram TV next go around.
