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@5inchborespaceing2 жыл бұрын
The 3500 4:10 gear holds 2200 RPM in direct drive at 52.2 MPH. The 5500 with 4:44 gears holds 2480 RPM. The 5500 with 4.88 holds 2725 RPM at the same MPH. The lower gear puts the engine under less load "stress" at higher weights. Also with higher trailer weights it hard to legally scale a 3500 because you can't get enough trailer tong weight and keep 10% over the truck rear tires. If you load your Diamond C to 34,000 over the trailer tires you can add 10,000 lbs to the tong putting the drive axle at 13,500. That's 44,000 lbs towed with a trailer weight on a 44 ft hydraulic ramp trailer weighing 11,620 lbs. That's 32,386 lbs you can legally and safely load on the trailer and scale. It gets harder with the axle weight capacity of the 3500. Also moving this type of weight you want the bigger rear diff and wheel bearing. Not to mention brakes. Also direct drive is 4th gear. The 1:0 gear ratio in the trans.
@5inchborespaceing2 жыл бұрын
I need to add one more thing. The trailer and coupler are rated at 40,000 lbs. So you can get yourself into a spot that you can legally scale more than the trailer coupler and trailer is rated at. But the you add fuel tanks and tools to the bed of the 5500 the trailer weight capacity comes down. So you can add 4,000 lbs of fuel and tools and tow 40,000lbs. Minus 11,620 lbs trailer is 28,380lbs all day legal tow rating. This gives you max volume on the trailer. You could tow an extra 4,000lbs with a shorter trailer or leave off some options. Mine is loaded.
@447Film2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these comments
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
The issue with all of 3500/F350 w/+35k tow ratings, is the lack of pin weight. Same with the 1500s and the 14k hitch weight. Once you cross the 10k GTW you should have 15% tongue weight(bumper pulls). Well 15% of 12k is 1800lbs, 15% of 14k is 2100lbs. Well beyond the capability of EVERY CLASS 1(2b) trucks rear hitch. And the same applies to the GN/5th, once you cross about the 20k mark you should have 20-25% on the truck. To get a 37k trailer behind any 1ton DRW crewcab pickup you should have 7,400lbs(20%) to 9,250lbs(25%). The actual maximum weight is closer to 6500lbs payload(17.5%) that's a reg cab 2wd tradesmen HO diesel. If you look at the crew cab DRW the payloads are 5590lbs(15.1%) that's a best case scenario tradesmen crew cab. Too many people don't understand the way things work. Hp is just work rate(how fast work is getting done) 1000lbft@1313rpm is 250hp 1000lbft@2626rpm is 500hp 1000lbft@3939rpm is 750hp 1000lbft@5252rpm is 1000hp All the same capability the engine is doing the work at a faster rate. It's not any stronger. If it was a measure of strength why can't my 475hp 6.7 Powerstroke(475hp@2600 = 960lbft) do the same job as a 475hp D13(475hp@1700 =1467lbft) or a 475hp Cat C15(475hp@1500rpm = 1663lbft) it's all 475hp right???? Because is a rate of work calculation. Hell a 485hp 6.4 hemi is pathetic. 485hp@6000rpm is only a meager 424lbft. If hp was the strength of an engine that hemi should out work every example I listed.
@5inchborespaceing2 жыл бұрын
@@jnk26 finally someone who understands. I am loaded right now with a 5500 ram. 47,860 gross. I am a little heavy on the rear axle at 14980 but I am under the tire rating. Steers are 6240 and trailer is 26640. I wish I could send a picture of this load. I can shift weight to the rear of the trailer if I need to lighten the rear axle by 1500.
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
@@5inchborespaceing there is a reason so many guys doing "hotshot" with a 3500/F350 wreck their trucks. Part is the inexperience of such a heavy load(traveling too fast/too close, braking too late) and the under capable rear axle loading(15% hitch weight) people fail to understand that the rear axle of the truck is the "steer" axle of the trailer. Same thing applies when bumper pulling a heavy trailer, and unloading the steer axle of the truck. In the semi world you have minimum steer axle weights for certain truck and trailer combinations. Controlling the truck means you have the capability to control(lead) the trailer. Unless you are heavy gooseneck towing with a 2500/3500 2019 or newer GM HD pickup(, gooseneck ball location is behind the rear axle center line on the short bed HDs.
@lyndonhamby74322 жыл бұрын
You and Tabbot have the best towing weapons on the planet. No question ☝️💪🏻👍
@alecmatteson6922 жыл бұрын
Not everyone needs to tow 20k+ at 80 mph, most folk just need it to get in gear and pull reliably.
