Thread: Ram 3500 Dually
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Old 03-03-2019, 11:21 AM   #5
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We are looking to upgrade from a bumper pull to a fifth wheel. We have been fulltiming for three years. When I walk around the campground I see more Rams pulling travel trailers and Ram Duallies pulling fifth wheels than other brands. Any thoughts from the forum.
We are looking at a Ram dually with the Cummings engine.
The Cummins engine is hard to beat, everyone will know you have a Cummins diesel, they have a distinctive sound.

I have had two Chevy Duramax Diesels. My current is a 2008 3500 (non dually). We use it to pull a horse trailer with living quarters. It is a great tow vehicle and the Allison transmission is rock solid.

I doubt Consumer Reports really tested dually diesels, and if they did I would question the sample size.

The one vehicle I would stay away from is the ford, not sure whose Diesel engine they have in it now, but for years they were using Navistar diesels and had a lot of problems.
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