Ram Goes to Stunning 900 lb-ft of torque
The 2016 Ram 3500 breaks the towing record previously held by the old Ram 3500 (at 30,000 pounds) by moving up to 31,210 pounds,more than two tons beyond its closest rival. To get there, Ram went from...
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it's good to see the point of that post went well above your head.
Apparently you don't get it and still have lots to learn. Most RVers drive the RV like they would a car; up hills full throttle if needed to hold the speed. Maybe, and it is a big maybe, the RVer will watch the trans temp and engine temp as well as the speedometer. In deference most truckers drive by the tach, like to keep the engine at 1500-1800 rpms and let that result in whatever speed the truck goes at that rpm, load and hill. Most truckers, even climbing, keep about 15-20 percent of the power in reserve just in case. Could they go faster, most likely a few miles an hour but that is not how they drive. Add that to the speed limit in California and there is a reason why trucks go slower and why there are divergent speeds. And when truckers know they are going to be climing from sea level to 7300 feet for most of the next hour as they do on IR 80 eastbound from Sacramento they are careful to watch pressures and temps as well as rpms. Speed is not their major concern. It is not just about how much torque or horsepower an engine has. It is also how we drive.