@chriseagle7231 Жыл бұрын
Time is money. I gotta where I'm goin so I bought a f350. 80mph everywhere I go with whatever is behind me lol
@nathanurick8320 Жыл бұрын
I’ve watched many of these videos and this man is towing exactly how he should be when loaded. If your in a hurry then drink one less beer, go to bed early and leave and hour earlier. Killing somebody is not worth any amount of money.
@user-lb1ng7ij8d6 ай бұрын
@@chriseagle7231in person, you look more stupid than you write?
@Pighater222 ай бұрын
@@nathanurick8320good advice Nathan
@daveanddianethrowingcautio5707 Жыл бұрын
We have a RAm 5500 with 4:89 gears to haul our 22000 Plus lb 5th wheel around the country and couldn't be happier with the way it handles the job.
@jeffwilliams46762 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I like the idea of mixing older Dodge Ram Cummins trucks (1998-2002) with the newer ones. Also, the videos are great.
@ralphgwynn93252 жыл бұрын
These are like class 8 semi's lite, the power these trucks have now!
@marlboroman23936 ай бұрын
Its not about the power but weight. Far from a tractor trailer🤣.
@Michael-zr9mh2 жыл бұрын
Love the way you fly your passengers door flag right.
@stevecox30682 жыл бұрын
I drive a 2020 5500 everyday, I was told that 3,500 mi. is when things start improving factory settings allow it to have break in time, cab, and chassis have just anybody driving them in a fleet! Great trucks!!
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if there was something like that in play. Excited to see if anything changes
@allamericanlandclearing65772 жыл бұрын
I got 44k on my 4500 and 5500 both 2019s, not a single issue.
@Icemedic242 жыл бұрын
My 2022 3500 HO is sitting in Benecia, waiting to be delivered to the dealer. Like a kid waiting on Christmas morning!
@longrange11142 жыл бұрын
Great demo on the exhaust brakes👍
@hvy1ton2 жыл бұрын
FCA doesn't touch the Cummins Engine Calibrations. Cummins does their own testing and validation as well.
@denistaramasso97242 жыл бұрын
It is not how fast you can go it is how well you can stop.
@5cent272 жыл бұрын
Aisin already has an 8 speed. I wonder when that bad boy is going to be in a ram. Also it’s insane that we are even talking about “off the lot” trucks with 800-1000 ft lbs. I remember my dads 02 with the HO was making 245 hp and 505 lbs of torque and that was like insane to me.
@derekroose69402 жыл бұрын
I’m just as blown away when i tell people I’m gonna buy the new 7.3 gas and they act as if 475ft lbs with a 10 speed and 4.30 gears isn’t enough. Like uhhhh y’all didn’t say squat about the 7.3 power stroke i had that only made 500ft lbs stock with a 4 speed what gives lol
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
@@derekroose6940 comparing a 7.3 gas to a 7.3 diesel. I would still take the diesel. The gas is great compared to othe gas motors, but torque is king and 500lbft@1600 will do more work with less fuel that the 475lbft@3800. That 250hp@2600rpm is 500lbft. Where as the 430hp@5500rpm is only 410lbft. So from peak to peak the diesel is still more capable especially if the transmission were the same. 7.3 with the 10spd would be different. Now before you start in with anything that old 7.3 with the 6spd had a GCWR of 30k lbs. The best you can get with the gas 7.3 is 28k GCWR(35k in the F650-750). GCWR is the best way to measure capability, because that's the limit of the total combined weight of a combination.
@BuckInchuteranch12 жыл бұрын
@@jnk26 what about my 7.3 with the ZF5? Oh did I forget to mention 7.3IDI 😂
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
@@BuckInchuteranch1 the 7.3 IDI at best was 380lbft@1400(N/A) 388lbft@1400(turbo) and 185hp@3000 N/A(323lbft, 190hp@3000 turbo(332lbft). Whish is still more than the gas engines of their time. The N/A has the same working torque(hp rating) of 1st gen 5.7Hemi with 345hp@5600(323lbft) and its has better off the line torque 388@1400 vs 375@4400(hemi). I'm not putting down the hemi but I'm making you aware that it's not that impressive. On a working scale a 2003 gas engine just comes to be comparabe with a 1988 N/A diesel for capability(not speed)
@trdscfjc Жыл бұрын
ZF has a 8 speed class 8 transmission (TX-8) used in PACCAR chassis. It's rated for 54,000 pounds, I wonder why they don't use it in the Ram 🤔
@prothompson2 жыл бұрын
I think in the long run you are better off going with the 5500. Hp isn't everything. I'd be more worried about how the truck handles the extra weight and how much longer it will last compared to the 3500. My brother-in-law had a 2011 1500 and I had a 2500hd. His truck would pull better off the line and up hills. But my truck would handle the weight way better and lasted longer than his did.
