While one-ton-class and three-quarter- vehicles are rarely extended the true luxury, half-ton pickups frequently lead lives of suburban amusement. Then when Ram declared the 2013 3500 HD could be effective at towing a trailer, we were fascinated although not surprised. The Detroit Three have already been drawing lines in the mud for a long time, turning the exercise of one-upping one another's pull capabilities into almost an annual ritual. Using its nearest rival currently at-the mark, it had been merely a matter of time until somebody completed the amount as much as a level 30,000.

To obtain our minds around what it is like to pull 30,000 pounds in the future, we connected with Ram in a individual area, since many states need a commercial driver's license for stations with a major mixed weight status of 26,000 or even more pounds. What we discovered is that although today's technology has largely removed fear from the formula, taking an obnoxiously large truck continues to be a workout best performed with equal parts power and finesse. When you connect your feelings to the Ram's special responsive sense, or lack thereof, the procedure becomes nearly expected.

And even though internal appointments and cosmetics are good, it's the husky 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel power-plants that customers rely on for turning payloads in to paydays.

A brand new Aisin-sourced six-speed car with double committed coolers---mated to some Borg Warner transfer situation in 4x4 models---makes brief work of smoothing out and releasing the hills of torque. There's a selectable pull style that changes shift factors somewhat, and you are able to still call out things by hand on the shift lever (the 2500 and the 3500 keep a column-mounted shifter, while the Ram 1500 went to some dash-mounted shift call), even though Ram designers say they've place in plenty of time writing the indication routes that the switch is effectively irrelevant.

The trailer wheels are often configurable in the helm, and we found a environment very quickly. Obviously, you are able to reduce the strain to the binders by making full use of the fatigue brake, which Ram promises aids reduce support costs via less brake overhauls. For 2013, it offers a computerized function to assist preserve pace when cruise get a handle on is placed. After utilizing the fatigue brake thoroughly with and without a truck, we are able to not imagine managing a rig this large without it.