Air suspension with 4.10 gears is the perfect setup. I tow over 9000ft passes 8% grade at 3500 rpm. 4.10 makes a huge difference.

Love my 2021 2500 with the 6.4. Pulls my 30 foot 10000 pound travel Trailer with ease. It is truly a fantastic truck. No one disputes the Cummins power but this 6.4 Hemi is no slouch. Straight up it pulls like a beast.

Good to see you making some gas truck videos! Also Good for folks to see the 6.4 (or any HD gas engine) is a very capable/cost effective alternative to the diesel. I have a similar Bighorn, a few less features, and about 200lbs more payload. It can't pull as much or as fast as the diesel, but for folks like me, it does just fine. I live in a hilly area with an 8k# camper. I get up & down grades no problem. 3.73 rear, 8-9mpg towing, 15 unloaded.

I have that same truck and tow a 9000lb Grand Design 315RLTS...hardly even notice the trailer is even there because it drives and handles so well! No doubt the 2994lbs of cargo capacity help! You're spot-on with all you mentioned about it for towing. I added an air suspension kit just to provide additional support (didn't actually NEED them). The only real drawback to mention for those still trying to decide what tow vehicle to buy is that with the gasoline engine you have to be much more careful about refueling due to some gas stations' islands not having enough clearance to safely tow through the fuel islands. Since the Ram is not a diesel, the truck lanes are not an option for ease-of-access to refuel. Still, we select routes that have Pilot or Flying J stations with RV lanes whenever possible, at best...always go to the outside fuel islands at worst. On a good day with lots of flats and a tailwind, we can get between 9-10mpg, but the average is between 8-8.5mpg. Great video -- keep up the great work, JB!

I love how excited you got when driving the truck in the beginning saying how it’s going to be your next one lol. I have a fifth GEN 1500 that can tow up to nearly 12,000 pounds and when I have half of that weight behind me I don’t even notice it and that’s with a 5.7 L hemi but the 8 speed transmission is night and day compared to the old six speed I love it and my fuel economy on the new ram averages 17 so I’m happy.

Best real world reviews out there!! Looking forward for this test with the 6.6 gas from gm

Beautiful truck. Leveling kit and tires go a long way. Great for someone that will mostly be towing on flat land or minimal grade/elevation. If you are gonna tow 12k plus regularly get a diesel.

I have a 2003. Pre smog. No emmisions bullshit at all Dodge Ram crewcab dually 8ft bed 4wd Cummins. I still get great mileage and power especially with a Smarty jr tuner. Im still happy with my ole girl. The new trucks are nothin but trouble.

I have a 2018 RAM 3500 with 4.10 gears and the 6.4 Hemi. Max towing capcity 15,848 lbs, max cargo 3,748 lbs, GVWR 10,800 lbs, and GCVWR 22,900 lbs. It tows like a dream! I understand towing a dump trailer has less wind resistance, but I tow my dump trailer (total weight 12,000 lbs) and I average 9 MPG. I get around18 MPG on the highway not towing.

That 5000 rpm would drive me nuts. I’ll stick to my diesel

Great video as always JB you're spot on with your assessment I have a 19 2500 laramie With ram Box and 4 by 4 off road package with 2941 payload and 14,441 max towing It tows my 7k travel trailer with ease The one thing I would change Is install 410 gears Never discount the hemi and the 8 speed is amazing

Love this truck! 1000 lbs more payload than a Diesel mega cab! IMHO the 2500 suspension tows bumper pull trailers great.

Great video! There are a few things to consider in regards to fuel mileage. As you mention this truck has oversized tires and is leveled which introduces a lot more air/drag than a stock truck would. The other thing with these 6.4's is octane, you will get better mileage and performance running 93 or even 89. For the weekend warrior these trucks are hard to beat.

Bought a 21 Duramax 3500HD. Exhaust brake and quiet cabin when pulling hills were the two main factors.

I was going to buy THIS truck from Tate I loved it sadly I had some stuff happen with my dog so I had to pull out glad to see a video on it though!