@ptso75802 жыл бұрын
It's Tortoise and the Hare between the 3500 and 5500. After a few pulls and mileage the old 5500 turtle will still be going and the 3500 will have joint pain, smokers lungs, and a collection of old shoes. Overconfidence, good looks, bragging, speed can't compare with common sense, steadiness, and humility really.
@bsittig2 жыл бұрын
Invaluable info here guys. Couldn’t put a price on it. So you’re telling me it depends on what the trailer’s doing and the terrain’s doing. 😎 If I have to get that heavy in the public sector I’ll go class 8 as the perimeters there can’t be as controlled as the private sector specific not to brakes but to trailer tire. I guessed the 3500 on the way up and 55 on the way down due to the engine numbers. The high output being derated like that at the high temps is a little reassuring. When it turns itself down I won’t have to freak out thinking something is going goofy.
@TheTsunamijuan2 жыл бұрын
I think you need to do the test again after you hit 15,000miles. Which i believe is the official breakin mileage still. At that point the difference might not even be perciveable. But it will certainly be interesting to find out.
@kathytaramasso10992 жыл бұрын
I would have bought the 5500. For the weight you pull you need the bigger brakes. It's not how fast you can go but what you can stop.
@kalebrivers52602 жыл бұрын
if im not mistaken the tow haul on the ram doesnt change shift points...but it downshifts when in tow haul
@IManOPERATOR2 жыл бұрын
Holds rpm till 2000 before shifting in tow haul. Even if you have no load on the truck it will stay in 3rd gear let’s say till you pass 2k rpm
@kalebrivers52602 жыл бұрын
@@IManOPERATOR mine didnt do that. glad to see they changed that from thw 15 models. literally pulled and drove the same, it just down shifted with the exhaust brake in tow haul. heck it wouldn't down shift pulling till it lugged it plum out, then it would drop 2 gears instead of one, hit the rev limit...cut out...then upshift to the next gear where it needed to be and then go on. i had to drive it like Sam does his most of the time if I was towing in hilly country, or even manually downshift on the interstate just so it wouldnt rev to the moon 😂😂😂
@Itsa_Mea2 жыл бұрын
You're mistaken, atleast on my 18 it's a noticable difference not only in upshifts but the exhaust brake is way more aggressive on a deceleration.
@rockingkvideos31602 жыл бұрын
Another honest review with real testing👍🏻thanks for sharing Sam 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸💪🏻
@phatboizbackyardkustomz90062 жыл бұрын
Those 2 spd rearend wanters will be sorry, I have owned a couple 2 1/2 to 5 tons back in the day they are noting but trouble stay away! Multi spd transmission is the only way to go.
@sweetwolfasmraudio67262 жыл бұрын
A lot of people think numbers are everything, hell I have a truck with 400ft lbs and paired with 3.73s and a low geared manual trans and it will drag anything around
@bobbyjfarms36812 жыл бұрын
Sam, What I'd like to see is the same run, but with your dad's 4500 with 4.10's. (Do I have that correct? 370hp vs 370, identical trucks, but with different gearing. Ram obviously makes a huge deal out of gearing and what gvcwr the truck gets because of that selected ratio. But, I think we miss some of the fact that we don't have a 1 spd transmission. While different gears will effect dead stop launch, and final high speed rpm, that big middle ground area can have a lot to do with trans gearing. Simply put, a 4.10 truck might pull a hill in 3rd and higher rpm, and a 4.88 identical truck might be able to pull it in 4th, with both basically mustering up about the same mph overall. That's my guess
@groundupexcavation2 жыл бұрын
Rolled across the scale with my 19 cc drw f350 35ft gooseneck and an excavator at just under 42k lbs gross weight. Truck did have emissions friendly 100hp tune but pulled it no problem. I wasn’t trying to win any races but, I wasn’t trying to be a Sunday driver either.
@jayg4792 жыл бұрын
Awesome information in this video.
@barrettskillman30472 жыл бұрын
I’d go with the 5500 Cab n chassis
@welcome2myworld1.o892 жыл бұрын
You should make a quick 5 minute video of no talking so a asmr style video and do a split screen of doing a 0-80mph pull and a 80-0mph engine brake test. Also, pulling that hill in the video, hook up to the same trailer fully loaded that both trucks can do and again do a split screen side by side syle video. Just mount a go pro camera to the steering wheel Cullum.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
You want me to go 25 over the speed limit?
