rideandfly
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Hello,
Just joined today!
Looked at a new 2021 Ram Big Horn 1500 QuadCab with 3.0L diesel today. Have not bought it yet, but have a few questions before buying. Wanted to post my first post here before posting in the towing section.
75% of my driving miles will be unloaded on the highway, but we also have a 4900 pound ready to camp fiberglass travel trailer with 480 to 490 pound tongue weight that we camp locally with in NC & SC. Every other year we like to make a trip out to WY, MT, or Utah. When towing a trailer I don't use cruise control and I stay in the truck lane going up & down mountains to reduce drive-train/brake temps. Our trailer is very stable towing and have not needed a weight distribution hitch using a 5.7L Tundra, but I installed rear differential airbags on the Tundra to reduce sag. Also installed a electronic sway control on the trailer that applies trailer brakes if there's a sway event, have not had one with this trailer with many thousands of miles towed so far.
This Ram 1500 Bighorn does not have the heavy duty tow package. It's a 2WD with 3.21 differential and factory installed class 3 bumper style hitch good for 600 pounds tongue weight and 6000 pound maximum trailer weight. The tow capacity for this Ram 1500 with engine/transmission/differential is 8380 pounds.
Found a bolt on Class III 2 inch receiver hitch at Etrailer and curious if anyone here has bolted this 2" receiver on the existing Ram OEM class 3 hitch that's also rated for the same weights as the OEM hitch? "Curt Class 3 Hitch for Ram 1500" Did not want to post a Etrailer link since I'm new.
Curious about experience here towing trailers with transmission that does not have the heavy duty tow package transmission cooler. Like mentioned above, I take it slow towing my 4900 pound trailer up and down mountains.
Thanks,
Bill
Just joined today!
Looked at a new 2021 Ram Big Horn 1500 QuadCab with 3.0L diesel today. Have not bought it yet, but have a few questions before buying. Wanted to post my first post here before posting in the towing section.
75% of my driving miles will be unloaded on the highway, but we also have a 4900 pound ready to camp fiberglass travel trailer with 480 to 490 pound tongue weight that we camp locally with in NC & SC. Every other year we like to make a trip out to WY, MT, or Utah. When towing a trailer I don't use cruise control and I stay in the truck lane going up & down mountains to reduce drive-train/brake temps. Our trailer is very stable towing and have not needed a weight distribution hitch using a 5.7L Tundra, but I installed rear differential airbags on the Tundra to reduce sag. Also installed a electronic sway control on the trailer that applies trailer brakes if there's a sway event, have not had one with this trailer with many thousands of miles towed so far.
This Ram 1500 Bighorn does not have the heavy duty tow package. It's a 2WD with 3.21 differential and factory installed class 3 bumper style hitch good for 600 pounds tongue weight and 6000 pound maximum trailer weight. The tow capacity for this Ram 1500 with engine/transmission/differential is 8380 pounds.
Found a bolt on Class III 2 inch receiver hitch at Etrailer and curious if anyone here has bolted this 2" receiver on the existing Ram OEM class 3 hitch that's also rated for the same weights as the OEM hitch? "Curt Class 3 Hitch for Ram 1500" Did not want to post a Etrailer link since I'm new.
Curious about experience here towing trailers with transmission that does not have the heavy duty tow package transmission cooler. Like mentioned above, I take it slow towing my 4900 pound trailer up and down mountains.
Thanks,
Bill
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Wish I could help with the towing and trailer stuff but I've only towed much lighter open trailers so far.