Well JB, I think I have to say that this video helped settle one thing for me. I’ve got to get me a Ram 2500 with the 6.4 Hemi. I want a truck that has better payload and towing capabilities than my ‘18 F150 with the 2.7 Ecoboost. But I don’t have any need for a 1 ton and I do not need a diesel. The DEF problems that I have been seeing and just the maintenance costs as well as the up charge for diesel helped me to decide I don’t need one. Me and my wife is looking at getting a 5er at some point that has a dry unloaded weight of like 9,300 pounds. I’m sure a truck like this would do just fine to tow it every now and then. As well as make a decent daily driver to put to work every so often. I’m also trying to decide it I want the new F250 with the 7.3 V8 gas engine.

There will always be a need for a diesel in pickups as they are now defined. A 350/3500 dually with a 30k towing capacity will need a diesel or the MDT trucks such as the 450/550/ 4500/5500 trucks.

In my 5.7 Hemi with 8 speed if I set the cruise on a downhill the transmission will downshift on its own to hold the speed down. The 8 speed is a game changer.

I have a 2020 Tradesman with the 6.4 and 3: 73 gears. We pull our 7800lb camper with no problems. We average around 9.3mpg when towing.

I used to think Diesel was the only way to go when towing my 14k fiver. Bought a used low mileage Ram 3500 4x with 4:10 rear. 31,000 mile, 8' bed Tradesman. $37,000 out the door. Tows great. Not like my Cummins but much higher Payload. Gas prices lower, maintenance cost lower, no DEF, no EGR, no DPF, no Turbo. Another issue with Diesel ; you pick up bad fuel which is common with Diesel, all repairs are on you, no warranty coverage. If you can deal with higher rpm and a little slower up long steep grades, gas works ok for my 6.4.

I'm getting anxious, I hate to have more payments... but videos like this are pushing me in that direction. I need a bigger truck anyway don't really want the headaches associated with a diesel engine, although I understand the power and fuel differences realistically 90% of my towing is locally less than 200 mi whenever we do go out, as a daily driver this is a dope truck. My potna just got one as I type this today as a rental bc damage to his chevy 2500, backing up into a jackknife and damaged the truck towing a 5th rv...(Rookie) Keep dropping them, I'll keep watching them

The only negative thing about the gas over diesel is not simply not having an exhaust brake. The whole towing experience is just better with the Cummins on anything over 10k pounds.

Great vid bro. I am a long time Cummins owner and just recently towed my siding trailer with a 6.4 hemi, which is about 8k lbs fully loaded and I was totally blown away by the power. Obviously the Cummins will always be the best for raw pulling power but I think I'm going to try a gasser.

Thanks for this video! I bought basically this same truck. Gives me some confidence with my 36 ft travel trailer

I have a 2018 Powerwagon lifted 3" with 35"mt. I put airbags in rear and I tow a Stryker 2613. NO ISSUES

Agreed… Over the past 20 years I have had the 12v Cummins, 24v Cummins, and 7.3 Powerstroke. 12v least power and by far most reliable. 7.3 pretty good overall, but very weak front end suspension and vac pump blew every couple thousand miles pulling over 10k. 24v Cummins, strongest by far, unreliable and expensive to constantly fight with. Sick and tired of the common rail electrical problems, fuel problems, sensor problems, cooling problems…. Just bought 2500 with 5.7 Hemi and 6 speed manual. We’ll see how it shakes out. I do know I can buy two more engines and countless gallons of gasoline for what I’ve wasted on repairs in the 3500 over the past 3 years. My trucks work…hard.

Hi JB, It's been a while since I last viewed your videos. I too am impressed with this truck.. especially towing, also fuel usage! Thumbs up on ram's rear coil link suspension with superior ride comfort over leaf springs! Will contact shortly. Have good news for you.

I’ve got a 2015 Ram 2500 with the 6.4 Hemi and 4.10 rear gearing. Towed an 8000 lb travel trailer without any hiccup. 102,000 trouble free miles. She is a beast!!

I have a 2021 mega cab hemi Laramie with 4.10 gears and 8 speed. 2500# payload, 16k towing. I pulled our travel trailer 400 miles this weekend. Hills, gusty winds, fully stock. It towed beautifully. 70 mph, all kinds of road surfaces. I did install the tpms sensors in the camper. My mpg was 7.5-8 towing, so that was less than the ecodiesel I had pulling the same camper. That got 11 mpg. Every temp was 30-40 degrees cooler than the 1500. Less sway and never seemed to be working hard to accelerate or maintain speed. The diesel is quieter. The gas engine and 8 speed was slowing me down very well on some grades with grade warnings.

