Tow Vehicle

[Aussiecat]

We're looking to buy a tow vehicle to tow a 5th wheel that were in the process of ordering and I was u see the impression that a Ram 3500 Dually would do the job. We found a 2012 Ram Dually however when I checked the specs it's only rated to 17,000 lbs towing and the unit were getting is 19,000lbs. It has a 3.42 axle ratio.
Am I missing something?
What should we be looking for?
I wanted an Aisin transmission however they didn't start using it in the ram until 2013.

The 2012 unit was used to tow a 5th wheel.

Looking forward to some advice.


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[Kenny kustom]

Not missing anything.

You need 14 and up.
Older years had much lower ratings.

Dually Aisin 4.10 gears.


2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS

[Aussiecat]

Thanks Kenny, apparently finding Rams with aisin and 4.1 is akin to finding a needle in a haystack, maybe I need to consider other brands.

[Kenny kustom]

There's a 15 longhorn Aisin dually near me.
Brand new. $55k usd


2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS