A typical tow rating for a 1990s Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins truck is somewhere between 10,000lbs and 12,000 lbs, depending on such options as four-wheel-drive and axle ratios. Not bad at all. We are pretty sure that dragging an 84,000 lb. Kenworth around a slightly muddy field wasn’t a consideration during the Ram’s design, Cummins inline six notwithstanding. Yet here we are…the Kenworth was at a point where forward and reverse were useless and needed just a little bit of movement to get going, and the Ram doesn’t look that built up. In fact, we’d be willing to bet this Dodge is close to stock, which would normally make someone wonder if dragging a semi truck and trailer around is such a good idea after all. Lucky for us, we have YouTube to show that it can be done under the proper circumstances! Now, imagine how much faster things would’ve gone with a set of aggressive off-road tires…
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Meh, I did the same thing with a 91 Chevy 1/2 ton 4×4 pickup.
Though I worship at the alter of Cummins, it’s mostly about traction. Some good tires on either vehicle and it would be no problem. That being said though, the Cummins does it with much more style, and without a risk of destroying much (possibly the trans)
I pull started a loaded semi at the gates of a job site once with my 97 5.9 gas Ram. I was in low range, but nobody there thought it would do it. It was the talk of the job site for the rest of the week! The lady I started was very happy to not have to call a wrecker too!