RustyDusty
Rabid Cross-eyed Opossum!
You haven't the slightest clue what my 1500's towing capacity is. They range from 6k-11,500 depending on rear end, cab type, wheel base, etc!
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You haven't the slightest clue what my 1500's towing capacity is. They range from 6k-11,500 depending on rear end, cab type, wheel base, etc!
No I don't, I'm just going by the Ram Website. I hope you got the salemans name that told you 10,000 pds in case you need to defend yourself in a law suit! No need to get nasty. Here read it for yourself.
http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/towing_guide/
http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/towing_guide/
66plyValiant
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you better look at the pictures of his truck and choose the right options before you judge
a 2012 dodge ram 1500 with crew cab with v8 and 4x4 and 3.92 gears is listed at 10,050 LBS by your chart
I'm not saying hes not overloading the duty's and capibilty of the truck if he happens to tow the ford dually but thats his problem I guess
Your absolutely right. I'm done with this thread.
RustyDusty
Rabid Cross-eyed Opossum!
an 8' bed, regular cab, 2wd is rated at 11,500 per RAM's site.
Besides, with a dually or hearse and trailer I'm at just over 8,000. Which still is under my weight limit . Not sure how this turned into an "OH MY GOD YOU'RE TOWING UNSAFELY". All I wanted to do was show FABO there's a way we can tow without our rams squatting ridiculously low. I didn't mean for it to come off as nasty, sorry SGBARRACUDA. I could have typed it in a more friendly context.
Cheers!
Besides, with a dually or hearse and trailer I'm at just over 8,000. Which still is under my weight limit . Not sure how this turned into an "OH MY GOD YOU'RE TOWING UNSAFELY". All I wanted to do was show FABO there's a way we can tow without our rams squatting ridiculously low. I didn't mean for it to come off as nasty, sorry SGBARRACUDA. I could have typed it in a more friendly context.
Cheers!
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
I had a Hemi in a Dodge Aspen It got best of 12MPG unloaded. With a load it probably would get 7-8 MPG. There is NO WAY that truck gets 16MPG with a Hemi in it. That thing is a Gas Pig.
I have a 6.0 Diesel Excursion that has 750ft lbs of torque that will pull anything like its not even there. It gets 22MPG pulling a 10000lb boat and trailer all day long. 70MPH up 6% Grades at 1900RPM towing like its on Vacation.
Try that with a Gas Engine. It will not happen.
I have a 6.0 Diesel Excursion that has 750ft lbs of torque that will pull anything like its not even there. It gets 22MPG pulling a 10000lb boat and trailer all day long. 70MPH up 6% Grades at 1900RPM towing like its on Vacation.
Try that with a Gas Engine. It will not happen.
dbphemi
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when wanna pull some weight i use my little truck with the cat motor in it. fuel economy sux but it pulls 80,000 no problem :toothy8:
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
Yup I have the utmost respect for Diesels. They get it done!
12valve
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Besides, with a dually or hearse and trailer I'm at just over 8,000. Which still is under my weight limit .
Have you run across a scale before? My dually (98 dodge 12 valve cummins) weighs 7970 all by itself.
I have my CDL and I have been on the side of the road before with a State trooper and his portable scales, I was under by 212 lbs but damn close. Another guy at work was over by about 800 and he has about $900 in tickets plus he had to leave the load at the scalehouse until we could get a bigger truck to him.
For what it's worth, my old 12 valve got 17mpg loaded (15k) headed to the track, 70mph on any grade, and with my exhaust brake I'm hardly ever using the service brake. When I have had to lock it down, I can still steer and the trailer isn't pushing my *** around. Maybe the drivers in Ohio are better, all we have here in WA are spectators behind the wheel:banghead:
Have you run across a scale before? My dually (98 dodge 12 valve cummins) weighs 7970 all by itself.
