wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Does your small town have a Ram dealership? Try calling for a service appointment to get an idea of wait times.
Either truck you mentioned can handle that load if properly equipped, especially in flat country like Florida, but do your trips take you into mountain country where you may want the oil burner? If not, or not often, I would look hard at the gasser.
Sorry, my profile is old - I am now in Virginia so there are mountains around here. I should say that I am not an aggressive tow-er, even on flat ground I never exceed 65mph towing our horses - so getting somewhere in a hurry is not what I am after, just getting there is.
I noticed that a new 6.4L HEMI with 8-sp tranny and 4.10 ratio, or the new Ford 7.3L with 10sp tranny and 4.30 ratio have more towing capacity and more payload than my 2016 powerstroke (comparing 3/4 ton 4x4 crew cab options, which is what I have now in the Ford diesel). Of course, I understand about torque, power delivery at low RPMs etc. but still, some of these new gasser/tranny combos look impressive on paper, which is what intrigued me.
