Which truck

At first glance the nod would seem to go to the Ram, but a question. 2500 with the Cummins leaves you with what payload cap? Some of the 2500's are very low.
I know you said the trailer was to be light but the possibility of a larger one later may cause an issue then.

https://www.ramtruck.ca/en_dir/pdf/2015/specifications/2500.pdf

If thats not a concern, look at miles and if not outrageous, I'd go Ram.

Are you interested in their payloads? What are they re-waged? “Pulling” is only one of the numbers.

RickLIght wrote:
6.7l Turbo Cummings

OH NO!!! Another post about a "Cummings" engine.
never buy one, they are evil.

I'd skip both and look for a 3500 SRW with a diesel.

trail-explorer wrote:

RickLIght wrote:
6.7l Turbo Cummings

OH NO!!! Another post about a "Cummings" engine.
never buy one, they are evil.

Yup, my fingers are faster than my brain! I've corrected the post!

A bit depends on what you put into the crew cab. Not much, really though, with the package you are planning. Just do watch the carrying capacity and despite the tow rating (they rate them towing a flat bed loaded with steel), go for the diesel.

And don't ever go into a Cummins repair shop asking them to fix your Cummings unless you want to pay double, unless you decide to get an Artic Fox instead of a Grand Design. LOL

trail-explorer wrote:
I'd skip both and look for a 3500 SRW with a diesel.

I would if I could, that's another $10-20K.

But not your money... ;)

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
At first glance the nod would seem to go to the Ram, but a question. 2500 with the Cummins leaves you with what payload cap? Some of the 2500's are very low.
I know you said the trailer was to be light but the possibility of a larger one later may cause an issue then.

https://www.ramtruck.ca/en_dir/pdf/2015/specifications/2500.pdf

If thats not a concern, look at miles and if not outrageous, I'd go Ram.

Looks like 2350 lbs, pretty boarderline! Our 3rd choice trailer is 2000+ dry pin weight! Yes that's the Arctic Fox! (so many choices...)


Mileage is almost identical 33K vs 36K!

I had a 6.0 2015 3500, and I pulled 31K combined frequently. The pickup handled it very well. It was pulling an equipment trailer so I wasn't fighting much wind. The 6.0 is about as bullet proof as they come. Pulling that kind of weight I was 6-7 mpg.

For your camper the Chevy 6.0 will pull it easily. I like the 6.0 and in a 3500 series platform it will do fine. Granted I would choose the srw verse the dually, just my thoughts. With the 6.0, I serious doubt any issues within 5 years. I have the 09 version and have zero issues. Like others have said, GM really built this engine to be bullet proof. Oh and my previous 02 6.0 had almost 200k hard miles, prior my ownership it was abused pretty bad. I took care of it, only isssue was a cpk sensor and water pump. For 200k and it pulled most of those miles, I guess no reason to complain how that truck held up. I often see lots of that generation of 6.0 with lots of miles running perfect around here. Farmers use them in Florida quite a bit, some choose the diesel route, others go gas, really your wallet and use will dictate what you should get. I pull 10k with my GM 6.0 and have no issues.