My F150 (2015) sucked towing the enclosed trailer but the Ram 3500 didn't even know it was back there.Ps. Heaviest thing I tow with my Ram 3500 is 8200 lbs, had about 5000 lbs roughly in the box. My F150 is rated to tow over 10k lbs, but I don't remember the exact amount, but it feels a little squirrelly towing 8200, i tried it a few times. So instead I use the 3500 to tow it, handles fine.
Yep huge difference.Big difference between a 150 and a 3500. That's not even a fair comparison. 1/2 ton over a 3 ton?
We're also talking about weights that these trucks are rated to handle. There's a lot more to it than just the weight. The shape of the trailer (aero) plays a huge role. The F150 I had was rated for 9200lbs. It could pull the same car on a flat trailer like it was nothing, but put it in a box and it's all over the road.Big difference between a 150 and a 3500. That's not even a fair comparison. 1/2 ton over a 3 ton?
Yeah we're beyond power being an issue these days and it's all in the aero.My 8200 lb trailer is my travel trailer, full of propane, water, food, pots and pans, canoe on the roof, and such. I generally tow my boat with the F150, it is about 4,700 full of gas, trailer included. But its half the height of the travel trailer, which makes a lot of difference. The boat doesn't bother the F150 at all, and rides better than the 3500. Still rather drive my little car though.
The GTI or R are the VWs I've ever even considered owning. The R models especially have always just looked right. Especially in that blueFun little cars.
My Buick is surprisingly planted like that.AWD for slippery surfaces would be nice, my front wheel drive lacks traction sometimes. I do love dropping the backseats, and being able to fit a surprising amount of stuff in my honda hatchback. I'm used to, and enjoy the manual transmission in my car, but it is under powered, and under geared. Lacks strong enough AC for hot days, worst radio reception imaginable in a vehicle. The lack of ground clearance has never been an issue, because if going somewhere I would need more, I just drive a pickup instead. On a narrow twisty road, it is still relaxing to drive at twice the posted corner speeds. Handles like a racing go cart, and basically no body roll.
Or the weekender pulling that 45’ toyhauler with 18 four wheelers and a pallet of beer with that Ford F-250 superduty single tires.The average motorist has no clue about loading and tire pressure. These are the same idiots that want to pull a 6 car trailer with a 3500 series truck, of any brand. Or, Joe on Vacation that loads the crossover SUV to the ceiling with everything but the kitchen sink and has the ass end dragging the ground out camping in the left lane at 70.
Just another reason that I like night driving. No family idiots with overloaded cars, roads are cooler for my own truck and the wear and tear on the truck itself is a lot less. I know, I'm strange. I'm one of those that monitors my gauges. The trans and rears run 10-20 degrees cooler at night. I like to laugh inside at the clown running 80k down the road at 75mph in the blazing sun. A 10psi drop in tire pressure raises that tire temperature about 25 degrees. Prime for a blowout.
Mod.Then delete the last 15 posts of the thread.
Blame the Canadian if you want too.
Create a thread for every post, if that's what keeps the mods happy.
Only one Mod on staff here plus the owner.
Yeah okay, and when I look up the "staff" it shows for most of them they last logged in 4 years ago.Incorrect. Multiple mods here, just not active members of the forum or moderating under a forum login.
They don't log in under any member profile that is listedYeah okay, and when I look up the "staff" it shows for most of them they last logged in 4 years ago.