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Originally Posted by jgeorger
I disagree that the question is pointless. Maybe brand loyalty and comaprisons are subjective, but within a brand, things like axle ratio is as important as what gear you pull in. With that said, a Ram can be ordered with 342 gears, and the tow rating far exceeds what you are pulling. Given a driving style, yours, a shorter ratio like 4:10 will power you up a mountain better, but use more fuel. You may consider what you will be doing more: Climbing a mountain, or driving around a town.
I have a 3500 Ram SRW with 3:42 and highway mpg unloaded is excellent.
This truck will pull over 16K, but the limitation is payload...pin weight of a loaded fiver, and a bed of tools put me close to the limit. I considered a dually and definitely recommend ordering it from a dealer exactly the way you want.
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The 2015 3500 4x4 megacab had a 12300 gvwr.. we were over weight br 200 lbs.
Just weighed or setup now... front axle 5560......drive axle 7060 max is 9750....trailer 10280... total. 22900.... so we at 12620 out other 12330 we were over on this weight byabout 300 lbs.. now we are under by 380 lbs.. feels good knowing we are no within limits.. we travel across the country so we wanted the 4:10....