@welcome2myworld1.o892 жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON lol, no go somewhere you can go to go 65-80mph away from traffic so you can do those tests
@paultasker97592 жыл бұрын
You want Sam to start making asmr videos???
@welcome2myworld1.o892 жыл бұрын
@@paultasker9759 lol, only when it comes to comparison videos. He'd get tons of more views
@Breakinlife0072 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos!
@michaelweatherhead94702 жыл бұрын
Great video Sam thanks.
@camberridgeoff-roading3822 Жыл бұрын
Fords you have to drive like a semi without hydronic breaks , once you help break check the engine break and keep it in range it's like it just floats and you don't have to stay on the breaks , because it down shifts and engages almost 50 percent engine break automatically,, which I think is what you're looking for
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
I’ve driven the fords. The don’t have any engine brake value at all.
@VTOutdoorServices2 жыл бұрын
Cool Video. We've got 3500's and 5500's and a 4500 on order. All tow our stuff great. I've been pondering exhaust and intake for the new 4500 coming, maybe a tune. But not deleting
@derekbeyers88044 ай бұрын
I have a 2019 3500 drw with 3.73s and flatbed. Truck only is 12k. I tow heavy quite a bit with gooseneck and it does great. Mostly flat roads and off road. I think the 4.10 with aisin is built for towing better we have a cab and chassis 3500 and pulls better
@duke9022 жыл бұрын
I went with a 22 HO 3500 dually 4.10s because I haul heavy and the registration and insurance on a 5500 commercial vehicle is expensive. As well as the fact I can resell my "grandma" driven dually for more than I could ever recoup with a 5500 work truck.
@Denis-tu1pd Жыл бұрын
There is a company that orders 5500 with high output for big rvs . They also put full air or hydraulic suspension and a rv bed .
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Where?
@Denis-tu1pd Жыл бұрын
@V-BELT and SON it's at a mega rv puller . I think it is luxury rv .they order the trucks then put self level
@Denis-tu1pd Жыл бұрын
Page 2 they put self leveling air suspension 2 bags in the front and rear has 4 bag suspension or hydraulic suspension all the way around. A turn key truck minimum 150k
@Denis-tu1pd Жыл бұрын
@V-BELT and SON it's not how much you can pull it's what you can stop. I found the specs on my 2021 3500 single rear wheel 3500 with 370 hp 850 torque 22670 lbs if I were to lose my electric brakes I'm not stopping anything in a panic stop. The max I tow is 10000 lbs only one time I went to 19000 lbs .
@chrispickle41972 жыл бұрын
I'm a Ford man for life but my 08 6.4 F-550 has all the breaking I won't in tow haul mode 1 bump of the breaks it kicks down like it's supposed to and up hill with my utility box full of tools and the bed full of tools you never know anything is behind it even though few things have fell off
@chrispickle41972 жыл бұрын
With my program I can't run 90 in the 550 but it gets there fast and doesn't know anything behind it and it a work truck
@vladbelonozhko3392 жыл бұрын
I guess 3500 wins but longevity I’d go with 5500
@mikestrucks2 жыл бұрын
Great video Sam 💪🏻👍🏻
@Ozgrade32 жыл бұрын
What sort of brakes do you have on a trailer of this weight and do you need a CDL for private use? In Australia (where you can buy a RAM 3500 for 130K USD) you need full air brakes........ a full semi truck licence. These trucks are starting to become popular down here - even at huge prices. Between the different brands and models (1500 - 3500) they are selling about 3,000 of these trucks per year.....and it's increasing every year too.
@holeshot17212 жыл бұрын
5500 with holding more weight and doing it with ease!
@brentsmith12942 жыл бұрын
I’m a nervous wreck when we tow with dads 2017 f250 we haul 15k or less and it just does not handle the weight on any scale
@Itsa_Mea2 жыл бұрын
No f250 or 2500 will feel as stable as a F350+/ 3500+ Dually. That's why so many people go to a dually truck.
