Gas vs Diesel for Towing a Fifth Wheel!!!

4x4ord wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:

Taylor90 wrote:
I have some issues picking a suitable towing vehicle to haul a travel trailer. Gas vs diesel for towing a fifth wheel? Which one is better? Any suggestion?

Probable already mentioned but we have pages and pages of diesel vs gas over in the tow vehicle section. Usually mods/adm will move tow vehicle questions over there.....guess things are a bit slow in the 5th wheel forum.

Its really simple. Non of the gasser's can tow heavy trailers without lots of rpm and noise...and a diesel isn't necessary for a lighter weight trailer.
And if your trailer is between heavy and light weight then simply choose a gazz or a diezzul powered truck....in white of course ;)

It really is that simple. However 10 years ago a diesel was a huge improvement over a gasser for a 12000 lb Rv. Now a 12000 lb rv can be easily towed with a gasser. Most RVs are under 12000 lbs and most of us buying new diesels would have a pretty tough time justifying the need of one for our little trailers.

I guess that's an opinion. There's no way I'd pull something like that with a gasser, not eveen todays. I'm sure technically they can but it won't be a pleasant ride for me at least because I've been spoiled pulling with a diesel the last 14 years. My buddy has a newer generation GM 6.0 and sorry but it's a dog compared to any diesel. My unit only weighs 10k and we will see what gassers are like in about 5 years or so, who knows I may buy one.

Dan