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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: moparmikethree]
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07/24/14 10:06 AM
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Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
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I buy cars in St. Louis which is about 2 hours away with a mix of flat and rolling hills. I use a small 16' tandem trailer. I have probably pulled this trailer with a couple of dozen different trucks, mostly Dodges. The 4.7 won't cut it. It will drop out of OD on any small hill or with a little head wind. And that is when the trailer is empty.  At 287 cubic inch, I consider the 2.7 a lite duty engine in full sized trucks.
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: DaveRS23]
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07/24/14 10:16 AM
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I had a 2004 with a 4.7 and I am another one does not recommend a 4.7 for any purpose. They don't have any torque, and they get crappy gas mileage. you have to drop two or three gears for hills, and you got the gas pedal on the floor almost the whole time.Go with the Hemi it gets better mileage and will pull any trailer you put behind it.
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: DaveRS23]
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07/24/14 11:08 AM
07/24/14 11:08 AM
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Upper Midwest
MoparforLife
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I buy cars in St. Louis which is about 2 hours away with a mix of flat and rolling hills. I use a small 16' tandem trailer. I have probably pulled this trailer with a couple of dozen different trucks, mostly Dodges.
The 4.7 won't cut it. It will drop out of OD on any small hill or with a little head wind. And that is when the trailer is empty.
At 287 cubic inch, I consider the 2.7 a lite duty engine in full sized trucks.
You don't tow in OD. 
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: MoparforLife]
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07/24/14 11:49 AM
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Kelowna, B.C. Canada
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I cringe when I have to tow my car trailer with the Hemi powered truck instead of one of my diesels....a 4.7? wouldn't even consider it. A small open trailer with an A body....maybe just a roller....just across town....with a tailwind = maybe.  Dave
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: MoparforLife]
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07/24/14 03:13 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Have been towing been towing everything from 16 foot horse trailers, to enclosed race trailers, to hauling big bales and for the last 20 years with 318 or 4.7. Best is use a 3.92 gear.. If you have a 3.55 use a shorter tire to use the gear better. Still not as good as a 3.92 with a shorter tire but will work as long as not to windy or hilly. I just towed through 4 states with a 3 horse with dressing room using a 4.7 and 3.55 gear. Windy and hilly was tough with the 3.55 but --. In all the years have never had what is called a white knuckle ride and have pulled many thousand miles. Get the load balanced right(60/40 front to rear) and the trailer brakes set right. Drive accordingly. Just because the speed limit is 75 doesn't mean that you have to drive that. 
And I was complaining about my 454" motor and 4:56 gears in my old truck.
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
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07/24/14 05:19 PM
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God's Country Maryland
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Looks like you're in PA. Many hills means you're going to want a 5.9 or 6.7 Cummins. That 4.7 will be eaten alive by the mountains there. If you do go with the 5.7 Hemi be sure to get a 2500 Ram for towing. This way you'll be sure not to get the MDS Hemi (Multi Displacement System). They're not designed to tow a lot, that's the reason the MDS is not used in the 2500 Rams.
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Re: Ram with 4.7 for towing
[Re: DaveRS23]
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07/24/14 09:37 PM
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Upper Midwest
MoparforLife
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I buy cars in St. Louis which is about 2 hours away with a mix of flat and rolling hills. I use a small 16' tandem trailer. I have probably pulled this trailer with a couple of dozen different trucks, mostly Dodges.
The 4.7 won't cut it. It will drop out of OD on any small hill or with a little head wind. And that is when the trailer is empty.
At 287 cubic inch, I consider the 2.7 a lite duty engine in full sized trucks.
You don't tow in OD.
Did you miss the part about the trailer being EMPTY?
I wouldn't own a truck that couldn't pull a small empty trailer on OD. I don't even consider that "towing". But thanks for your opinion. 
Nothing there stating empty. By the way what is a 2.7???? PS I wouldn't tow anything bigger than a small utility trailer or light boat without it being locked out of OD, Maybe that is why I have never hurt an engine or transmission. 
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