Ram Reduces Max Tow Ratings

JRscooby wrote:

PA12DRVR wrote:
Hope the better half gets better soon, Grit.

The last time I bought a truck, as I've done for 20 years, I looked at my expected tow/ carry requirements and bought a truck where the requirements fit within that truck's XXWR numbers.

Now that it's been nearly 4 years on that truck, when I have a load to carry or pull, I like to get a sense of what the load weighs, but, as I've done since the 70's, I decide to carry or pull based on experience, conditions, distance, terrain, time of year, and, yes, XXWR numbers...but those numbers are one of only 6-7 factors and certainly not the dispositive factor. While I admit to factoring the ratings in to a purchase decision, nevertheless, it's always intriguing to me the degree of hyperventilating that occurs over ratings.

As Grit said, anyone that buys a new 2500 truck to pull 20,000#'s needs to feel some pain. My buddy in La Plata county pulls incredible loads with his 80's vintage F350...probably close to or over 20k...but not far, not fast, and certainly not as a dedicated new truck / load combo.

Most my life I have preferred GM cars and Ford pickups. Last time I needed to replace my 20 YO, rusted F150 I walked into Ford dealer, told the salesman what I was going to tow. He handed me a stack of sales brochures, walked away from me. Went next door to Chevy dealer. Same question, same results, except he added a DVD. Just down the street, Dodge dealer, asked a kid in suit the same question. "I don't know, but I will find out" Took a couple days, but I bought the first Dodge in my life. 6 months later, took less than hour to buy the 2nd new Dodge.
Now it does not happen often, but I will hook onto a trailer that puts me well over the ratings, but if I had bought a truck just because it was rated to tow what I wanted to tow, then they cut the rating, I would be mad, think I would be looking for a class to take action