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Re: Searching for a Tow Vehicle
jerem0621 wrote: I love Vans too. My town and country is the handiest vehicle I have ever owned. I personally would pull your trailer with my 285 HP Van and not think twice about it. However, I am sure you are trying to stay within ratings. So with that said, some potential replacements off the top of my head are: mid size SUV: Jeep Grand Cherokee Dodge Durango Ford Explorer Chevy Traverse Toyota 4runner Nissan Pathfinder Mid Size truck: Toyota Tacoma Full Size truck: Ram 1500 Pentastar V6 F150- 3.7 V6 Chevy Silverado 4.3 (way way different than your 4.3) Thanks! Jeremiah I had a 01 Explorer Sport with tow package and towed a 98 Coachman Catalina Lite with it 26' QB, and while it was within the specs it was definitely not something that I'd want to do again. My current tow vehicle is a 2012 Ram 2500 crew cab 4x4 with Cummins and honestly unless I look behind me, I can't tell the trailer is back there. It's better to get more than you need than the minimum requirements, and the MOST IMPORTANT THING.. how well can to stop what your towing?450Views0likes0CommentsRe: which truck is best
2oldman wrote: The 250 is way too little truck. After that, it's your choice of truck as nothing is really 'better' other than its load capacity. If your F250 is like my 2012 Ram 2500, the only thing different on it from the one ton truck is the rear springs. (and air springs MORE than make up for that difference)307Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2012 vs 2013 RAM 2500HD?
2012 to 2013 Ram 2500.. from what I can tell, the 13 uses the 2012 Ram 3500 rear springs, the manual tranmission equipped went from 610 to 660 ft lbs torque, and you can no longer get the 3.73 axle ratio, only the 3.42. With that being said, they increased the towing by almost 4000 lbs, even going with a less capable rear end gear ratio. This to me, makes me think Ram was really under rating the towing capability of the 2010-2012 Ram 2500's in the first place.456Views0likes0Comments
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