Another great review - did I miss how much your trailer weighed 🍻

nice video and all the good info thanks

I've been looking for a truck to tow a 23' off-grid travel trailer for about 6 months now and just pulled the trigger on a low mile Level 2 2022 Power Wagon with the trailer towing technology package. My decision process was this: I initially considered diesel and talked to a friend at work who owns one. He said never get a diesel unless you plan on deleting it due to all the pollution crap they put on them such as the EGR valve, DPF filter, and the need for DEF. Another thing I considered was I wanted the most capable full-size 4X4 pickup truck available so the decision was made for me. The previous owner put a lot of professionally installed after-market stuff on it: light bar, air compressor, sliding rack for the box, throttle response controller, 37's, lift kit, and a bunch more. I went over the truck from top to bottom and it looks like the previous owner never had it off-road at all.

Beautiful truck!

Good that you are showing us gas. Now Enjoyed video👍

Diesel wont be dead by 2030. It def wont be dead in really poor countries. The ships the bring the oil in from offshore are diesel. The machines that mine the lithium for batteries use diesel. Biodiesel plant is getting built in my state soon. Cummins is actually investing heavily in hydrogen so maybe that is the future? Electric cars wont completely take over until its cheap enough for people in poor countries to own them.

Thanks for your videos buddy….

Just ordered a BigHorn hemi with 4.10 and air suspension today. Can't wait...decided for a while between the hemi or cummin but can't justify the Cummins. I simply don't tow enough for a diesel and cost.

I think that if folks would put more genuine thought on what they really need the truck for as opposed to "I just want a diesel", more gassers may be purchased. Continual heavy pulling is a different story. With the issues surrounding aftertreatment on the Ram Cummins diesels being the majority of trouble codes, limp mode and out of service events, makes one consider the gassers even more as they have very little of that. BTW, I have a 3rd gen 5.9 Mega Cab since 2006 and before the EPA attack and wouldn't trade up to a aftertreatment Cummins until those issues are resolved which may never happen, who knows. Good video!!

I've had Chevrolet , Ford , Toyota and in my book the Ram is best towing . I've had them all in 1500, 2500 and 3500 .. I'm 61 now and I drive a 2020 Ram 5.7 Hemi with 321 gears and off road package .... I pull my camper ,it's 4200 lbs and my fifth wheel is 6900 lbs .. I use the 35 lbs anderson fifth wheel hitch and on my camper travel trailer I use the pro pride . If you would use a sway bar and weight bars you wouldn't have that sway and the 2500 Ram wouldn't drop in the rear . Just from my experience some helpful tips .

2022 , 3500 ,dually ,gas ,4::10, air suspension. Ordered it 2 weeks ago. Can’t wait. Options are WAY DIFFERENT this year for the tradesman.

That is a beautiful truck.

If you have the tow haul on the transmission will do grade shifting on the way down once you hit the brakes one time.

Man JB that's a sweet truck. My 04 ram has been broken more than not here recently. I washed it yesterday and went to dry it off with a little drive and lost oil pressure. Wife's 02 grand has a broken frame evidently so yea I'm wanting a newer truck. Want basically that same truck. 6.4 hemi with 8spd. 373 or 410 as I live in North Carolina mountains. Thanks bro great vid as usual.

Back when I had a 2014 2500 6.4 hemi with the rear coil springs, I always felt it didn’t squat as much as a 3500 with leafs. I have no measurements to back that up, just eyeballing it!

The value in the diesels is undeniable as the miles rack up. Gas are a great option for a lot of people who dont tow heavy/often enough to justify the cost. Diesels are for the guy planning on keeping the truck long term, a diesel is just hitting its stride when the gas needs a new motor. All things being equal maintainance upkeep wise.

Good stuff JB 👍 Still need to see a back to back comparison of the 3.73 vs 4.10. Gas or diesel honestly

Not bad at all. I would go with 3.92 gears though. But, for the cost savings off of MSRP. Might have to consider the 6.4 Hemi.

