Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi?

kjclark887 · 02-10-2015, 10:00 AM

Looking to buy a truck to tow my 24ft. race car enclosed trailer. Does anyone know how the Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi's tow? Do they have enough power? If I were to guess, I would say my trailer weighs around 7,000 lbs. with my car in it.

Thanks,
Kevin Clark

Jim Bailey · 02-10-2015, 10:17 AM

John Dinkle has been using this combo for years, and he has a small slide in Camper on it.

SSDiv6 · 02-10-2015, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kjclark887

Looking to buy a truck to tow my 24ft. race car enclosed trailer. Does anyone know how the Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi's tow? Do they have enough power? If I were to guess, I would say my trailer weighs around 7,000 lbs. with my car in it.

Thanks,
Kevin Clark

I switched from a 2011 Dodge 1500 Longhorn 5.7 Hemi to a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 with also the 5.7 Hemi engine. Although I have not towed with the new truck, based on my towing experience with the 1500, I don't see a problem towing 7K lbs.

jmcarter · 02-10-2015, 10:30 AM

Decent tow rig, have pulled with the hemi and Cummings, just don't expect to sail up major hills with the hemi. FYI that a decent sized enclosed steel trailer is typically going to weigh close to 5000 pounds...what are you pulling exactly?

SSGT Mustang · 02-10-2015, 10:42 AM

Don't know about the Hemi, but I pulled at 10K trailer with a 2500 two wheel drive, cummins, automatic and 4.10 gears no problem.

Gears and two vs. four wheel drive would make a big difference.

kjclark887 · 02-10-2015, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Decent tow rig, have pulled with the hemi and Cummings, just don't expect to sail up major hills with the hemi. FYI that a decent sized enclosed steel trailer is typically going to weigh close to 5000 pounds...what are you pulling exactly?

My Super stock car weighs 3400 lbs.

kjclark887 · 02-10-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SSDiv6

I switched from a 2011 Dodge 1500 Longhorn 5.7 Hemi to a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 with also the 5.7 Hemi engine. Although I have not towed with the new truck, based on my towing experience with the 1500, I don't see a problem towing 7K lbs.

So you actually towed with the 1500 5.7?
How much would you say you were towing?

SSDiv6 · 02-10-2015, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kjclark887

So you actually towed with the 1500 5.7?
How much would you say you were towing?

Towed a big backhoe with trailer at 7200 lbs with no problem.

Steve1118 · 02-10-2015, 03:20 PM

I tow my Hemi NSS Dodge all over the place with an 05 Durango 5.7 Hemi, and it's great. Although I use an open trailer and the total car and trailer is somewhere around 5500 lbs.

But, it has power to just sail up these mountains in Western Pa., I can top them at 75 mph, easy. It also gets terrific gas mileage with the MDS, over 18mpg pulling the trailer.

A friend of mine pulls an NSS 62 Plymouth in an enclosed with a similar setup, and has close to the same results.

Can't beat it.

lvd2340 · 02-10-2015, 03:25 PM

I had an 03 Ram 2500 Hemi that towed a 26' enclosed trailer with a 3000lb car with no problem. Only thing i didn't like is the transmission hunting gears. Got a Cummins after that would never go back to a gas engine towing again.

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kjclark887 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 54 Likes: 2 Liked 37 Times in 8 Posts	Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? Looking to buy a truck to tow my 24ft. race car enclosed trailer. Does anyone know how the Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi's tow? Do they have enough power? If I were to guess, I would say my trailer weighs around 7,000 lbs. with my car in it. Thanks, Kevin Clark

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Jim Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 674 Likes: 15 Liked 584 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? John Dinkle has been using this combo for years, and he has a small slide in Camper on it.

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jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,372 Liked 3,173 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? Decent tow rig, have pulled with the hemi and Cummings, just don't expect to sail up major hills with the hemi. FYI that a decent sized enclosed steel trailer is typically going to weigh close to 5000 pounds...what are you pulling exactly? __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

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SSGT Mustang Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jersey Posts: 359 Likes: 35 Liked 204 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? Don't know about the Hemi, but I pulled at 10K trailer with a 2500 two wheel drive, cummins, automatic and 4.10 gears no problem. Gears and two vs. four wheel drive would make a big difference.

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Steve1118 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Walton's Mountain Posts: 116 Likes: 2 Liked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? I tow my Hemi NSS Dodge all over the place with an 05 Durango 5.7 Hemi, and it's great. Although I use an open trailer and the total car and trailer is somewhere around 5500 lbs. But, it has power to just sail up these mountains in Western Pa., I can top them at 75 mph, easy. It also gets terrific gas mileage with the MDS, over 18mpg pulling the trailer. A friend of mine pulls an NSS 62 Plymouth in an enclosed with a similar setup, and has close to the same results. Can't beat it.

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lvd2340 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Western Mass Posts: 60 Likes: 16 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Towing with Dodge Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi? I had an 03 Ram 2500 Hemi that towed a 26' enclosed trailer with a 3000lb car with no problem. Only thing i didn't like is the transmission hunting gears. Got a Cummins after that would never go back to a gas engine towing again. __________________ Billy Kirpens Jr / Pro ET / Street ET 123J @ Lebanon Valley Dragway Stock/Super Stock 123A