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
It has more than one EGT. You just don't see it. The EGTs are monitored for many reasons. All of the tuning comes from CUMMINS. They set the limits, they design it. The fuel mileage is based on, BMEP and that's based on torque curves. Towing isn't about speed. Any real heavy load(140k is not heavy) it's not fast a process. More torque means you can do more work at 60-65mph. Horsepower is just a rating for how fast a certain amount of work get done. 370hp at 2800rpm is 694lbft. The Aisins 2nd gear is 2.00:1 and the axle is 4.44:1. So at 2800rpm in second with TC locked your truck to the axle shafts is making 6,162lbft to turn the wheels. The 3500 in the same position(gear) with more torque and less ratio is 787lbft x 2.00:1 x 4.10:1 = 6,459lbft. It looks like his truck has 19.5" tires on it so it has no advantage on tires size(smaller diameter tires lose less torque) so he has a slight advantage. I understand that the trucks were over 2800rpm and that's not the point. I'm making. Hp is a fancy way of rate of work, that's is so commonly misunderstood. I would take the 5500 over the 3500 just on the brakes and tires alone. You are far more incontrovertible with a 19,000lbs lead vehicle than a 14k lead when your rolling over 40k gross. This is why a semi tractor is 46k(12k steer, 34k drive) of the 80k gross. Unless your in Canada where we have 58k tractors(16k steers, 42k drives) with 140k gross. That's still 42% of the total weight of the combination
@Ap_twsh6 ай бұрын
I just pulled a 20k with a 1500 GMC piece of cake. You dont need all that.
@VBELTandSON6 ай бұрын
Full of bs and wreckless
@kristopherdavis4764 Жыл бұрын
I work a lot in the mining industry, the dodge's run and pull great but the body, interior and body fall apart after a few years.
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
All of mine are doing fine🤷🏼♂️
@snikkaffe4 ай бұрын
Really interesting to have a diamond C-trailer and a 5500 dually over here in Europe to transport lighter machines like you guys. The big question is if it should work with our regulations here in Europe. It looks really durable instead for a semi-rig. Lower fuel-, tax-, maintenancecost is three things I directly think of. How long is your 5500 rig?
@kevinsteele2462 жыл бұрын
I can go 300k miles on a set of brakes on my freightliner, i don't use the breakes unless i need to. I let the engine do all the work.
@sprucegoose10162 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍
@MF.Animal.Mother Жыл бұрын
I am a Ford guy since 2012. 12 250 and a 22 350 srw. I 100% agree the exhaust brake is useless. The Cummins sounds so good and pulls low rpm.
@hunterhendricks90742 жыл бұрын
I personally would tune the 5500 to the same as the 3500 if at all possible. The more torque you have the better and it will break eventually so why not bump up the power?
@erikdobrovolny44842 жыл бұрын
one has higher compression than the other believed its from different pistons from what I've read
@joshpodolsky774010 ай бұрын
@erikdobrovolny4484 I'm pretty sure the C&C trucks are the same engine as the HO 3500's.
@torosilva888 ай бұрын
Very curious if it really is the same motor with a de-rate
@elpoison6262 жыл бұрын
I’ll take a 5500 any day of the week and twice on Sunday to tow any weight over a 3500
@Troysbuildsnlife2 жыл бұрын
You guys are goin back and fourth on these, I'm still pulling day in day out with a carborated big block and a four speed... I wish I could pull those grades at 25. I need to buy a truck ...
@jaymoe5.7 Жыл бұрын
Buy a new one and never get rid of that big block. There's something to be said about old trucks, they just have a feel while driving that new trucks dont. Love seeing old war horses still putting in work 👍
@lyndonhamby74322 жыл бұрын
Sam 🤙. Cummins forever 👍💪🏻
@manolosanchez900Ай бұрын
Slow 🐌 😂
@austinmesnard62862 жыл бұрын
What does “de-rated” mean on the 5500? I thought that the high output cummins put in both the 3500 and 5500 made the same exact power given they have the same powertrain.
@jbandit20442 жыл бұрын
Same power train but it’s de tuned in cab chassis trucks for longevity in work trucks I think
@paultasker97592 жыл бұрын
All cab and chassis across all brands are derated on engine power. They are more truck, but don’t put out the same power numbers the 3500/350s do. I think Sam is kinda proving it doesn’t really matter tho.
@larrysutton20012 жыл бұрын
My guess is a long-term the Derated truck would last longer short term the other truck would tow better but in reality emission systems will kill them both before they ever reach their full potential
@bighorn9119Ай бұрын
I love your KZfaq channel but in my opinion horsepower doesn't really matter when it comes to towing hauling heavy loads it's all about the torque and the gear ratio
@VBELTandSONАй бұрын
@@bighorn9119 normal ppl dont understand the difference for KZfaq sake is simpler to say horsepower but if you know you know. Gear ratio hp compensator. Gear ratio torque multiplier
@denistaramasso97242 жыл бұрын
The only thing the 8 speed transmission is good for is mpg.i was talking to a person he said that they will put the same tune in the 5500 as what is in the 3500.
@jklein10022 жыл бұрын
Great vid Thanks!
@dustinontaiyabbi5608 Жыл бұрын
Want to see some videos on these Ford's y'all speak of.
