Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released
9200# LINK
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THe fuel cost difference and the "WHEN" one gets an ROI on it, will be the same in overall miles, as shown, 84K miles......7 yrs for THAT person. I used to drive 30K a YR! so all of 2.5 yrs before an ROI! Shows as it did yrs ago, that one needs to do the math for them selves and figure out of the ROI time frame works for them. 7yrs frankly, probably too long, 2.5 yrs, on it like flies on shi.........well any way.
I'd even take the motor in a 25/35 series truck frankly. For some of us that use them from a strickly payload standpoint, not a towing standpoint, that would also be a good little motor to move a 10-12K truck around by itself. One can not get like one used to, a basic 8 lug 25/35 series truck that will move itself and or a smaller trailer around with it. Smaller trailer being single or some of the lighter car hauler styles or RVs with dual 3500 lb axels, so at most 8K include axel and hitch wt. Or a smaller 5w with dual 3500 axels so maybe 9K total! This motor would move those things around just fine! in the proper payload truck etc. I'd bet it would move my 12K equipment trailer pretty well to, with proper tranny and axel gearing! My old 185/385 6.5td with a 5 sp manual did fine, as does my 175/335 IDI 7.3 with a spicer 7 sp manual.........
Marty
I'd even take the motor in a 25/35 series truck frankly. For some of us that use them from a strickly payload standpoint, not a towing standpoint, that would also be a good little motor to move a 10-12K truck around by itself. One can not get like one used to, a basic 8 lug 25/35 series truck that will move itself and or a smaller trailer around with it. Smaller trailer being single or some of the lighter car hauler styles or RVs with dual 3500 lb axels, so at most 8K include axel and hitch wt. Or a smaller 5w with dual 3500 axels so maybe 9K total! This motor would move those things around just fine! in the proper payload truck etc. I'd bet it would move my 12K equipment trailer pretty well to, with proper tranny and axel gearing! My old 185/385 6.5td with a 5 sp manual did fine, as does my 175/335 IDI 7.3 with a spicer 7 sp manual.........
Marty
