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- Picuptrucks.com just released their tests of the 2.7L EcoBoost vs the EcoDiesel vs the 3.5L EcoBoost vs GMs 4.3L V6, and they even threw in the 3.6L Pentastar V6.
- "Friend of a friend of a cousin of Billy Bob Thornton has towed X cars on a car travel trailer" quotes, are kind of hearsay and been through too many lips and too many ears interpretation before being posted up here. Often called "hearsay evidence" in court, and inadmissable. Certainly not fact.
First hand experiences are preferred. Like straight from the horses mouth.
Personally, I always get a kick out of folks that tell me that their truck "tows like there's nothing back there". If you don't notice that something is back there when towing, either you are ignorant, or not very observant.
I want to know and be reminded constantly when I am towing, that something is "back there" that I have to manage carefully and keep an eye on while driving. - One car on a trailer behind the pickup???
Good grief YES, I can see no reason why this truck could not handle that load.
Just a guess, but somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 pounds weight.
Should be simple to tow this. - Yep you have to love the haters we have here.
The Texan wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
I have NO direct knowledge but the person from ND I talked to is the owner of several dealerships and has NO reason to lie. In fact he was delivering one of the 700HP Dodge Chargers to a customer in WA next week and said it was going behind the dealership ECO Ram. From what I can read, a single car hauler with almost any car on it, is WELL within the published specs for the truck, when equipped with the proper tow package.The Texan wrote:
Just talked to a dealer from the frozen north today about the Ram eco diesel and he says they are selling every one they get in, the day it arrives. Also said they have used their own to haul autos on a car hauler to other states and it does an awesome job of towing. Guess it is more than a grocery getter if properly equipped.
I'm calling out the BS card on this statement.
Unfortunately, tex, you've stumbled into a hornets' nest. Any positive remark about an Ed seems to provoke some here. Pretty much the same voices singing the same song. Most of us have learned to ignore them.FishOnOne wrote:
I have NO direct knowledge but the person from ND I talked to is the owner of several dealerships and has NO reason to lie. In fact he was delivering one of the 700HP Dodge Chargers to a customer in WA next week and said it was going behind the dealership ECO Ram. From what I can read, a single car hauler with almost any car on it, is WELL within the published specs for the truck, when equipped with the proper tow package.The Texan wrote:
Just talked to a dealer from the frozen north today about the Ram eco diesel and he says they are selling every one they get in, the day it arrives. Also said they have used their own to haul autos on a car hauler to other states and it does an awesome job of towing. Guess it is more than a grocery getter if properly equipped.
I'm calling out the BS card on this statement.FishOnOne wrote:
The Texan wrote:
Just talked to a dealer from the frozen north today about the Ram eco diesel and he says they are selling every one they get in, the day it arrives. Also said they have used their own to haul autos on a car hauler to other states and it does an awesome job of towing. Guess it is more than a grocery getter if properly equipped.
I'm calling out the BS card on this statement.
AH64ID wrote:
NinerBikes wrote:
You can say the same thing about 3/4 ton and 1 ton truck also... most of them are used for fleet or work trucks to job sites, not towing TT's or 5th wheels.
So the only towing that matters is a TT or 5er???
Do your own survey while driving around... which trucks are empty and which are being used as trucks??
Build to the market, it's why there are LD and HD trucks.
I live in a county with 10 million people in it, I can assure you I have a larger sample size of trucks on the roads than you do in ID. Rural areas don't sell trucks like city areas, mainly because in the city, we have dump truck or trash pickup services, don't have to haul our trash to the town dump 1x a week ourselves. Farming apps and ranching apps are a whole other matter for primary needs for a truck in a rural area. It all depends on where you live.
The only towing and tow vehicles that matters here on RV Net or Woodall's is indeed vehicles that tow TT's or 5th wheels. This IS an RV Bulletin Board... go to a contractors board if you need a PU truck for that application also, as your primary vehicle.NinerBikes wrote:
You can say the same thing about 3/4 ton and 1 ton truck also... most of them are used for fleet or work trucks to job sites, not towing TT's or 5th wheels.
So the only towing that matters is a TT or 5er???
Do your own survey while driving around... which trucks are empty and which are being used as trucks??
Build to the market, it's why there are LD and HD trucks.The Texan wrote:
Just talked to a dealer from the frozen north today about the Ram eco diesel and he says they are selling every one they get in, the day it arrives. Also said they have used their own to haul autos on a car hauler to other states and it does an awesome job of towing. Guess it is more than a grocery getter if properly equipped.
I'm calling out the BS card on this statement.