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
I filmed a ford video
@ezurmnd Жыл бұрын
Ill stick with the silverado i like rams and ive owned rams but overall in my 2500 going up hill i have no issues at all that thing keeps pulling and the allison transmission helps a lot w the fuel mileage at the end of the day its all preference besides engine and transmission chevy gives me more options all around the truck but thats my opinion like insaid preference
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Do you tow a boat only?
@ezurmnd Жыл бұрын
@VBELTandSON no Sir i do hotshot trucking
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
@@ezurmnd non cdl?
@bigmurph14472 жыл бұрын
does the trans shift differently from the 3500 to 5500. I had a 2008 5500 the trans really shifted nice would down shift like a big rig
@matti88942 жыл бұрын
How does the Duramax compare in the engine braking department ?
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t compare very well. Cummins hands down has the best engine brake
@Booker605102 жыл бұрын
Do you notice that much of a difference with your 3500 dually vs your 5500 with the wide track front end in regards to turning radius?
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Huge difference. 5500 even being longer turns way sharper
@Booker605102 жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON Hopefully soon can see how the 5500 does with the 310 behind it 🤞🏻
@Itsa_Mea2 жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON speaking of this, can you measure the 5500 from left ball joint to the right ball joint? I want to see if that's where the "wide track" is or if it is just wider dually adapters. From a geometric standpoint it should be a wider pivot point (ballpoint to balljoint) than a 3500.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
@@Itsa_Mea I’ll send you an ig video of it. 👍🏻
@skipdegraff65472 жыл бұрын
I'll take heavy frame and bigger brakes EVERY TIME. I'm saying it is incredibly easy decision. I hauled a cord of fire wood in a 1981 c10 chevrolet with a short block chevy 305. It did the job. What's the power 200 hp 300 torque on a good day 3 speed auto. I have a 18 ram 5.7 and a 16ft average trailer I use occasionally it's plenty for hauling a car at 80mph
@richardharvey89392 жыл бұрын
Great 👍 thanks for sharing
@robertmitchell927610 ай бұрын
The 5500 is a piece of .... except for the thick, boxed frame. Why do men loving men love Ram's? I drove an '07 tow truck 5500 with the lame-tuned 6.7. Dash layout exceptional - with the same graphics and finish I remember from a '94 Intrepid taxi. GM/Ford also junk, but in a different league.
@dustinontaiyabbi5608 Жыл бұрын
1986 6.9 turbo with 4+2 and its great. Runs off of the home made black diesel. Fun video guys, im still a ford guy, but i dont think ill ever get anything newer than 2005 after working on em. Pretty trucks P.s. I have ADHD so shifting gear while towing keeps the brain occupied
@charlespryce70672 жыл бұрын
Was in Morgantown about to month ago
@colbyc.6698 Жыл бұрын
Still haven't found your buddy's channel
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
I’m an operator
@wrokjon Жыл бұрын
Im looking at getting a living quarters horse trailer as well as a truck to pull it. I contacted the manufacturer of the trailer and they informed me that the trailers, which have a gvwr of around 20k lbs, have a pin weight of around 4600 lbs when the trailer is empty which is about 12500 lbs dry. Im trying to decide if i should get a 3500 drw or a 4500. I would rather have the 3500 since this will be for personal use and ive been told the 4500 will make getting insurance more difficult/expensive. My only concern is that even a lightly optioned 3500 will only get me around 5500 lbs of payload. I figure if the empty trailer pin weight is 4600lbs then fully loaded, i would be looking at 5k lbs+ which would be really tight. Especially if the pin weight ends up being closer to 6k lbs. I dont have experience with towing this heavy so im trying to get advice from prople who do before i vommit to a purchase. I dont want to get the wrong truck and later find out its not enough truck. Based on my needs, do you think i need to step up to a 4500? Thank you
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
I’d get a 3500. It will handle that weight no problem
@wrokjon Жыл бұрын
@VBELTandSON thank you for the reply. In that case, do you think the high output version is necessary based on the results if this video or would the standard output be good enough since it's still got higher numbers than the cab and chassis version?
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
High out put gets you the better transmission. Highly recommend the aisin over the 68 trans when planning on towing
@breezyridgeranch2 жыл бұрын
How's the truck do when you don't control the shifting? Like let the trans do it's job and shift itself? I just ask because you and operator both always talk about it shifting your automatic trucks.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Trans always wants next gear to early. Not bad tho with lighter loads
@breezyridgeranch2 жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON makes sense thanks for the insight
@patricklacasse28772 жыл бұрын
What do you get for fuel mileage
@kenmcclure56232 жыл бұрын
Hell Ya Brother
@misconceptionindustries29682 жыл бұрын
😆😅😂🤣 Ford Mode I love it!!! It's true!!! Durajunk and Powerjoke and awesome high rev engines but they don't hold back for shit it's like a runaway freight train!!!
