I went back into the office last night to catch up on some work and saw a really bad accident right down the street from my shop. I am in an industrial area in North Austin and we have wide streets and a lot of mechanics in the area. A couple of th...
I just replaced my old 2014 Ram 2500 with a 2019 F-350 DRW and the difference towing and driving is greatly improved. I regularly tow a 12K equipment bumper pull trailer and a 30' gooseneck (have not gone camping since we got the new truck) and the ...
Pulled a PrimeTime Lacrosse 329 (32 feet and almost 10K loaded) with a 2014 GMC 1500 with the heavy towing package. Acceleration was fine but stopping was not confidence inspiring and being in heavy interstate traffic on a windy day was a white knuc...
The big downside to the light and medium duty cabover trucks is safety - there is not really a crumply zone between the occupants and what might get hit. I know that at least on the older ones they also don't have airbags, side impact door bars, etc....
While the Ram 1500 is a great driving truck, they are not the best for towing that much. The brakes on the 2500 are much better (although they do take more pedal pressure) than the ones on the half ton, you get real LT tires from the factory, and th...
