RAM 2500 Cummins (6.7L) Diesel Engine VS 6.7L POWERSTROKE | Towing Challenge Part 2

I review a 2022 RAM 2500 Cummins 6.7L Diesel Engine as a heavy duty mechanic and see how well this engine can tow a heavy trailer. we look at acceleration, fuel economy (mpg), engine braking, engine performance and engine design in comparison to a 2023 Ford F250 powerstroke to determine what is the Best Diesel engine for a pick up truck.
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I hope everyone is having a good long weekend! Today I am behind the wheel of this awesome powerful 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine. and we are towing a heavy trailer behind this ram 2500 diesel.
So the first notable thing was the squat with the fully loaded up trailer. this truck squatted an extra inch over the F250 powerstroke which I think is probably associated with ram coil suspension set up.
one I got on the road, the cummins exhaust brake is absolutely amazing. it is pretty powerful and will stop the truck very well. when I was on the highway going down some steep hills the exhaust brake kept us at the perfect speed and is by far better then the Powerstrokes exhaust brake
in terms of acceleration, the Powerstroke was a much faster engine with a full load behind it. the Cummins did feel a little sluggish on the top end performance in comparison to the Powerstrokes top end power.
another very notible thing about the Cummins is the engine design. this engine is an inline 6 design which has a number of advantages. the first being the natural advantage of making torque extremely well and very low int he RPM band. this is amazing for towing.
fuel economy in the Cummins when towing was a little bit worse then the Powerstroke but with 14,000lbs behind the truck the Cummins was a pretty efficient engine.
But the weak point for the cummins in the RAM 2500 was the 68RFE tranmission. to me this is a little bit of a let down. this tranmission is not a very strong or good unit and only has 6 gears which greatly limits the versatility of this cummins engine when it comes to towing big hills like we did.
conversely the 6.7L powerstroke with it's 10 speed transmission is always in the torque band allowing the engine to perform very well at all speeds. the other notible thing is that the top gear for the ram 2500 is a pretty weak gear and has been known to burn up under loads.
I hope ram comes out with a better transmission in the future for this awesome cummins engine to really let it shine.
overall the low end torque coming out of this 6.7L Cummins diesel engine is amazing to see, this resulted in the truck almost never having to downshift on hills which was cool to see.
But I had to give this one to the powerstroke simply because of its ability to pull the loaded trailer up big hills better.

[@danvandenbrink4899]

I’ll say it again. I’ll take a six cylinder with 7 main bearings over any 8 cylinder with 5 main bearings.

[@johncallahan3573]

Don't think the 2500 is necessarily the right home for the Cummins which is seriously heavy piece of compacted graphite iron (1000 lbs +) which puts the 2500's payload in the 1/2 ton range. Factor in tongue weight, gear, passengers etc and there's not too much left over- think the 3500 is the better choice for hauling/towing. I would disagree some about the Ford's transmission being the edge going uphill. It helped to be sure but the standard Power Stroke's 105 more horsepower and 200 lb/ft more torque didn't hurt either. I thought the SO Cummins acquitted itself pretty well- it's a rocket compared to the diesels I drove years ago- iirc the original Dodge Ram Cummins had 160hp and 400 lb/ft torque and Fords weren't much better. The SO Cummins wasn't the quickest but it got the job done and it did a much better job going down hill. The HO Ram doesn't make the biggest numbers either and its Aisin tranny has only six gears but there must be a reason most of the hotshot drivers I see are driving them.

[@traviscolvard4015]

Ford is better!! The main reason I drive a powerstroke. Good fuel economy and hardly kicks down!

[@jakewilson24]

This might be a hot take, I believe the Ram 2500 models are behind ford and Chevy. The SO Cummins makes the least amount of power, and Ram only becomes competitive with its HO 3500 model with the AISIN, where it starts to make more power than the Chevys and is a lot more competitive with Ford. I’m a Ram fanboy so it pains me to say it, but a new transmission and maybe even a new update to the Cummins motor is probably needed to keep Ram in this race. The SO is just underpowered compared to others making the 2500 (with coil springs) a boneheaded play. These 6th gen rams better come soon and with a big upgrade

[@larry6347]

I pull my 7500 lb camper through the Colorado Rockies with my 2020 Ram 2500 diesel. Plenty of power and just love the engine brake. It takes all the stress out of the long steep descents. For the uphill, I simply pre-shift down (gear limiter) to 5th before the lugging. I’ve heard it is easier on the transmission as well. Thank you for the video. Cheers from Colorado.

[@khakiswag]

Ford has done a great job with their 6.7 PSD. Ford has to get bonus points for engineering and manufacturing their own diesel engine and transmission. Like Apple, designing everything in house gives you an advantage. The engine and transmission were literally made to work together since it's all Ford. Unlike Ram who has to make a Cummins engine play nicely with a Aisin transmission using FCA software.

[@kylebutler7142]

Once again Ford CRUSHES it

[@alanholmes2366]

Clearly the bias is for the Ram. The performance of the Ford blows the Ram out of the water. Not the end of the world for the Ram fans…😂 Less squat, less speed, less power up hill lots more excuses though for the Ram.

[@1hasbeen531]

Long, long, long overdue for a new, competitive transmission. Ram needs to wake up!

[@Steadierpark]

Not trying to win a race towing. The Cummins exhaust brake and reliability is unmatched.

[@MoraleHazard]

Just want to say thank you very much for making your videos. I recently got a SO 2500 Ram and I watched every review you made of the big three. Learned a lot about the pros and cons of the various engines. I got the Ram because it was a confluence of engine, features, and price. I think all three HDs have their pros and cons.

[@aaronkelley8909]

I still think there is a market spot for the Cummins (so). For someone who only tows or hauls part time but still wants to do it with a diesel. Or are only towing medium loads such as boats. The Cummins SO is a good motor to consider. They get good mileage and make respectable power.

[@froetheremix3890]

I have a 2021 Ram 2500 and have been pulling a 14-16k trailers works amazing. I’ve been traveling hwy40 across the states and have noticed a huge difference between GM, Ford and Ram. Ram trucks are noticeably pulling more trailers than either of the others. I have a had GM trucks for years but the Ram is a great truck pulling. Happy so far great vid

[@vinnie8495]

Good video. I have a 22 F350 tremor 6.7 powerstroke. Tows a 19k 5th wheel past 90k miles....not one problem. Great towing power!

[@craigstrong2538]

Thanks for doing these truck test for us I live in Western Australia, I have 3rd gen 2500 Ram and looking at getting a new truck soon thanks again for all the info

[@TheBostonstapler]

I like the addition of 0-60 on screen time !

[@rustyshackleford5704]

Can't go wrong with a Cummins or Powerstroke.

[@manuelguzmanjr6622]

great video, thanks for sharing.

[@DH-hp7nv]

I like all three diesels, each have their pros/cons.

[@ftbrip]

Ram exhaust brake is off the chain 2021 3500 HO Aison owner 30 psi boost leaf spring truck 12 inch screen all leather Laramie. I have pulled 30,000 pounds and no drop up or down hills much in speed the only thing is the fuel milage as soon as you hook a trailer on it. I get 20 ish mpg normally but with a couple thousand pound trailer bamm 12 mpg. My Hemi Power wagon got 11Mpg going down hill. I do have to say the boost on the Ram is a little sketchy in the rain, it piles on like the nitrous on my 66 Chevelle super sport