I have my CDL and I have been on the side of the road before with a State trooper and his portable scales, I was under by 212 lbs but damn close. Another guy at work was over by about 800 and he has about $900 in tickets plus he had to leave the load at the scalehouse until we could get a bigger truck to him.
For what it's worth, my old 12 valve got 17mpg loaded (15k) headed to the track, 70mph on any grade, and with my exhaust brake I'm hardly ever using the service brake. When I have had to lock it down, I can still steer and the trailer isn't pushing my *** around. Maybe the drivers in Ohio are better, all we have here in WA are spectators behind the wheel:banghead:
bryan340
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Don't want to piss anyone off, but diesels getting crazy high gas mileage does not happen either. Yes they do get better than gas. Too many guys use the overhead lie-o meter. Everyone needs to get out the pencil and paper and come back to reality.
66plyValiant
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first gen cummins do very well in the 20 range, and since I'm in canada my fuel measurements are different
there is more quarts to a gallon so its very possible to get 29 MPG canadian especially since the truck I was talking about was owned by a diesel mechanic and was tuned for MPG
breakstuff
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Two of my friends both have similar crew cab 2011 hemi ram 4X4's. They both get between 16 and 19MPG depending on how they drive.
RustyDusty
Rabid Cross-eyed Opossum!
I haven't run them across a scale, but both that I pull are 2wd gassers regular or extended cab. Their curb weights are between 6,200 and 6,500.
Ohio drivers suck as well, that's for sure!
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
Your friends are LIARS straight out! Our Hemi even had that shut off 4 cylinders when not needed bull crap, what a joke. Like said earlier. Get out the pen and paper to calculate it. Not the Lie o Meter that changes when you put your foot on and off the throttle.
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
True. Those things are a POS. Don't go by the Manufactures Sticker either.
My Excursion gets 980 Miles per tank / 44 Gallons at fill up = 22.272 MPG
It would probably pull 3 or 4 Gas burners behind it and get the same and not wind up or slow down going up the grades.
mopardude318
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ha. im happy with my little used honda civic gets 35 mpg. im glad i only have a 12 gallon tank to worry about!! can barely afford that! couldnt imagine a 44 gallon tank. id go broke and drink myself to death. lol
Pentastarnut
67' Barracuda
i had a Rumble Bee in 05' , driving like a grandpaw i got about 14 MPG. get into it at all and ... well you know LOL. read this
What's in a name? As we've seen, not much when it comes to half-ton trucks. It turns out that not only do half-ton pickups weigh and carry more than a half ton, they can also tow more than a half ton. Although "payload capacity" usually refers to how much weight a truck can carry in both passengers and cargo in the cab and bed, towing capacity refers to how much the truck can safely tow. Although different, these two parameters can affect each other. For instance, the payload can include the tongue weight, which is the portion of trailer weight -- usually about 15 percent -- that bears down on the truck's hitch.
Manufacturers often embellish the maximum towing capacity of a truck in advertisements. For instance, they often calculate this number by supposing that nothing is in the truck except for a 150-pound (68-kg) driver. In realistic situations, where the driver may be heavier, other passengers are in the cab and extra cargo is in the bed, the truck's actual towing capacity is lower [source: Edmunds]. In general, the more pounds in your truck's payload, the lighter your towed vehicle should be.
As if the half-ton-naming stuff wasn't confusing enough, towing capacity can be deceptive. By basing calculations on unrealistic situations and using whatever criteria they want, manufacturers can easily exaggerate towing capacity. This makes it increasingly difficult for consumers to compare truck towing performance. Although other performance criteria, like claims about horsepower, are standard across the industry, towing capacity isn't. Some people hope this will soon change. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) created a committee that's working to set an appropriate standard for measuring towing capacity to y put this issue to rest once and for all [source: Henderson].
