Ram takes the lead.

transamz9 wrote:

Muddydogs wrote:
Well here are some facts for you guys. Over the last 15 years of maintaining a fleet of 60 rigs containing 1500 and 2500 from Chev, Ford and Dodge I have finally got the grocery getters, rattle traps, high maintenance and low riders out of the fleet so now my fleet consists of the rigs with the highest ground clearance, lowest maintenance costs and some resale value at replacement time. Now what my rigs go through in 6 years most of your rigs wouldn’t see in 20 but for what I need a pickup to do there is nothing better than a Ram 2500. Unless of course the rig isn’t needed to tow large trailers and its main duty is crawling around the back roads then a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is hard to beat.
You guys can argue over 15 pounds of torque but when it comes down to it all the comparable diesel motors tow about the same as well as all the comparable gas motors. How do I know you might ask? Well when we move out for a field season we would have 10 to 20 trucks hooked up to the same number of identical camp trailers.
For me personally from my experience’s I choose a 5.7 Hemi Ram for my towing needs as I am a weekend camper right now and my truck is a full time get the wife to work rig. The cost of a diesel truck, extra cost per gallon for diesel and increased repair cost aren’t outweighed by the small increase in mileage one gets from a diesel. Now if I was full timing and doing a lot of driving I would probably own a diesel. I have to wonder though from the how fast do you tow threads it seems like most people on the board tow around 60 mph, well why do you need a big bad diesel truck if all you are going to do is putt down the road at 60, my Ram with a 27 foot toy hauler and 1300 lbs of ATV’s can top the sisters East of Evanston Wy at 65.

Well, hook a 14,000# fifth wheel behind that Hemi and then add a 5,000# boat to the back of the fifth wheel and tell me how well it can top the sisters east of Evanston. Sounds like when you finally hook to a real load you'll understand what a real truck sees.;)

This is where reading comprehension comes into play. I never said anything bad about diesels. I even stated that if I was full timing I would probably own a diesel but for general weekend trailer towing a diesel isn't worth it for me. I have towed with the biggest badest diesels on the market and yes they can tow a load, my old work rig was a diesel Ford Excursion which would top the sisters at 75 with pedal left towing a 34 foot bumper pull.