Gas or diesel
I am ready to purchase a fifth wheel. The one I'm really looking at is 15,500 gvwr. I'm also purchasing a ram 2500. But do I need a diesel or gas. I want to travel states. Mostly west. What are the pr...
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Dtank wrote:
However - you do need a diesel one ton - minimum.
I tow about the same (34') with a 1T '05 Dodge CTD, short bed, SRW.
Works just fine for me - Also, I've had a long bed SRW Ferd Diesel.
(Don't need -or want- a long bed -or- a dually).
A friend tows a much heavier (36') Alpenlite with the same set-up, except it's an '04. He's been back & forth from Alaska (from OR) three times (by road each time) - no problems.
I'd pull more with a 2014+ Ram 2500 CTD than I would with a 2004 or 2005 Ram 3500 CTD. More power, factory EB, better transmission, higher tow rating and higher axle ratings. The payload rating may be a bit lower but that's just due to the 10k lb max GVWR on the Class 2 truck so it doesn't really mean anything. Just saying.