In your truck search, keep in* mind that you have scores of options. Even among half tons, payload and towing capacities can vary. Hauling power depends on variables like the engine, the transmission, the quality of the brakes and rear axle [source: Cook]. Although they're the most popular-selling trucks, half-tons are known as light duty vehicles and are meant for lugging furniture and other relatively small loads [source: Wiesenfelder]. If you have more hefty loads, try heavy duty vehicles, including three-quarter-ton and one-ton trucks, which generally have bigger frames, firmer suspensions and more powerful engines.
But there's plenty more to consider when it comes to truck buying. The links on the next page will help you on your search.
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What's in a name? As we've seen, not much when it comes to half-ton trucks. It turns out that not only do half-ton pickups weigh and carry more than a half ton, they can also tow more than a half ton. Although "payload capacity" usually refers to how much weight a truck can carry in both passengers and cargo in the cab and bed, towing capacity refers to how much the truck can safely tow. Although different, these two parameters can affect each other. For instance, the payload can include the tongue weight, which is the portion of trailer weight -- usually about 15 percent -- that bears down on the truck's hitch.
Manufacturers often embellish the maximum towing capacity of a truck in advertisements. For instance, they often calculate this number by supposing that nothing is in the truck except for a 150-pound (68-kg) driver. In realistic situations, where the driver may be heavier, other passengers are in the cab and extra cargo is in the bed, the truck's actual towing capacity is lower [source: Edmunds]. In general, the more pounds in your truck's payload, the lighter your towed vehicle should be.
As if the half-ton-naming stuff wasn't confusing enough, towing capacity can be deceptive. By basing calculations on unrealistic situations and using whatever criteria they want, manufacturers can easily exaggerate towing capacity. This makes it increasingly difficult for consumers to compare truck towing performance. Although other performance criteria, like claims about horsepower, are standard across the industry, towing capacity isn't. Some people hope this will soon change. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) created a committee that's working to set an appropriate standard for measuring towing capacity to y put this issue to rest once and for all [source: Henderson].
In your truck search, keep in* mind that you have scores of options. Even among half tons, payload and towing capacities can vary. Hauling power depends on variables like the engine, the transmission, the quality of the brakes and rear axle [source: Cook]. Although they're the most popular-selling trucks, half-tons are known as light duty vehicles and are meant for lugging furniture and other relatively small loads [source: Wiesenfelder]. If you have more hefty loads, try heavy duty vehicles, including three-quarter-ton and one-ton trucks, which generally have bigger frames, firmer suspensions and more powerful engines.
But there's plenty more to consider when it comes to truck buying. The links on the next page will help you on your search.
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Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
I have put 50 gallons in that tank. It's not my daily driver. My daily driver is a 05 Scion XB that gets over 30MPG. My wife's daily is a 09 Nissan Altima that gets about the same. We use the Excursion when towing & traveling. It's the best vehicle I have ever owned and I have owned a lot of cars. It's an 05 with 70k miles on it now. I bought it with 2500 miles on it in 06.
inkjunkie
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You would be broke from filling the tank, so you probably could not drink yourself to death. Was pulling about 10k yesterday with my Duramax, hit the bottom of a 10% (according to the sign) hill at 50 mph, it never even shifted out of od going up the hill. Former neighbor used to preach to me how his gas pickup could tow just as well as my Diesel. Used my truck to tow a car he sold up to Flagstaff. After we maintained a steady 75 mph, never even unlocking the convertor once, going up the hills on 17 he never bought it up again. Say what you want, you just can not compare a gas motor to a diesels 700 ft/lbs of torque for towing, especially in hilly terrain....
breakstuff
Well-Known Member
They did calculate it on paper to see if the computer was messing up. But I guess their calculations and onboard computer are no match for your wisdom.
Hell, my 6300 LBS Expedition gets 19 hwy. and that 6300lbs came from the certified scales I rolled over.
Mad Dart
Nothing to see Here!
What schools did you all attend? Please tell me so I make sure my kids don't go there.
mopardude318
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lol...not if its taaka vodka!! couple fifth's will run under 20 bucks. lol...2 fifths would prolly kill me lol lol
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