Will the new Ram 1500 diesel need an exhaust brake?
I have zero towing or hauling experience with a diesel engine and just wondered how important that kind of feature might be with this new 3 liter wonder.
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RobertRyan wrote:tatest wrote:
n the global market, small diesels don't usually have exhaust brakes, even where 2.4 to 3.0 engines are used to haul 20 ton loads. But ratings are usually lower than what Ram is advertising, and North American truck uses and driving styles tend to be different, particularly speeds
A 3 Litre Diesel towing 20 tones would get you an entry in the Guinness Book of records. Yes US Pickups towing specs are rated a lot lower than in NA. "Driving styles and speeds tend to be different" we have plenty of people cruising at 65-70mph in their diesel Pickups, not really different there.
Stopping is the same as a Petrol(gas) Pickup.
Australia is not India or China. In 2001, most of the container hauling truck on the highway between Tanguu ang Beijing were long flatbed single trucks with 2.4 and 2.8 diesels under, or just over, 100HP. My dad and uncle hauled 20 ton steel loads between Detroit and Toledo with even less powerful engines, 80 HP rated 239 CID flathead Fords. Different places, different times, 21st century Australia is not the whole world.
