Unmasked 2019 Ram 1500

FishOnOne wrote:
Here's the Ram product launch. Looks like the hemi power is the same but now has the E-Torque addition to support Start/Stop and add additional 130ft/lbs.

Bed was raised to improve aerodynamics.

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Link 2 really good presentation.

What I don't like about Ram is the HD models are always a year behind for release.

Here's the Ram product launch. Looks like the hemi power is the same but now has the E-Torque addition to support Start/Stop and add additional 130ft/lbs.

Bed was raised to improve aerodynamics.

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Here's a good overview of the 2019 Ram.

Noteworthy:
12,750lb tow rating
2,300lb Payload

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TurnThePage wrote:
probably make accessing the bed easy when hitched to a trailer.

OK, maybe one point.

The split tailgate does make me worry about using it as a truck for sure. It would probably make accessing the bed easy when hitched to a trailer.

A split tailgate is pointless imo.

Good looking truck, though. I always did say Ram really knows how to polish a turd.

Vern,
I'm used to.putting 2 3600 lb pallets of wall block in the. Back of an 8 lug pickup for 20 or less miles. Some times daily, pulling out pallet block by block. Or whole with a bobcat.
Even 8 luggers are not built like they used to be. I'll take the little diesel in my 2500! Do NOT need 400 ponies for what I do. Mostly hauling. The 175hp I do v8 in my navigator works fine for gvw/gcw's to 30k lbs. I also don't spend hours on the freeway either.

Marty

Marty

HDs they are not. But I don’t know my 6 1/2 foot bed quad cab fit a 2,208 pound regular size pallot of tile just fine. Fork lift operator wasn’t stupid enough to set it on the tailgate. I put my 200 pounds of tools & supplies boxes on the back cab floor and she took it up on the interstate and 30 miles home just fine. Naturally tires & air bags were properly inflated for the task.

Seems to me the 375,000 I have on my 1500 ED hadn’t shown it to be incapable of transporting TTs sometimes with a MC in the bed. I could not and did not buy it to tow ginormous 5ers or double decker car haulers but I don’t think that makes it a toy. Only the right size tool for the job.

Close friend name Marty has a stock original 108k 99 Chev 3500 7400 4L80e 4.10s. Nice truck I like it a lot and have used it for two long heavier tows. He can definately carry more in the bed. Towing the same 7.5k TT the lil 8 speed 3.92 diesel would walk him from a light to about 55. But at 65 plus his 290 HP leaves my 268 HP as the gearing advantage has played out. Otherwise their is the difference of 8.5 to 9 mpg towing that load vs 14.5 to 15. Call it a toy if you want I’ll keep my truck as the fuel cost comes out of my profits.

Vern

http://www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/attachments/ram-1500-diesel-towing-hauling/54537d1507731111-max-bed-weight-img_2420.jpg

I've bent up my share of single opening tailgates, not sure that dual one would last a day with a 1-2 man rockery rock in the bed! much less a pallet of concrete that weighs 2000-3600 lbs or so resting on it! oh wait, the new reg sized beds will not handle a 4'x4' pallet in them.......

Oh thats right, these twucks are not for work! only play toys! grrrrrrrrrrr.

marty

Well, front clip looks a little better to me without the camo, but wth is with the "split" tailgate? That seems like the worst idea ever.