Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

Kevin O. wrote:

Learjet wrote:

itguy08 wrote:
Add the HD Payload to the F150 and it goes up to around 2,000 lbs.

IF you are going go with the F150HD, just get the F250 for @ the same price. That is what I did, and I know I made the right choice :)

For people using a truck as a daily driver and towing a 6-9000lb travel trailer during the summer months the F150HD the perfect choice. when not towing you will average 19-20+ mpg, Your F250 with 6.2L cant come close to those mpg #'s...

While not fuel efficient, a F250 is much more truck than a F150HD. I recently was surprised and very disappointed to find that a Crew Cab 4WD HD truck only has a 4050 lbs front axle rating while the rear is a respectable 4800 lbs rating. The front axle will be overload fairly easy by most 5th wheels. Heavy hitch weights likely won't affect it to much as the hitch receiver rating is low at either 1050 lbs or 1150 lbs (Max Tow) and obviously the reason why no higher rating was ever given.

I thought the the front axle on a HD truck was suppose to be no lower than 4400 lbs but that was obviously wrong.

I just went looking at F250 and they aren't as cheap as a Max Tow HD truck because rebates are lower plus they are now about $2K more with equivalent options. I would still purchase a 6.2L F250 any day over a 1/2 HD truck. Dodge dealers years ago told me that Dodge didn't offer a HD truck because the price difference wasn't that great and the 2500 would be much more truck. I have to agree.

The bad part about getting a HD F150 is that the Chrome package is not available and the only wheel size is 17". You also are stuck with the tiny LT245/17 tires. The other thing is that you also can't get a locking axle and must get the limit slip axle.

While not that big of a deal for some, you don't have the limitations on a F250. You can get any option that a F150 has and the price is not much more.

I like having the locking rear axle and larger tires since I've been in some pretty muddy places where I needed 4WD and all the traction I could get. Put your trailer on the hitch, and those options may save you from having to have a John Deere pull you out. ;)

I'm sure the same can be said about a RAM 2500 with the 5.7 Hemi.

If I didn't commute as much, I'd be driving a F250 6.2L or a Ram 2500 5.7L.