Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 

Go Back   Keystone RV Forums > Keystone Tech Forums > Tow Vehicles
Click Here to Login

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 08-26-2015, 10:27 PM   #21
rhagfo
Senior Member
 
rhagfo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 4,218
Quote:
Originally Posted by schwalbach View Post
came with 350 miles by the time the dealer trade was done, first tow with camper 100 miles, took it easy, next tow was 2 horse pull behind, just went easy on it, now have 560 miles, averaged 8.5 with camper staying under 50 mph 10,000 lb next 100 12 pulling 7500 or less horse trailer under 50 mph so should be good, driving it back and forth to work now. even going easy appear to have all the power the diesel had.

Wow, I hope that last sentence is just you being conservative! Your 5er has a GVWR of 10,000# and a dry weight of 7,199#, so if you have it maxed out with a full 2,801# of payload. That 6.0 with 360 HP should do way better than the 18 year old diesel with 185 HP!
__________________
Russ & Paula and Belle the Beagle.
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 DRW 14,000# GVWR (New TV)
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS 32’ GVWR 12,360
Visit and enjoy Oregon State Parks
rhagfo is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Keystone RV Company or any of its affiliates in any way. Keystone RV® is a registered trademark of the Keystone RV Company.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:52 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.