Ram 2500 Towing Help!

Hannibal wrote:

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.

Well we wanted a bigger trailer and the one the wife wanted our truck was not going to pull. We also have been on the curve of buying a new truck every three or four years.
Our trucks only get used to pull the trailer or the ATV trailer but when not used it just sits in the garage. There is the occasional Home Depot/ Lowe's run.
Last one was traded in with only 25,000 on it and the one before that had 30,000.
Guess I should say to that this is our third trailer since 2012 as well. First tt 2012 then a 2014 and now our 2017. Sorry we like our toys

I see you all have such a hard time with everything. As I said we upgraded most of it. The bulldog system really helped. Then adding the exhaust and intake helped as well. I enjoy my toys and tinkering with them when I can.

Sorry you all can't wrap your head around this new age fandangaled stuff. I guess new tech isn't your area.

No I don't drive around with an egg on the gas pedal but I also don't just mash it for the hell of it. Let the motor work the way it was designed. Depending on the on ramp length depends on how much gas. Use the hills to the advantage going down as well but as I said I sit at 65. No rush My family is more important than rushing to a destination. Keep it steady and easy going.

We haven't used the new diesel enough to get a reading on it. This spring and summer we should and depending how that goes we will see if upgrades there are needed.
Last longish trip was to Palasky, NY and it only had 1500 miles on it and was hanging around 13 to 13.5.

So believe whatever you want.