Ram 2500 coil vs Ram 3500 leaf: squat test
Test RV is a 40' Silverback 5er. It has 4 slide outs, one over the hitch. It has a 15,500# GVWR. Loaded as it was, the 5ers pin weight is likely over 2500#. His truck is a 2014 Ram 3500 S...
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fly-boy wrote:
The newest generation of 3/4 ton trucks are 100% capable of towing 90 plus percent of big fifth wheels. Nothing wrong with too much truck but there is also nothing wrong with having enough truck.
The newest 3/4 ton trucks can run circles in most cases around the last generation of dually trucks from a load and overall performance standpoint.
My 1999 F350 Dually had a GVWR of 11,600 ish...the truck sitting empty on the scales with a full tank of gas and me, my wife, and my boys was at about 8,000 lbs. so I had around 3,600 lbs of payload after my family was loaded up.
This truck was a base XL truck of hauling awesomeness. No Diesel, no 4x4, no lariat. I imagine with these extras the Dually would have been well under 3000 lbs of payload after my family was in the truck.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
