Your towing rigs and trailers

[TMGT]

6 speed transmission
More gears in the lighter trucks
ThE Cummins never runs out of power on me, even fully loaded. In line 6 torque feels stronger than V8 torque an does it on lower RPM

Have to agree, have had both a 7.3L (230hp) F550 and a 5.9L (230hp) F650, l the 5.9 would outpull the 7.3 all day and run down the road better.

 

[Hay Dude]

Have to agree, have had both a 7.3L (230hp) F550 and a 5.9L (230hp) F650, l the 5.9 would outpull the 7.3 all day and run down the road better.

It feels like a flatter, calmer, lower RPM torque curve.
Less downshifting on hills, about 15% better on fuel, too. I expect that percentage to increase after break in.

 

[square1]

Yeah, 5k, my bad. Just remember thinking at the time I was shopping vans, either the tractor or the trailer would have to stay home at the MB towing limit. Good they upped their capacity.

 

[DavesTractor]

I thought of doing the 3500 pickup with 1000ftlbs, removing bed and installing an aluminum flatbed, I felt like while towing over 40,000lbs, I might run out of rear spring, axle or tire load capacity. I also like the extra braking capacity on the 5500 and the 4.88 gearing. The high capacity 43,000lb towing package made it an easy decision. I also like the 19.5 tires and the extra 19,500GVWR.
GM also offered a 3500 dually with a GCWR of 40,000lbs.
No doubt the pickups with 1000ftlbs must be sick fun to drive.

I think you made the right decision. I am sure I am very close to max capacity of the pickup rear axle and tires, and for sure I'd like more brake capacity. Although this 3500 has done all I have asked of it, I think when it is time to replace this delivery truck I will consider a 5500 with 4.88 gears. In California once your towing rig is over 11,500 GVWR you have to go through the scales and all of the same stuff that a 5500 has to do. Might as well have the capacity.

 

[Hay Dude]

I think you made the right decision. I am sure I am very close to max capacity of the pickup rear axle and tires, and for sure I'd like more brake capacity. Although this 3500 has done all I have asked of it, I think when it is time to replace this delivery truck I will consider a 5500 with 4.88 gears. In California once your towing rig is over 11,500 GVWR you have to go through the scales and all of the same stuff that a 5500 has to do. Might as well have the capacity.

Would love to have a Cummins Power Wagon....
The 18 year old kid in me roils to the surface sometimes. :laughing:

 

[aeblank]

Would love to have a Cummins Power Wagon....
The 18 year old kid in me roils to the surface sometimes. :laughing:

Like this? Some people do a 12 valve swap.

https://i.imgur.com/MNLbLel.jpg

 

[Hay Dude]

Like this? Some people do a 12 valve swap.

https://i.imgur.com/MNLbLel.jpg

No I mean the new ones.

 

[DavesTractor]

Would love to have a Cummins Power Wagon....
The 18 year old kid in me roils to the surface sometimes. :laughing:

Would be a cool rig. The new Ford Tremor seems like a decent rig where you can still tow and it has some off-road chops. I might consider one of those for a towing rig when it is time to rotate one of our current trucks out of the fleet. But I find that it is really hard to make one rig do it all. I have a Ford Raptor that I use as a car and light towing, light off-roading. That lets me keep my diesel pickups attached to trailers 95% of the time.

I guess since this is a towing rig thread, I'll mention what we have in our little fleet at the moment. 2015 Ram 3500 Laramie dually crewcab 4x4 diesel that is normally hooked to a 32' Diamond C 25,900 rated power dove, gooseneck, disc brakes on the trailer, hydraulic jacks, winch, 12k axles. Then a 2018 Ram 2500 diesel 4x4 standard cab long bed with the factory rear air suspension that is normally hooked to our 22' Diamond C 48HDT bumper pull trailer with 17.5 tires, etc. Then a third truck that I normally pull is a 2015 Ram 2500 diesel 4x4 crewcab Laramie shortbed with rear air suspension and I pull another 22' Diamond C 48HDT rated at 14,900 with the 17.5 tires, winch, etc. Lastly the crane trailer that I keep saying I am building...got it here but haven't put it together yet. That is our little fleet. Each truck is set up for goose or bumper pull so we can switch around trailers if need be, being watchful of the pin load with a goose on a 2500.

 

[Hay Dude]

How you like the Diamond Cs?
Someone in the trailer business told me the son took over the company and quality has dropped off?

 

[3Ts]

I was unimpressed with Diamond C. I'd heard so many good things about them I took a 2 hour trip one way just to look at them. Was quite disappointed, I think PJ is far better in workmanship and the small features such as how the doors are held open are also far better.