Ok the reason for the extra hp/torque is these trucks lack the go-nads to just pull the sled like you would in real life. I don't care what brand you drive. The extra hp/torque is not being fully used (being fully put to the ground) hence the wheels spinning dirt everywhere. A pickup is not heavy enough to put full power down. You are not getting full hook up to the ground. Instead they use momentum to pull the sled once it gets heavy. Using diesels they also have to keep their rpms up, their turbo spooling, and thus need more hp/torque to do so because a load is being placed on the truck as they go, hence why their tires spin the whole time. This works great for pulling a sled but is useless is day to day life. For example when pulling a tree out to where you can cut it, does the tree weigh less at at the start then put on weight as you go faster? Nope. Do you really spin all four wheels leaving huge trenches whenever you pull a tree? Nope. Why because you use granny low 4wd like everyone else.
Now, actually, a dyno measures how much potential power you theoretically have, not how much power you are putting to the ground. If you put 1200 ft/lbs of power to the ground something would break period. Means no tires spinning a full 1200 ft/lbs being fully delivered to the ground. Can you say boom!:msp_thumbup:
Now you are right a 10k trailer is easier to pull with wheels on it, and harder to pull without them. I would prefer not to tow a trailer and just load the 10K in my truck bed. Now like I said I am not picking on dodge and mean no disrespect, just saying what really happens outside in the real world.
That being said I will offer this up to you. Three real world challenges
1.) Take and load as much wood as your dodge can hold in back, probably would suggest using a stock rack or side boards.
Now drive your dodge in back of my HEAVY half ton and I will drive you around the block and maybe do some off roading.
After we unload your dodge I will drive my HEAVY half ton in back of your pickup, and well that would be the end of the dodge.
2.)A pull off. Put some weight in back of your dodge and we will back up together and play tug of war, first gear granny vs first gear granny like you would in the real world.
3.)Pulling dead weight. Like you said have a 10k trailer without wheels and we will see who can pull it the furthest.
WARNING; Now keep in mind I would easily win all three of these real world tests, and we would be doing it for pinks. Meaning I would have a dodge I would have to park out on the street and try to sell:biggrin:
Oh and I did enter it into a local sled pull but I am not allowed to pull against the dodge boys, or Fords, or other Chevy's for that matter. I did it just to see what it would pull although they disqualified me shortly after I picked the sled up off the ground about a foot, and then the sled operator put the brakes on the trailer which weighs I believe 35K. I wanted to pull it the rest of the way don't know why he stopped me? I was in a class all by myself. After all the stock motor, trans, and transfer case weigh as much as you whole dodge does
Like I said not doing Chevy vs dodge vs ford just saying real world, I could put a top fuel dragster engine in my Chevy Cavalier and drive it to work, but could never use all the power, if I did something would go up in smoke.
Oh I forgot I have a video of it pulling, if you really need me to put it up I will.