Gas vs Diesel for Towing a Fifth Wheel!!!

nickthehunter wrote:

DWeikert wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

It's a myth based on 40yr old technology that diesel will last longer.

Hmmm... If one engine needs to operate around 5000 RPM to pull a load while the other can do it at 2500 RPM, which do you think last longer?

So my gasser pulls my trailer at 65 mph 2000 rpm all day long. So now which one lasts longer?

To answer your question: A diesel engine will out last a gas engine hands down. The reason I say this is IF gasoline engines were superior to diesel why is it ALL the major truck manufactures are and have equipped their trucks with diesel motors for the last 50 years? You can easily get a million miles out of a diesel if maintained properly. Then there's the torque factor.

On another note, I believe a diesel pick up will hold a better re-sale value than a gas powered pick up but that's just MY opinion.

I vote for diesel...... I LOVE my Cummins! :B "Real trucks don't have spark plugs". :B :B


Dan