MAX TOW TEST! Towing 37,000lbs 2023 RAM 3500 HIGH OUTPUT CUMMINS

[Ethanphelps]

It’s hard to explain to people that have never experienced a ram exhaust brake how nice they are

[camodrums]

You should make a spreadsheet with all the tow rigs you've pulled that hill with and what the results were. The brands, year, setup, load weight etc. It would be really cool to see all of the driving tests you've completed put all together.

[FletchDoesIt]

Good info Sam. Watched you for years now but don’t usually comment. I’ve learned a lot about trucks and trailers watching your content. Thank you.

[gtr]

That's great that the 3500 does that. But your 5500 is engineered to do that every day for the next 500k miles. First the frame, suspension, axle's and everything is heavier. Then the engine is tuned for tq/hp to be the max for it's design and materials. Say they used a baseline of 500k miles. You could tune that engine for 30% more hp/tq, but it's going to run like that for 50% fewer miles. The 3500 is aimed at non-professionals, and to compete with Ford and GM for homeowners/campers. They had to make bigger numbers to compete in that market. But when hp/tq numbers go up, with the same displacement, longevity goes down. There is an old saying, 'there is no replacement for displacement'! LOL Same with the L6 vs V8. The V8's going to rev higher and have a wider power band. But there is a price to pay for that, they do that for 50% fewer miles than an L6, and usually have more problems doing it. The L6 design can last for 1M miles plus, w/no major issues! JMHO 8) --gary

[wj]

I have the same exact truck.. 2023 Ram 3500 Limited HO 6.7 DRW 4.1 Gear. Pearl White Interior and Exterior looks identical.

[Augiebracerofam]

3/8s was waiting to meet up with 7/16s and 10mm. Great information on real towing test. thank you for sharing and have a great day.

[jamesdimarzio]

Bought my first ram . 2017 5500 last year and I love it. I also bought an 05 5.9 cclb. Then another 08 cclb 6.7 g56.

[LemuelDail]

I have the same truck I tow 35000 everyday with are directional drills. I just deleted and tuned mine and wow night and day difference.

[carllarsen]

Wait till the 2025's come out with the new 8 speed. Yer gonna love that thing!

[cnetate]

I'm on my 3rd ram and I now know for a fact these rams hold back on power for a set # of miles. I thought this was the case with my 15 but with my 21, I payed attention. At about 600mi I pulled my 20k toy hauler with 3500 HO. First time I pulled Eisenhower, I was not impressed with the power pulling the mountain as I was doing approx. 47mph. After 5k miles or so miles I pulled the mountain again around 50-51 mph on avg. After about 10k miles, the truck pulls the mountain at about 56 mph on avg so the truck has become more powerful as it breaks in.

[wdiesels]

Well done test Sam! No doubt those H.O.s are towing beasts. They will last a long time too because compression ratio is lower and they have egt's in check to keep it safe.

[SAVAGECUMMINS]

Beautiful Rig!!! Like the new hood but prefer the old tow mirrors

[justinjones]

It would be cool to see this truck again doing the same test after maybe 6 months just to see if there’s a difference

[ram_duallys]

I wasn't a fan of those mirrors until I bought my new 2024 HO 3500 DRW. Got use to them right away and man, they sure do look pretty at night time... Great video by the way.!

[wtm]

I just moved from a 16 to a 23. I love the new mirrors. It took some time getting used to but I do like them. The passenger side big mirror could use a little more convex-ness but I felt the same about the old ones.

[BrandonBigB]

The good thing about turning more RPMS is it keeps the bearings in the engine alive a lot longer. If you are making the same power at 3000 rpms as 1500RPMs the bearings have half the stress since it's doing the work at twice the RPM. That is why all the sled pulling guys won't lug one down below 4, 000 rpms and like to be closer to 5, 000. Heaviest I have been with my H.O Ram Cummins is 18, 500 with a Yanmar VIO55 on a 30ft gooseneck and it was just cruising. I normally tow a 33ft RV that I have never weighed and the wind resistance on that thing is crazy.

[nathanwoten]

I completely agree with you on seeing mostly rams towing. Especially if there towing heavy i see pretty much only rams. I live a little south of you in Hilmar were a little south of Modesto off of highway 99. I dnt see many 55 or 4500 theres a couple around they usually have service beds on then though.

[MF.Animal.Mother]

I have had Fords since 2012 6.7 and 7.3 gas. Ram has my interest for my next purchase.

[TheTsunamijuan]

The modern exhaust brakes are great. The RAM tuning and application is really one of the best ones out there. Fords I have never been pleased with it if even does anything. The 2022-2023 for GM's is good. But it doesn't activate the same as the RAM system does. It requires a brake press and partial activation before it really does it things. But it does work quite well once activated.

I still need to make it your way and give you a chance on my seirra as I promised about a year ago. Good comparison between breakin on your 5500 and my 3500. I think they got about the same miles on them.

[keithhansen]

2021 3500 Laramie, SRW, H.O, w/ Aisen, 373 rears, hauled 4 loads of wet base two weeks ago from the gravel plant, trailer GVW at scale was right at 30k each load. hauled about 12 miles to job, truck was incredible. Absolutely impressive. Just didn't care about the weight. Acceleration was easy. stopping with engine brake was stupid easy. Awesome trucks!