Next time - {if possible} - try to get one and do another test run, with the 4.10 anti spin rear axil and the air suspension. A 2022 Limited model with all of the bells and whistles - {OH YA} -. You have a great day JB.

I got my 2021. 2500 Cummings Laramie and i love it

Thank you seeing is believing 👍

I'd go crazy listening to that thing scream at 5000+ rpm every time I hit a big hill.

👍 good videos JB, any way you can do some comparisons with crew cab long beds? Was told great for towing?

Love what you’re doing! Any plans to tow with the 7.3? I chose that over the diesel and I’m loving it.

Cool video. Thank you sir. My 2006 class A gasser has a two stage engine brake. So they can engineer it if there is a demand. I have a W22 Workhorse with a 8.1L V8.

Have the fixed the issues with cam bearings? Seems like lots of engine failures @ around 60K miles from bad cam bearings.

I can hear it just sucking down fuel like crazy when she was going uphill at 5k rpm. I feel they are always have and always will be between gears. Always pinned to the top or way too down in the rpm range

Love my diesel.

As soon as I get one with the max towing package I let you use it for a towing test your ram 1500 5.7 hemi vs my 3.5 ECOBOOST towing a fishing boat and you can tow the boat with your truck and I can tow your enclosed trailer to see the difference in towing

I bought a ‘21 6.4 Big Horn 2500 in April mainly so I can start towing an enclosed car trailer. I haven’t got to tow yet, but watching this video got me excited about towing with my new truck!! I’m buying a hitch soon, do you see any advantage in getting a load leveling/anti sway hitch for towing a 24 or 28 foot enclosed trailer, or is something like you used in this test drive ok? Great videos, keep em coming!

god vid Thank you

I have a '15 Ram 1500. 8-speed, 321s. I prolly tow and drive as much as you. Flat ground, empty 7x16 enclosed, I'll get 11.5mpgs at 70mph (at 7800#). Fully loaded TV and trailer (11,500) 9.8mpgs. When I hook up my 30' Travel Trailer, 8mpgs. If you're towing, diesel is the ONLY option.

I pull the Colorado mountains for me if it has to ride in the semi truck lane up Eisenhower it's poop . My total gross is 19k ish .I run 35 mud terrains on a 3 inch lift stock 3.73 gears 68rfe I can still pull Eisenhower eastbound steep side at 65 mph ... my truck is now 12 years old has 199, 998k on it . What I usually see on the mountain grades with similar gross is a truck with 4 ways on with semi trucks with gas powered vehicles.

Hey JB, appreciate your content. Am looking to order in the near future and debating gasser or Diesel and which D if I go that way. Looking at a single rear wheel 3500 Limited Longhorn. Current needs (TT) any 2500 would meet, heck, my old 1500 rust bucket does, but dream future (5th wheel) would need 2500lb of payload and 15k, maybe more towing, so might as well go 3500 to cover all the bases. Any input you, or the community can give I'd appreciate.

Diesels will never die

Have been wanting a ram 2500 with the cummins for about 8 months now but now am convinced on the hemi... could you message me if that's okay, I'd like your opinion

Could you do a comparison with a 2020 F250. The suspension changed from 2016/17 models to the 2020 and it’s not a fair comparison. Thanks for this video though. I am still trying to make up my mind on either a 2020 Ford F-250 Lariat Tremor or a RAM 2500 Laramie with the 4x4 off road package, NOT the power wagon.

I will say this the 2020 just went down with a def pump at work.... #900 in line for a new one in the midwest sector. Could be months before a new one arrives.

Hey JB Reviews, any word if Ram HD Cummins are going with an Allison Transmission in the near future? Keep hearing rumor after rumor. Thanks!

I've been watching some of your videos and I like what you're doing. It would be helpful to know the full weight of the trailer and tongue weight.

I can't believe the way you did this video. try towing that trailer up that hill at 60 mph and watch it struggle. i would love to see an accurate test like on tfl. i didn't notice the weight of the trailer. i had a 2016 ram 2500 with 3.73 gears and i bought a diesel 6 months later. The towing i did was on the bald ass praries with a 7700 lbs and it sucked. Oh by the way im a ram guy. gotta love the typing.Lol

Hey JB, you should come to Ohio and do a review of my truck. It’s a 2021 Ram 2500 crew cab BigHorn 6.4 Hemi with 4.10 gears. Fully loaded with every option.