@Knuckledragnation5 ай бұрын
So is the main difference between the two payload?
@VBELTandSON5 ай бұрын
Different frame, different brakes, different differentials. Claim the 3500 tows more but 5500 hauls more
@paulf1177 Жыл бұрын
So to a guy that all of these stats sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher. What platform is the better choice for RVing and hotshotting? I would rather have the muscle and not need it than not have and need it. Looking towards a 5th wheel or possibly gooseneck RV
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
3500 will do it all
@paulf1177 Жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON appreciate the reply
@beardetla2 жыл бұрын
what would be the difference in 4500 vs the 3500 and 5500.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
45 and 55 same the different sticker
@Asomesauc2 жыл бұрын
What is the name of your intro song ?
@josephbartkowski8825 Жыл бұрын
Should have bought a chevy with 10 speed won't be hunting for gears
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Have me hunting for an engine brake then …
@johnschubert4665 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 RAM 3500's, a 2011 SRW deleted and a 2017 DRW with all emissions. The 2011 gets about 4 MPG better than the 2017 empty and about 2 MPG hauling about 30,000 lbs. BUT they both go up the same passes at about the same speed when towing. No real difference.
@hunterresidential98452 жыл бұрын
I have a 2020 3500 and a 2020 5500. Why does the 5500 have less horsepower?
@rennen712 жыл бұрын
Cab chassis trucks are derated for reliability, they're more likely to be loaded all the time than a pickup, so less power means things last longer when being worked hard. Figure most CC trucks the bed that gets put on them is probably heavier empty than 90% of the 3500 HO will see loaded until they get a couple owners down.
@Itsa_Mea2 жыл бұрын
Longevity for Commercial Use.
@hunterresidential98452 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification. I have been told Ford and GM do the same with their larger trucks.
@lt1nut2 жыл бұрын
@@Itsa_Mea & @renen71 EXACTLY! The best explanation I've heard or read to explain that was concerning the duty cycle and/vs HP rating on the "same" engine with the same warrantee parameters (if there could or would be a difference) in a marine vessel. That helped explain why it costs so much more to buy the higher HP engine and also to "buy" an increase in HP from the OEM (Cat, Cummins, etc) "when all it is is a different tune in the ECM computer". I don't remember where I found that info but the "Marine Propulsion" section of an OEM's website, or a search for "marine propulsion duty cycle horse power rating" or such, should have it. Not all engines have a duty cycle and some manufacturers don't list (use?) that at all (Kubota, for instance). I didn't intend to get so long winded.....
@erikdobrovolny44842 жыл бұрын
from what I have read there is actually a difference in pistons one has higher compression and less boost the other less compression more boost
@enzoorciuoli3282 жыл бұрын
i was towed 2 less gear down
@markoconner19752 жыл бұрын
5500 all day long. Bigger rear end, brakes, frame, leaf springs, max tounge weight rating. Isn't he way over his GCWR??? Is his the same as yours at 43K? Sam whats the difference in wheelbase of your 5500's 2020 cab looks much longer. Any noticeable difference making into tight areas w/ trailers Thanks for all the real world, actual work knowledge you share
@rennen712 жыл бұрын
The 5500 will be like 4 inches longer technically, both are crew cab trucks. Big difference with the 4500/5500, on top of everything being bigger, is the wide track front end, they can turn so much tighter than the standard front end it's not even funny.
@Itsa_Mea2 жыл бұрын
GCWR is only a suggestion from a manufacturer. By law, you have to adhere to axle/tire weight ratings. With the correct trailer like these guys have, you can legally tow the weights they do.
@markoconner19752 жыл бұрын
@@rennen71 Not what I was asking. Was wondering about the difference between both his 5500's. 08' to 22'.
@rennen712 жыл бұрын
@@markoconner1975 fair enough, probably about 9 inches overall, that's how much different a qclb 3 gen are and a cclb 4th/5th gen are. No crew cabs on 3rd gens unfortunately
@thim80092 жыл бұрын
I pull 2 trailers behind me with my 18 ram. I pull 28k, its not hilly and does awesome. I wonder if an 8 speed would do better on my 7 mpg.
@HorseScooter2 жыл бұрын
What model excavator is that you are hauling?
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
A 310 and an 080
@colbyc.6698 Жыл бұрын
What's your buddy's channel
@STEVEN-hv7ds2 жыл бұрын
I have a few 3500s with 40 ft hydraulic doves and they won't pull anymore than a 299d3 or a 305 mini excavator and the brakes on the 21s are trash the 2018s are better thank God for hydraulic disc on trailers these ho motors at Eisenhower tunnel with 25k lbs runs at 30 mph pretty sad
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to say but I have tons of experience with all the last generations of rams and what you’re saying doesn’t add up. Maybe take your parking brake off it sounds like.
