Anyone tow with a hemi?

I've got an '03 Ram long bed DRW. We carry an 11ft camper in the 8ft bed while towing an 18ft open trailer.

This is the hitch I've used for the past 8 years without any problems.



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Had a 04 4x4 with Hemi, pulling 26 foot enclosed on flat Mich. roads, 8-10 is the max I ever got. Low teens is dreaming.

I currently have the 06 Ram 2500 4x4 hemi, use it as a tow vehicle and daily driver/work truck.. The truck itself weighs in at just over 7000 lbs empty.. With work stuff, its easily close to 8000...

Towing the Duster in a 24' enclosed trailer, I have easily towed over 10,000 miles in these short 4+ years of ownership..

The power of the hemi while towing can easily pass any slower vehicle and on most hills, we can keep a steady 55 mph while on cruise control.. For the large mountain grades, you do have to crank up the motor to keep up speed, but I dont think I have ever slowed to less that 45 mph on the steepest grades..

Gas mileage is dissapointing.. empty on the freeway, it gets 13-14 mpg.. around town loaded with work stuff, its a solid 10 mpg.. towing on flat land we can squeak out low 12's, but towing up n down the mountains we're lucky to get 8!!

All I can say is I wish I had a Cummins.. but I dont, so would I buy another Ram hemi?? heck yeah..

I have a 2004 Hemi ram 1500 I installed 4.56 in the rear. tows great

I would think a cummins is a better choice but at least your looking at a 3500 dually. You'll like the way it tows, handling and stopping . Can't say about mileage, my cummins gets about twelve with the 28 footer loaded at 70 mph.

Well I picked it up yesterday.

My Charger will look better towed by A Dodge rather then A ford!


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I have a 8ft bed '03 2500 hemi. It tows pretty good. With an open trailer and the barracuda loaded I get 14 - 15mpg. I just brought the new 28' enclosed home last weekend empty and it towed nicely although I did keep it out of overdrive. We'll see how she does loaded up!

That's a nice looking duallie, congrats on the new aquisition

I haven't towed with my 3/4 ton ('03 longbed hemi), don't have a trailer yet...am not expecting good fuel economy, it just ain't gonna happen (and that isn't why I got it).

I really think you are going to want to "soup it up" or gear lower with a camper on it and an enclosed behind it.

It has 4.10's and I got a superchips programmer for it. Obviously putting some exhaust on it. Thinking about headers with magnaflows. I didnt buy it for milage but empty on my way home @70+ mph on the four lane it got 13-14 av. mpg

i have a 08 2500hd 4wd with 3.73 gears,28' enclosed traier with my 72 duster,4 wheeler,tools,etc. pulls fine but only gets 7mpg. we do have a lot of hills here in upstate ny. i get around 12 mpg with a open trailer