Ram 2500 with 6.4 Hemi
I've ben keeping up on the posts and researching the new 6.4. I just sold my Lance camper and will keep my 21' Toy hauler. My 03 DRW with the Cummins pulls it well, but it's really more than I need a...
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Thanks for the responses. Yes, I'm a new member, but I lurked here for months trying to decide on my tow vehicle/truck combo. So, ib516, thanks for the clever observation, but what are you proposing? I'm a Chevy operative promoting the Ram Cummins over the Ram HEMI?
I expected strained performance in the mountains, but the lack of power in the 6.4L HEMI is shocking, and given the fact that within the first 4,000 miles I blew the fan clutch, I'm gun shy in determining expected strain vs. mechanical issues. I signed up this morning only because I don't feel like the opinions expressed in these and other forums reflect my experience, and I want other folks trying to make this decision to have the benefit of experience from real owners towing in real-world scenarios. Dodge is aggressively promoting the 6.4 as a practical replacement for the Cummins, and it just isn't. That's all I'm trying to stay.
To establish my legitimacy to have an opinion on this, because I guess that's necessary, I'll attach a picture of my truck and my fifth wheel, a link to my blog where I discuss buying the truck, and pictures of the invoices from Prestige Dodge in Longmont, CO showing that in fact my 2500 did blow it's fan clutch within weeks of buying it new, that it took a week and a half to get the replacment part, during which time my family continued on our vacation while I waited for a part for my brand new truck, and if anyone wants an opinion on the 6.4 towing in the mountains, please feel free to call Jason, the service manager at Christopher's Dodge World on Colfax Ave in Golden, Colorado, who spent an hour with me today explaining that I shouldn't expect the 6.4 to tow anywhere near the published tow capacity above sea level, and that I should have purchased the Cummins if I expected that kind of performance. http://www.stevenandbaxtersbigadventure.com/update-from-the-road-6-lots-of-things-happened/
I expected strained performance in the mountains, but the lack of power in the 6.4L HEMI is shocking, and given the fact that within the first 4,000 miles I blew the fan clutch, I'm gun shy in determining expected strain vs. mechanical issues. I signed up this morning only because I don't feel like the opinions expressed in these and other forums reflect my experience, and I want other folks trying to make this decision to have the benefit of experience from real owners towing in real-world scenarios. Dodge is aggressively promoting the 6.4 as a practical replacement for the Cummins, and it just isn't. That's all I'm trying to stay.
To establish my legitimacy to have an opinion on this, because I guess that's necessary, I'll attach a picture of my truck and my fifth wheel, a link to my blog where I discuss buying the truck, and pictures of the invoices from Prestige Dodge in Longmont, CO showing that in fact my 2500 did blow it's fan clutch within weeks of buying it new, that it took a week and a half to get the replacment part, during which time my family continued on our vacation while I waited for a part for my brand new truck, and if anyone wants an opinion on the 6.4 towing in the mountains, please feel free to call Jason, the service manager at Christopher's Dodge World on Colfax Ave in Golden, Colorado, who spent an hour with me today explaining that I shouldn't expect the 6.4 to tow anywhere near the published tow capacity above sea level, and that I should have purchased the Cummins if I expected that kind of performance. http://www.stevenandbaxtersbigadventure.com/update-from-the-road-6-lots-of-things-happened/