@chicanosws713 Жыл бұрын
What’s the setup for the ram 3500
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean?
@EhFokes Жыл бұрын
Do you run 19.5s on all your rigs ? If so where would you send me to get some ?
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Only have 19.5 on my 5500s. Not sure where my buddy got his for his 3500.
@masonbrown78842 жыл бұрын
Nobody hauls the weight like eastern Kentucky coal haulers they used to roll off the scales at 80 and 85 ton every load every day. Tabbot has to have a whole other level of skill to haul that kind of weight.
@U.S.SlaveOfficial Жыл бұрын
Over gcwr
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Under tow rating but ok
@zedrickmcclintock12022 ай бұрын
You can order whatever the f**k you want if you have the $. Your opinion on what you like and use it for?
@VBELTandSON2 ай бұрын
Always nice to have more info when ordering from the hip
@zedrickmcclintock12022 ай бұрын
True, I apologize for my ignorance. I shouldn't have used that language. I do own a ram 3500 but I like the 5500. ( ones opinion, right?) Same engine just different gear settings. The 5500 has a larger chassis with heavier suspension. I enjoy your videos keep them coming.
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
You guys talk about 120,000lbs like that's heavy. Lol we play at 140k all day long, here in Canada. No permit, no special training required.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Sounds reckless most ppl can’t drive a normal car very well
@jnk262 жыл бұрын
@@VBELTandSON well you need to have a CDL first. Once you have the AZ(Class 1) there isn't a heavy haul, ot doubles or triples endorsement. We do have TDG(hazmat for US) but it's not a huge deal to get like down there. We built our system around efficiency, same trucks pull 40k more with the same license. With heavy haul, it's done by permit just like down there. To move a real excavator(like a Cat 385C) we would use a tandem tractor, with a tandem jeep with a 4 or 5 axle RGN. Only the truck needs a permit, driver has to be experienced and covered by insurance to move it of course.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
@@jnk26 so it is the same as here…
@vcch5116 Жыл бұрын
LOL Dodge guy's sea hills everywhere by a Ford And those hills disappear
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
Because you hit a tree because ford has no engine brake? Please check your spelling and grammar.
@vcch5116 Жыл бұрын
@VBELTandSON No need Im glad you understand. And I do agree that Dodge has better engine break because they don't have regular brakes lol
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
@@vcch5116 🤨😂
@Denis-tu1pd Жыл бұрын
5500 has the better brakes
@VBELTandSON Жыл бұрын
110%
@richardharvey89392 жыл бұрын
How do you properly spell T’s name. I follow you both comment every video. Sam is easy to spell 😂. I don’t want to screw his up if I am. Haha just saw it in video after making this comment.
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Tavit 👍🏻
@georgeenriquez6122 жыл бұрын
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@thomasdrennan60012 жыл бұрын
I bet the 5500 wins
@mrrod30045 ай бұрын
LOL THESE TRUCKS DELETEDE CAN RUNB 90 MPH OR MORE UP 7% INCLINES FULLY LOADED WITHOUT STRUGGLING ONCE DELETED. THE ENGINE BREAK STOPS YOU WITHOOUT EVEN USING THE BREAKS. NO MORE LOCK OUT IN 5TH GEAR I CRUISE ON 80 TO 85 WITH MY 25K RV IN 6TH NEVER BOGS. YOYU NEED A DELETE.
@garydevones36772 жыл бұрын
Who in the heck would want to tow that much weight with a dually pickup is beyond me just because the manufacturer say it could is mostly a sales pitch but not realistic and will eventually destroy your truck sooner than later
@VBELTandSON2 жыл бұрын
Modern pick ups handle that weight without much trouble.
@bobbyjfarms36812 жыл бұрын
These trucks are designed to move the weight they are advertised and rated to do. Just as a class 8 truck is designed to move 80k, or more.
@edt689 Жыл бұрын
There's plenty of hotshot trucks out there pulling heavy loads running rams truck that can prove you wrong. As long as you keep up with maintenance they will reach 500k no problem. Go check out PD diesel he's got trucks up in 600k miles all pulling heavy. Only thing alot of any new diesel trucks have problems with is emissions or cp4 fuel system related issues, not so much drivetrain issues.It's amazing how much more powerful new trucks are compared to old carbureted gas trucks were. If you look at the new diesel truck drive train and brakes there so much beefier then gas powered ones.