I upgraded travel trailer last year and the new trailer weighs approximately 8000lbs. I've been towing with a 2017 3.5l ecoboost. The power has been great....no issues there but I have felt uncomfortable on the highway. The trailer throws the truck around.3/4 tonne is the answer but I don't have brand new 3/4 tonne kind of money right now.I am looking at a 2017 Ram Laramie Cummins which I can get after trade for about 20k more. Any insight into this truck. It has 110,000 KM (70,000 miles). Is this truck and engine reliable? It is a well equipped Laramie.Any thoughts or insight would be appreciated.

They are great trucks, 500,000 miles truck at least. But gives us some more data. Take pics of the GVWR sticker, and the tire sticker (which includes the payload) and give us the data. No doubt it will handle your trailer but also give us the stickers on that, which are unloaded vehicle weight and the GVWR. Also model of trailer.If you want to future proof yourself, get the same truck but a 3500.Awesome getting a new truck! Always.

I'm going to drive it tomorrow. Its about 80 miles away. The pictures look great.I'm sure my current trailer will be way under its limit. Any things to look out for with the 2017 Dodge and Cummins combination?

It’s now RAM. Sould be a good year.

The only downside to a 2017 Cummins is that it isn’t a 2018 Cummins, and the only downside to a 2018 Cummins is that it isn’t a 2019 . . ..Seeing a pattern here? It goes back to at least 2012, and the only downside is back when EPA requirements led RAM to go with DEF exhaust systems, but even that was a benefit in better tuned engines that allowed the exhaust system to clean them up rather than constraining engines to reduce emissions.Some will disagree, but they are probably all running non-compliant vehicles that reduce resale value.

I think in 2019 the Cummins went to a CP4 pump which is hot garbage. However I think they dropped it in 2021 and went back to a CP3 unit, which is what 2018 and earlier had. The 2017 you are looking at would be good to go and a huge step up from your F150.I have a 2015 with 70,000+ miles on it and I had a water pump failure (which was later recalled) and a back-end NOX sensor failed which I replaced myself (I think the part was about $200 on Amazon). Otherwise it's been a solid truck and I plan to keep it a lot more years. If you are buying used I would absolutely ignore the 2500 vs SRW 3500 distinction for this vintage Ram. Your used market is limited and they're the same truck from a capability standpoint, maybe with a $200 investment in Timbrens or airbags on the 2500 (and it wouldn't be necessary at all for your current trailer).

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camp-n-family
Explorer
Feb 18, 2021
MFL wrote:
blt2ski wrote:

Yes, my new used chebby looks like a typical chebby????????

Marty

Hey Marty...do you know how to post a pic of said truck?

Jerry

Look on page 3 and 4 of this post.
MFL
Nomad II
Feb 18, 2021
blt2ski wrote:

Yes, my new used chebby looks like a typical chebby????????

Marty

Hey Marty...do you know how to post a pic of said truck?

Jerry
blt2ski
Moderator
Feb 18, 2021
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Congrats on the new rig

What??? No mentioning that it looks like a "JEWEL" :B

Sorry Ron
Looks like a typical Dog-de!

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Yes, my new used chebby looks like a typical chebby????????

Marty
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Feb 18, 2021
FishOnOne wrote:
Congrats on the new rig

What??? No mentioning that it looks like a "JEWEL" :B
FishOnOne
Nomad
Feb 18, 2021
Congrats on the new rig
HydrogenCyanide
Explorer
Feb 17, 2021
Loving the truck so far. Won't be towing trailer until May timeframe, but I did tow my two place snowmobile trailer last weekend which is about 2000 pounds fully loaded and I couldn't even tell it was there :)
rhagfo
Explorer III
Feb 12, 2021
mtofell1 wrote:
If budget is an issue you're sure spending a lot of money for a diesel that you don't need to pull around an 8K travel trailer. Of course, all trucks are complicated these days but I think a diesel has more that can go wrong than a gasser.

While you don't need a diesel you REALLY don't need a 3500 for that travel trailer. I understand all the arguments but, for whatever reason, SRW 3500 trucks are pretty hard to find. Also, with Ram the coil spring rear suspension is a noticeable improvement daily driving to the jarring leaf springs in the 3500. This difference is less noticeable with Ford/Chevy where both are leaf springs.

If you're thinking of upgrading your trailer get the diesel and consider a 3500. For the trailer you have now a 2500 gasser is a great truck. The money you save going gas should get you into something newer... maybe even new.

If budget is an issue, then consider, finding out why the current F150 is having stability issues. It should work with that TT unless it is really long.
If you are looking at moving up, then don't think about what you are currently towing, but think ahead to what you might want in three to four years.
You are currently towing with a turbo charged engine, it you go back to a NA gas engine you will notice it.
If you get a newer 3500 SRW your GVWR will range between 11,500# to 12,300#, which will handle a 5er up to about 15,000#.
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Feb 12, 2021
Awesome looking truck - hook up your camper, then come back and tell us how you really feel!
Grit_dog
Navigator
Feb 10, 2021
Cummins12V98 wrote:
I don’t remember touting Anything. Most likely was a cost savings change.

Exactly. CP4 was already well known as being problematic by 2019, yet Ram used them. And all the Dodge boys were like WT F? And all the Chevy guys were like “even GM is smarter than that and got rid of them 2 years ago!”
And all the Ford fans were like “Dodge is trying to bee like us now! All they have to do is make it so you need to remove the cab to work on the engine and they’ll be almost as good as Fords!” LOL
deltabravo
Nomad
Feb 10, 2021
rexlion wrote:
Before spending money on a different truck, I'd say to figure out why the current rig is giving you handling problems.

It's an F150 (1/2 ton). That's the problem right there.