Ram 2500/Ford F250/Chevy 2500-GAS Engines Towing

'09 Chevy 2500, 6.0 towing 28'TT.
No issues except my DIC started with a "service trailer brake" warning the other day and now I have no trailer brakes.
Goes to the dealer Monday to find what is wrong.

I forgot to add: when pulling my fifth wheel, I get 7.5-8.5. I have seen 9 mpg in Florida, if pulling my car hauler I get 11-12. Now empty I get 14-15 city, 17-18 now on highway. I have seen it in the 22 mpg in the city when driving 45 or so. The mpg pulling the camper will vary with terrain so consider that. I went with a custom tune so I'm curious what I will get when I pull the camper next time. Regardless I think that all the gas jobs will get similar. Either make or model its up to you. My thoughts are to drive them all and pick ur best one. All are good in my book, I just like the gm series trucks more. The dodge offers both the 5.7 and 6.4 hemi, both are good engines. Regarding the Ford 6.2, it's also a good truck and engine combo. In fact I was looking for an F350 single rear wheel with the 6.2 prior my GMC purchase. Next truck will be another gas job with the 3500 single rear wheel and most likely the GM series, though this won't happen for many years to come. Good luck keep us updated.

Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Looking for a new truck???

Considering combining 2 trucks to one, but it needs to tow my nearly 11k 37' travel trailer yet get decent mileage b/c I drive 50k miles a year for work and it also needs to be decent in the mud and nimble enough offroad for work (Forester-Land and Timber Management). Right now I use my Ram 3500 diesel for mostly towing and some travel (9-10k miles a year total)and my Tacoma for work (50k miles a year).

A diesel ram-CC SB is what I want but the weight of the diesel engine offroad is a concern. Other than that it's perfect for everything else. Briefly thought about the F150 ecoboost but it's really just not enough truck unless I downsize the camper a lot and I think it's over priced compared to what you can get in a 2500 or 3500.

2012 Ford F 250, 6.2L Gas , 3:73 gears ,, 2 wheel drive "XL"
trailer is 8,500 pounds at 30 feet long and almost 12 feet tall.
plus a motorcycle in bed of truck at 1,000 with tools/ramp/stuff.

empty 14 to 17,, towing with total weight of 17,000 pounds at 10 mpg.
and my truck has 145,000 miles.

I used to - lost the whole rig in the divorce process. I was happy with the performance of the Ram 2500/6.4L Hemi combo. I put a few videos on YouTube. Same user name there. Just search for ib516 on YouTube.

I towed a 37' 5er that weighed about 12k.

dragr1 wrote:

Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Looking for a new truck???

Considering combining 2 trucks to one, but it needs to tow my nearly 11k 37' travel trailer yet get decent mileage b/c I drive 50k miles a year for work and it also needs to be decent in the mud and nimble enough offroad for work (Forester-Land and Timber Management). Right now I use my Ram 3500 diesel for mostly towing and some travel (9-10k miles a year total)and my Tacoma for work (50k miles a year).

A diesel ram-CC SB is what I want but the weight of the diesel engine offroad is a concern. Other than that it's perfect for everything else. Briefly thought about the F150 ecoboost but it's really just not enough truck unless I downsize the camper a lot and I think it's over priced compared to what you can get in a 2500 or 3500.

With the caveat that were talking about a nearly 8000 lb, front heavy and long truck, it does surprisingly well offroad. And I'm still using the **** stock tires. The suspension flexes reasonably well, and the large tires provide ample ground clearance particularly with the solid axle suspension characteristics. The sheer size of the thing hurts on tighter roads. The weight hasn't been an issue but I'm sure you deal with a lot more mud where you live than I do out west. Mileage is great considering the size/capability, and it really isn't much more expensive than an F150 Ecoboost. I paid $4k more than a coworker who bought a comparably equipped F150 around the same time, and if you equip that F150 with max tow, heavy payload and the 3.5 it would have been as much or more.

we tow 9,000 lbs with our 2015 6.4 Hemi over 10,000 miles towed including some mountain driving. Very well mannered and enough power. For me spending the additional on a diesel is not justified.

NJRVer wrote:
'09 Chevy 2500, 6.0 towing 28'TT.
No issues except my DIC started with a "service trailer brake" warning the other day and now I have no trailer brakes.
Goes to the dealer Monday to find what is wrong.

I had this same issue once just for a min and have never seen it come back. I did google it a while back, even found a youtube video on it. Looks like a simple fix. Could also be water that leaked into the connections. I have never had the light show back up or any issues with it stopping my trailer so keep us in the loop of what the dealer says. Youtube it and u will see that there is a small box behind the spare tire that gets replaced and a fuse in the engine are fuse block. Hope this helps.

IdaD wrote:

dragr1 wrote:

Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Looking for a new truck???

Considering combining 2 trucks to one, but it needs to tow my nearly 11k 37' travel trailer yet get decent mileage b/c I drive 50k miles a year for work and it also needs to be decent in the mud and nimble enough offroad for work (Forester-Land and Timber Management). Right now I use my Ram 3500 diesel for mostly towing and some travel (9-10k miles a year total)and my Tacoma for work (50k miles a year).

A diesel ram-CC SB is what I want but the weight of the diesel engine offroad is a concern. Other than that it's perfect for everything else. Briefly thought about the F150 ecoboost but it's really just not enough truck unless I downsize the camper a lot and I think it's over priced compared to what you can get in a 2500 or 3500.

With the caveat that were talking about a nearly 8000 lb, front heavy and long truck, it does surprisingly well offroad. And I'm still using the **** stock tires. The suspension flexes reasonably well, and the large tires provide ample ground clearance particularly with the solid axle suspension characteristics. The sheer size of the thing hurts on tighter roads. The weight hasn't been an issue but I'm sure you deal with a lot more mud where you live than I do out west. Mileage is great considering the size/capability, and it really isn't much more expensive than an F150 Ecoboost. I paid $4k more than a coworker who bought a comparably equipped F150 around the same time, and if you equip that F150 with max tow, heavy payload and the 3.5 it would have been as much or more.

With similarly equipped trucks I've been pricing a Ram 2500 6.4 at about $5,000 less than the F150 ecoboost around here

ib516 wrote:
I used to - lost the whole rig in the divorce process. I was happy with the performance of the Ram 2500/6.4L Hemi combo. I put a few videos on YouTube. Same user name there. Just search for ib516 on YouTube.

I towed a 37' 5er that weighed about 12k.

I thought only American men got screwed in divorce court?:h