boocoodinkydow wrote:
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Well then the Eco-diesel I'm getting is not going to last very long then. We are looking a TT's with a GVWR 7800#. The first thing I'll do after getting it is order rims and new tires in the LT line. Will I win any races going up hills, probably not but that's OK by me. All you guys that want to run 70+ can just fly by me.
Not sure what your talking about as to the Ram's fuel mileage. But it's no worse then the other brands. Better with the ED, show me any truck out there with an EPA rated 20/28 MPG. Go to Ramtrucks.com read the information and wait the videos on the different technologies Ram uses to improve fuel economy.
Don
My sentiments exactly ,don. Keep the rpm's in the sweet spot of the torque curve & let the speed & the gearing fall where they may. Still torn between a Fred motorhome & a tt of similar weight as your shopping list. I have no reservations that the ed is capable of towing it using moderately conservative driving habits.
Key words, moderately conservative. I don't think taking it much over 50% of it's max trailer weight rating, while pushing a big , bulky non CD rated travel trailer to 1/2 the rated weight capacity is smart. Wind resistance and weight is a double whammy when trailering.
YMMV, I tow a big old 21 foot travel trailer with a 3 liter VW TDI SUV, and I feel even I am pushing it, at least here in the mountainous western states with steep ups and downs and severe mountain ranges.
