RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

bradyk wrote:
So how do the europeans work out with their trailers and rv's. I see in magazines and even here occasionally compact pickups pulling fifth wheels and small c class units that look like small pickups underneath. Do they not care how fast they get there and how much weight they pull or just different laws. Just asking as I have no idea.

Both. I have never towed anywhere but this country but it's my understanding from other forums that they tow MUCH slower and their laws are much stricture on speed.

Also, depending on the county, if it's flat, it does not take much HP to tow a trailer down the road at 45 to 50 MPH. Somewhere around 100 HP or so depending.

Now when you get into the mountains like we have in some parts of the US the HP curve almost goes straight up.

BTW I was at 28 MPH up that same mountain with my 200 HP 425 FT/LB TD engine grossing around 15K with a TT on the back.