On the fence for a new TC hauler? ... new Ram looks awesome!

twodownzero wrote:
I require a manual transmission, so they've lost my business forever unless it comes back. I can't believe they'd give up having an exclusive market for those of us who row our own in chase of useless numbers.

Who will you be buying from then?

If it feels good, and you like it, and can afford it....
Do it.
You may as wll enjoy the trip while it's ongoing.
We ain't gonna be here forever Ya know!!

SoonDockin, think about how long before you’ll trade again. For sure, the more times you trade the more money you lose. I think a solid used truck is a good idea for most people.

My friend bought a new truck a year after I got my used truck. It’s 4 years later. Guess what the biggest difference between our trucks is he paid almost double for his and mine is more capable as a F450 compared to his F350. He does have cooled seats and a console. Both are out of warranty now. YMMV.

I would look serious at Dodge, but need (want bad) a truck now. Adaptive cruise is a must have unless I want to get a cheap (lol) used truck and wait a year for the new one. Then there would be three new trucks to choose from.

And in California, a trailer over 10,000 lbs requires a CDL, unless it's an RV.

I see lots of talk from the Blue Oval owners and not bashing at that!
My crystal ball predicts some more converts to the Ram Mafia! Lol

Bottom line, the new trucks are all absolute monsters and not a d@mn thing any one of the can’t tow, whether you believe GMs low tow ratings, drink blue laid for breakfast or have a Ram mafia tattoo!
My Christmas wishlist was left a little short with the new Ram, but this is a tweener year.
With some major upgrades nonetheless.
But ditch the 4th gen body, get a trans with more cogs, eliminate EGR and for gods sake put a bigger fuel tank in them.....please.

Weight limits without CDL are state dependent.

You have to have a CDL to even drive it with a trailer over about 18000 or 19000, the combo can’t be over 26000.

You don't have to have a CDL to drive a combo over 26k unless you are driving commercial. You can have a non-CDL license which allows you to drive over 26K.

burningman wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

Call me biased, but almost 10 years since Ford did it, Dodge finally managed to make 400 HP diesel?

It’s not that they “managed” to make one, they could put the power wherever they wanted any time and so could you. Mine is 20 years old and makes more than that. All you have to do is put the right injectors, fuel system and turbos on it. 500 HP is EASY. 600 of 700 isn’t that hard, but you can’t run heavy and use all that.
400 is about the most any of these small engines should ever use under a load.
There’s a reason you don’t see Powerstroke Fords or 6.7 Cummins in big trucks that only have 400. They can run at full throttle all day uphill under a heavy load.
That would kill any pickup motor. You can only push them so hard. The Big Three can all make 600 HP pickups if they wanted to. They set them where the power is enough to compete so as to make buyers happy and low enough to hopefully hold together.

Chevy isn’t in the Ford/Dodge tow rating contest, not because they’re inferior but because they know it’s stupid. Virtually no one has a 30,000 trailer and tows it with a pickup truck. You have to have a CDL to even drive it with a trailer over about 18000 or 19000, the combo can’t be over 26000.
The vast majority of pickup drivers don’t have a CDL, and the DOT around here has been having a heyday cracking down on all the 350/450/550s loaded up heavy lately.

That’s real truck territory I don’t care what the factory says it can do.

On West Coast I see those pickups pulling 35,000 lb car haulers all the time.
Talk to one of drivers and he put 1,100,000 miles on his F350 with 7.3l engine. Don't think he was baybing it.
Also you don't need CDL when you pull 30,000 lb RV.

Sure would make a great "Hot Shot" rig though!!
If I had it to do over again, with all this good looking equipment available, I may just have chosen that route.
But after over 30 years at it, I kind of doubt it now!!
My 1st Pete 359, cost less than these new pick-up trucks!!
Lots of them running around here pulling stock trailers.

One thing I do not like about the new Laramie Longhorn interior though, or at least the one they feature towards the end of that you tube clip, is the light colored seat leather.