They've kept this same engine and it's specs ever since it was first made for the ram in like 2012. Ford has come out with the 7.3 big blok. Dodge should use this opportunity to use the hellepant's 7 liter aluminum hemi, make it NA, tune it for tq, and pump out 450 hp and 500 tq. Since it will be for trucks, it doesnt have to comply with emission standards. Not saying the current 6.4 is bad. But im just saying they can do better. 410 hp and 429 tq out of 6.4 liters is just inadequate and is very close to the 345 hemi's rated numbers for ram

Do a review of the Ford 7.3 with 4:30’s

I'll keep my 06 mega cab cummins. My mpg tune could haul that trailer

Got my 2022 Laramie coming in next month ( same color ) and want to change the tires. What size are those?

Diesel is here to stay. Unfortunately the country will need to suffer through a generation of terrible electric vehicles before sanity returns. The environmental wackos have no actual concept of how bad for the environment lithium batteries are. None. Once they catch on, we will be listening to that epic reversal for a decade.

I had an earlier hemi and hated that the rpms have to be at 4800 to hit the power band. Noting like a diesel that chugs along with 2200 runs. Ford was really smart and came out with a 7.3 big block. That would be a little better

What are picking. 6.4 or the 6.2?

Good video. I would definitely pick this over the Ford on looks alone. I really dislike the Fords. I think you nailed it on the mpg. It’s 100% the tires. Those are a lot bigger than factory size. As far as performance the acceleration was good. I’m a little surprised at the squat. Now I know you don’t exactly know your tongue weight and I also don’t exactly know mine but I would bet they are similar seeing as how I have a 520 Foreman pulled all the way to the front of my trailer. But my point is my 1500 squats 2.75 with my trailer. That Ram squatted 2.5. I was thinking the HDs would stay closer to 2”. Not bad though by any means.

Can you do a video on a 2021 Ford F-150 with the 3.5 ECOBOOST and max towing package tow test

That's a beautiful truck. Whats the threshold to go to heavy electric as far as weight?

I am looking at 3500 with 6.4 hemi. It has 250000 miles in it. I will use it as a farm truck. Have you dont a test on older trucks? Should I be looking into a diesel with that type of mileage? TIA.

What gas truck u like better ram or your chevy with blue interior?

My dad wanted a truck just like this but got a diesel and we went up a hill in the diesel and he said man my hemi did better than the diesel did

I have the same truck in a Laramie trim. Towed my grand design imagine 3000qb this weekend. My first tow with it. Average 9.5 mpg. Stock tires. No lift. I’ve been averaging 14.5 mpg daily driving to work.

I think ram would do good to up the displacement on there gas motor. Maybe the same bore but longer stroke pistons. Might help get more torque at lower rpm

Oh, it's gas! Makes sense

I missed it. How much weight are you pulling? I have a 2021, same basic setup.

I must have missed it on your video, but how much were you towing??

That motor was screaming when going up hill. Was not quit in my opinion. 5 to 6k on the rpms is to high for me at 75 going up hill. I had the 6.4 hemi and was not impressed towing a 5k boat.

What are you do with my truck?! 🙂 That same paint color with the night package and same black rims.

Yes #RamTough

Do u have a video where u elaborate on setting up the trailer gain?

I had a 2017 Powerwagon and it struggled to pull a camper and made 8 miles to the gallon

What is the weight of the trailer you towed in this video? Thanks

What is the mpg? Why is it on the radio screen instead of mpg?

I have the same truck. Could you tell me what size tires are on that truck? Replacement tires are coming soon

Hey JB. Any chance you can do a review of a Ram 3500 with the Hemi and 410s? I’d love to see the payload of one of those. I’m having trouble deciding if I want the Ram 3500 6.4 Hemi and 410s or the Ford F-350 7.3 Godzilla and 430s for a 5er in the future. The dry unloaded of the 5er I was looking at is like 9300lbs or so.

What’s the tire size and brand?

Gas is gas, requires high quality maintenance in order to have high quality results with no problem. Having mentality that I can beat on gas truck with just OK factory recommended intervals then problem are not far from you. 6.4 hemi used engine is very expensive, same price as used cummins.