Ram 2500 Towing Help!
I have a 2016 Ram 2500 with the 5.7 Hemi engine. I am looking to get a 32 ft fifth wheel with a weight of 8500 lbs and I want to make sure my truck will be able to tow it.I live in the Midwest. Any ad...
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mtofell1 wrote:Greene728 wrote:Grit dog wrote:Nicholsfamily05 wrote:
We had a 2012 2500 Mega Cab 4x4 with the Hemi pulling a 11.5K 40 footer and never had an issue.
She did great. We live in New England so hills no matter where we went. Was around the 10 MPG but then we upgraded the intake exhaust and computer and were able to push it to 13 with trailer
We held speeds easily at 65 going up good sized grades and and she pullled amazingly. No issues. Just a leaky sunroof once the warranty went up.
You should have no issue with that trailer
You got 13mpg and towed 6 tons of high profile trailer amazingly with a new gasser yet upgraded to a diesel inside of 4 years?
Sorry, my bs meter is reading a little high here.....
I'm with you here Grit! Simply not accurate.
I'm lucky to get 13 with my 2500 gasser minus my 5th wheel. Must be that crisp New England air I've always heard about :) :)
If I drive it like a Prius, I can squeeze 14 city and 17 highway our of my 5.4L F250. FWIW, my Prius gives 53 city and 48 highway. Best mileage is not poking around peacing people off. Put the proverbial egg on the brake pedal, not the gas pedal. Get on up to speed, keep it steady and coast all you can.
I've never seen over 12mpg with my diesels or 9.5mpg with the gassers towing an RV.
