whatever you do dont get a 2500 with a 6.4 being disappointed will be the understatement of the year, even though they do get so called "50 mpg" while making "800 hp stock without a blower and 1600 ft Ibs at 800 rpm"
i have never heard about this, how might one go about fighting that in court? because its suggested weight or?(quoted from post at 10:26:53 03/08/14) DOT doesn't give a hoot about the manufacturers recommended towing capacity.
They care if you are registered and properly licensed for the weight. If they ticket you for towing 12000 if the recommended towing capacity is 10,000, you'd win in court easily and that officer is a fool.
(quoted from post at 00:33:47 03/10/14)i have never heard about this, how might one go about fighting that in court? because its suggested weight or?(quoted from post at 10:26:53 03/08/14) DOT doesn't give a hoot about the manufacturers recommended towing capacity.
They care if you are registered and properly licensed for the weight. If they ticket you for towing 12000 if the recommended towing capacity is 10,000, you'd win in court easily and that officer is a fool.
(quoted from post at 18:35:51 03/09/14)(quoted from post at 00:33:47 03/10/14)i have never heard about this, how might one go about fighting that in court? because its suggested weight or?(quoted from post at 10:26:53 03/08/14) DOT doesn't give a hoot about the manufacturers recommended towing capacity.
They care if you are registered and properly licensed for the weight. If they ticket you for towing 12000 if the recommended towing capacity is 10,000, you'd win in court easily and that officer is a fool.
Just think about how Hotshots do it. The guys hauling for hire. Most of the time, they are over the recommended towing capacity. Ask them what the DOT tickets them for.
Simple as that.
(quoted from post at 03:05:25 03/10/14)(quoted from post at 18:35:51 03/09/14)(quoted from post at 00:33:47 03/10/14)i have never heard about this, how might one go about fighting that in court? because its suggested weight or?(quoted from post at 10:26:53 03/08/14) DOT doesn't give a hoot about the manufacturers recommended towing capacity.
They care if you are registered and properly licensed for the weight. If they ticket you for towing 12000 if the recommended towing capacity is 10,000, you'd win in court easily and that officer is a fool.
Just think about how Hotshots do it. The guys hauling for hire. Most of the time, they are over the recommended towing capacity. Ask them what the DOT tickets them for.
Simple as that.
When you go for a CDL test the examiner will check your registrations. that's all they care about.
yeah considering you will be getting below 10 mpg with that load, i dare say as low as 6 but that is just a guess, the diesel would get considerably better gas mileage as well as last longer. anybody who thinks a gas is gonna last very long behind that load is crazy, also whats your point with the whole john deere 4020 and the 60, i have seen cummins with a john deere a, g, b,4010 and a golf cart on there. and i dont know what fuel prices are in other areas but yesterday they were within 10 cents of each other(quoted from post at 05:36:41 03/11/14) The hemi will be fine, the offer the 6,4 in the 3500 also, as long with it in the 4500 and 5500, I know a lot of guys around here that pull fifth wheel trailers with the 94/02 series dodges with the 5.9 gas and they were only 220hp, and the one guy I know that pulls with one pulls a 4020 and a 60 John Deere to tractor rides with it, never seems to have a problem. And that hemi is 200hp more, it'd handle it fine. For the money he'd save buying a gas he can spend more on fuel. As the one post says, between the gas and the diesel the guy had the figured 3 cents a mile difference. That's not much you save that on gas vs diesel price.
You don't even have your numbers correct. The. 5.9 gas had 245 hp and 330ft lbs torque. It could pull any load the hemi could but it peaks out at a lower rpm so it's highway performance wouldn't be as good.(quoted from post at 13:36:41 03/11/14) The hemi will be fine, the offer the 6,4 in the 3500 also, as long with it in the 4500 and 5500, I know a lot of guys around here that pull fifth wheel trailers with the 94/02 series dodges with the 5.9 gas and they were only 220hp, and the one guy I know that pulls with one pulls a 4020 and a 60 John Deere to tractor rides with it, never seems to have a problem. And that hemi is 200hp more, it'd handle it fine. For the money he'd save buying a gas he can spend more on fuel. As the one post says, between the gas and the diesel the guy had the figured 3 cents a mile difference. That's not much you save that on gas vs diesel price.
(quoted from post at 18:00:30 03/07/14) if you are getting new, get a ford f450, heavier duty than a 3500 from any maker better brakes, just generally better for towing than a 3500 even Rams "Heavy duty" 3500 how far and how often are you going to tow this weight? that will be a big determining factor in how much truck you need, probably gonna want to check local laws or laws in the state or states you will be towing to see how they go about determining if you need a cdl
whatever you do dont get a 2500 with a 6.4 being disappointed will be the understatement of the year, even though they do get so called "50 mpg" while making "800 hp stock without a blower and 1600 ft Ibs at 800 rpm"
nahh, i drive whatever, but have a slight preference to ford(quoted from post at 15:52:35 03/13/14)(quoted from post at 18:00:30 03/07/14) if you are getting new, get a ford f450, heavier duty than a 3500 from any maker better brakes, just generally better for towing than a 3500 even Rams "Heavy duty" 3500 how far and how often are you going to tow this weight? that will be a big determining factor in how much truck you need, probably gonna want to check local laws or laws in the state or states you will be towing to see how they go about determining if you need a cdl
whatever you do dont get a 2500 with a 6.4 being disappointed will be the understatement of the year, even though they do get so called "50 mpg" while making "800 hp stock without a blower and 1600 ft Ibs at 800 rpm"
With some of you guys it's 'Fords forever' - Good Luck! :roll:
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