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Spade_Cooley
Explorer
Jan 06, 2017

Thinking about buying a 5.7 Dodge half ton truck.

I have 80,000 miles on my truck and I'm getting ready to buy a new one. I have a Crossroads 27RB pull trailer that is light in weight. Loaded it most likely tops out around 6,000 pounds. That's just...
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Ron3rd
Explorer III
Jan 06, 2017
The Dodge hemi you're looking at is a nice truck but I don't think you'll notice much of a difference in towing as the power in both is similar, thought the Hemi is slightly more powerful. Not really a big upgrade IMO, but both would be fine if you don't plan on going to a bigger trailer, so pick the one you like best.

BTW, if you go with a 2500 series truck you will have more option in the future.

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