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Originally Posted by George
Jim & Jill;
Thanks for that! I bet my camping buddy that I was right and your comments echo my concerns - its all about the frame.
On an other topic is your 2008 Dodge 6.7LCummins a 150 or 250? How does it handle the 318SAB and have you taken the rig thru any hilly country.
Snowed in in Ottawa
George
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George,
The Ram is a 2500HD Mega Cab. I would not tow any 5er with a 1/2 ton truck, my opinion.
I drove the truck and trailer combination out west in the Rockies this last summer to CO and WY. The only issue I had was high EGT's when pulling up 7% grades in 6th gear with the trailer attached. Had to drop down to 5th gear to raise the RPM's up enough to cool down the EGT's. Not a big issue just something I keep track of when towing.
My truck is slightly modified, I am using a Smarty S67, with the ME23 software update set on CatCHER level 3, with a 5"TBE and the EGR is blocked off. I also have a complete set of gages Boost, EGT and Trans Temp, for fuel filtering I am using a 5um factory and a 2um aftermarket filter.
I also have an aftermarket oil pan and diff covers front and rear by Mag-Hytec.
I did all of this to set the truck up for towing with the intent of getting at least 200,000 miles before trade in. The truck runs great and towing is pleasant. When towing the trailer I am getting between 13 (on flat land, no wind) and 11 (in the mountains) mpg’s, if I can keep my foot out of it.
Jim W.