Best Truck

Get a good used one. Save big bucks. Tons of low milage older trucks because the deep pocket guys have to have the latest gadget. Oh, I would stay away from mid year Fords, Took e'm a long time to learn how to build a diesel.

A F350 or Chevy 3500 dually will do very nicely.

Roadking5002 wrote:
What is the best truck for towing 16,000 lb 5th wheel. I have been looking at the Dodge 2500 Cummins and the ford 250. not sure What do you think

Start over!!

I think somebody is giving you (or you have) bad information......

You need a one ton at minimum - no matter what brand.

Before you drop all that "coin" on any "pickup", suggest checking what others are towing their *heavy* 5th wheels with.....;)

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Don't even consider a F250 or 2500. You are in F350 or 3500 Dually territory.

Ken

What exactly makes a dodge best?

What 6% grade. I pull my 20k fiver up 18% with my truck. Hardly need a cummins, I'd hate to give up so much horsepower. Lol

I have a picture of the road sign to prove it. So don't bother telling me there are no 18% grades.

Henry wrote:
What exactly makes a dodge best?

In my case aside from normal or preventive maintenance not one single problem since new. It has the K@N filter, a must have,and the bully chip is used to maximise fuel economy. I change the fuel filter annually and I'm careful where I buy my fuel and as I keep from hammering the throttle she'll give me 14MPG hauling my 16.000lbs fiver, what more can I ask for from a tow vehicle? Do I recommend my make and model of truck??? Hell ya!

MPI_Mallard wrote:
It has the K@N filter, a must have

Not in AZ it isn't a must have! Too much fine dust here that the K&N allows thru. Tried them on a few cars over the years. Each time the inner air box below the filter was always lined with fine dust getting into the engine. Probably only an issue in the SW USA where very fine dust is everywhere.

mileshuff wrote:

MPI_Mallard wrote:
It has the K@N filter, a must have

Not in AZ it isn't a must have! Too much fine dust here that the K&N allows thru. Tried them on a few cars over the years. Each time the inner air box below the filter was always lined with fine dust getting into the engine. Probably only an issue in the SW USA where very fine dust is everywhere.

Yep, in the 25 years I sold and serviced atvs and motorcycles I trashed tons of those dirt suckers. If you could see the amount of dust that gets trough them and into the intake you would run, not walk away from the k&n.

What makes dodge the best ? Well have you never seen there tv commercials? If you have to ask you just wouldn't understand even if I told you. And yes I currently own one of each