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RickLight
Explorer III
Nov 05, 2018

Which truck

I think I've found 2 really good choices, but deciding between them is getting hard.

The trucks are both 2015, crew cab, short bed with a nice trim package and almost exactly the same price. Otherwise:

Ram 2500HD 6.7l Turbo Cummins 17Klbs towing
or
Chevy 3500 6l Vortec gas 16Klbs towing

I'm not interested in re-waging the gas/diesel wars, or the Brand wars. I've been reading a lot about all that here and it's been very helpfull! What I'm looking for is the fine points about these specific rigs.
"What are the likely problems over the next 5 years."

Our trailer is 95% certain to be a Grand Design Reflection 150 273MK. Under 10,000 gross! OK, we may want to upgrade someday but we certainly don't need more room. The purpose is month long trips to national parks or other cool places. Alaska (again :)) visiting the kids wherever they drift to, etc. 10-15K miles a year.

Thanks!

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  • RickLIght wrote:
    6.7l Turbo Cummings


    OH NO!!! Another post about a "Cummings" engine.
    never buy one, they are evil.
  • Are you interested in their payloads? What are they re-waged? “Pulling” is only one of the numbers.
  • 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.