Need to tow a mobile home? Hell, need to tow a home that’s not mobile (yet)? Here’s your rig. For 2016, the Ram 3500 is rated to tow a monstrous 31,210 pounds, 1210 pounds more than the 2015 Ram 3500 and a mere 10 pounds more than Ford’s F-450 pickup, the tow rating of which stands at “just” 31,200 pounds. What’s better than the bragging-rights war? Winning it, even if only by the weight of your Aunt Margaret’s cocker spaniel.
The Ram’s increase was made possible in part by upping the number of bolts on the rear-axle ring-gear hardware (from 12 to 16, if you must know) on versions equipped with the 11.8-inch rear axle, as well as by using a stronger differential-case material. Also helping matters is a 35 lb-ft increase in torque for the 6.7-liter Cummins inline-six diesel engine, bringing the total to a nice, even 900 lb-ft (also bragging-rights material). The latter boost was made possible by recalibrated fuel-delivery and turbo-boost settings, Ram says.
Ram is also boasting the highest payload for a pickup: 7390 pounds for the 2016 Ram 3500 equipped with the 6.4-liter Hemi V-8. All claims are made using SAE J2807 testing criteria, which we explain in detail here.
Ram probably won’t hold onto the title for long, as we expect Ford to attempt to leapfrog Ram when it introduces its aluminum-intensive 2016 Super Duty pickups later this year. Stay tuned, and should you want to start loosening the foundations of your house, well, that’s up to you.
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