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I often find that the wheel and tire with the most weights on it has the lowest road force numbers. Yes, it's nice to see a minimum of weights, but to me the amount of weight it takes to get a perfect balance is irrelevant.

Well, I do have smaller, lesser, vehicles that are fully capable of pushing crap like that out of the way. Besides, without a blade or bucket in the front, the M936 isn't even as well suited for pushing anything. But it could crush them nicely.

Interesting that you put it that way. Demoniccat. Earlier today I justified my purchase with that due to ChargerChallenger there are more and more Furds on the road, not to mention all the EV and hybrid crap, so having a wrecker/tow truck may not be a bad idea. If that's what it takes to clear...

Hmm, an airport car. Two Chargers and one Challenger in one. Nah. I'd rather have five Challengers.

Meh. It's only 37,000 lbs. And has anti-lock brakes.

As of this morning, my newest car. Now I have no idea what the next one might be. Hopefully nothing, at least for a while.

1971demon will be happy to know that my next car will indeed be a real honest to God 2-door. Looks like I'll commit to buying an M936 later today or tomorrow.

Yup. Could do that with a truck, car, or van. But to maximize the profits, I'd use a tractor. As in tractor trailer.

Trucks are what you put things on. As opposed to cars and vans which you put things in.

You got me curious, and now I'm even more curious. Couldn't recall seeing a 3.55 ratio offered in Rams or Dodges for quite a while. Went to Build and Price and there's no 3.55 available for '21 regardless of engine choice. Are you sure it's not 3.73, which should be standard in a '21 2500?

Thanks, David. This one will accommodate a 'Cat, barely. I'm actively looking at air suspension setups for it, and in the process I'll go with 8K axles. But it sure looks like I'll be making my own air suspension. Nothing out there that I've found so far is attractive to me.

Here you go, Magnified. This Sundowner lent itself really well to full length E-track as the floor is aluminum profiles. I could put bolts through the cross members every 12 inches, then rivet all the other holes. And as luck would have it, after making a decision on the width between them...

Hang on, I'll post one in a bit. Gotta go dig a grave first.

Thanks, and yes it is. As and added bonus, after ordering that trailer four inches taller than stock, the 'Cat's door clears the inside fender, so I don't even have to remove it.

When did the offer 3.55s? Either way, when pulling an enclosed trailer, the weight becomes a distant second behind the aero drag.

That was the problem with her 2500. It had 3.42 gears, so you had to do 80 or better to keep it in 6th gear. But she doesn't want to go nearly as fast with her horse trailer. And 80 happens to be my preferred speed with my 3500, but that's also at 2,000 rpm. Which it really likes, by the way...

I've given up on bumper pulls, and 2500s. These days, if I transport a car it's on or in one of these. And yes, that first photo is indeed a 2500. But my girlfriend has since traded for a 3500 longbed. And this last photo is what towing with a 1500 is like to me.

I used a WD hitch with active anti-sway when towing a 16-foot enclosed trailer, even when empty (or maybe I should say especially when empty) to keep my Ram 2500 crew cab shortbed going straight when passing tractor trailers. Larger trailer with a lighter tow vehicle? No thanks, that's not for me.

Against better knowledge, curiosity got the better of me so I did try to tow with the new 1500. It did better than the old one, but that's really not saying much. It was still very obvious that the trailer was back there. Yes, the drum was full, so there was a little bit of weight involved...

And that's the part I really don't like. A J2807 rating of 12,000 lbs. for a 1/2-ton is nuts, I think. But not as nuts as those who believe the salesman, don't look at the parts and pieces underneath, and then tow 12K. How long will the 1500 last? How will it handle with that much in tow...