GM 2500 and TH owners

gattorgetter wrote:

lincster wrote:
The 250lbs you might get in more payload, you will regret when towing between the gas and diesel motor.

I doubt the DEF tank hangs any lower than some other components under the truck. I would think the Engineers would have thought of this already.

It does, bout 3 inches below the frame. I work for GM, so with that said seems fitting to buy GM.

I would quit. LOL!!!!!

I tow a carbon 327 with a f250 diesel, keystone makes a carbon 5th wheel smaller with a lower pin weight.

Unless your towing all flat land or downhill I think you will regret not getting diesel for a trailer this size/weight

lincster wrote:

gattorgetter wrote:

lincster wrote:
The 250lbs you might get in more payload, you will regret when towing between the gas and diesel motor.

I doubt the DEF tank hangs any lower than some other components under the truck. I would think the Engineers would have thought of this already.

It does, bout 3 inches below the frame. I work for GM, so with that said seems fitting to buy GM.

I would quit. LOL!!!!!

Well I didnt ask your opinion about where I should work. Seems as most wouldnt haul a jetski without a 1 ton dually diesel. Thanks for the help.

I have the DEF tank hanging low on my truck (like all the GM's) I don't think it is an issue unless you get into intense off roading . Go over to the dieselplace ( a gm truck forum) and ask over there about the def tank, I have never read about the tank position being an issue.

The DEF tank looks bad without nerf bars on these trucks. I have the 4" round factory bars, you can hardly see the tank with them on. As far as the off-road is concerned, I would bet you could destroy the tank easy. All that being said, I have loved all my GM trucks (all diesel engines) this one is no exception.

gattorgetter wrote:

lincster wrote:

gattorgetter wrote:

lincster wrote:
The 250lbs you might get in more payload, you will regret when towing between the gas and diesel motor.

I doubt the DEF tank hangs any lower than some other components under the truck. I would think the Engineers would have thought of this already.

It does, bout 3 inches below the frame. I work for GM, so with that said seems fitting to buy GM.

I would quit. LOL!!!!!

Well I didnt ask your opinion about where I should work. Seems as most wouldnt haul a jetski without a 1 ton dually diesel. Thanks for the help.

And I never asked where you worked. Relax.

in my sig. you'll see my rig. And agree with others, you'll be very sorry getting a gas motor. If you can find a clean older low mileage GM with the 502, different story. But they only put that motor in the '03 and '04 I think.

gattorgetter wrote:
Well a 2500 D/A cc runs on average 2100-2250 payload, the 2500 6.0 runs on average 2500# and up. Due to the amount of off road (backwoods two track) I am fearfull the DEF tank could/would be ripped off

Trucks out here on the road don't carry weight determined by a payload number on a tire sticker. The tire payload sticker became mandatory in the '05-'06 era. All older trucks don't have a payload sticker.
The 6.6 Dmax/A and the 6.0 gasser both use the same 6200 RAWR which carries the load.
The 6.0 gas CC may have a 2800 rear axle weight which leaves around 3200-3400 lbs for a payload.

The 6.6 Dmax/A may have a 3000 lb rear axle weight which leaves around 3000 lbs for a payload.
All depending on actual scaled vehicle weights.

The 6.0 gas engine should handle a 10k-12k gross weight trailer ok. No doubt it may struggle in the hills or high head wind parts of the country.

Check out the truck camper forum as those guys use their new GM truck in all kinds of off road situations carrying 3k-5k campers. If the def tank is a problem off road they will know about it.

You can get skid plates for the DEF tank. Or, as someone else said, put on Nerf bars ... or both.

JIMNLIN wrote:

gattorgetter wrote:
Well a 2500 D/A cc runs on average 2100-2250 payload, the 2500 6.0 runs on average 2500# and up. Due to the amount of off road (backwoods two track) I am fearfull the DEF tank could/would be ripped off

Trucks out here on the road don't carry weight determined by a payload number on a tire sticker. The tire payload sticker became mandatory in the '05-'06 era. All older trucks don't have a payload sticker.
The 6.6 Dmax/A and the 6.0 gasser both use the same 6200 RAWR which carries the load.
The 6.0 gas CC may have a 2800 rear axle weight which leaves around 3200-3400 lbs for a payload.

The 6.6 Dmax/A may have a 3000 lb rear axle weight which leaves around 3000 lbs for a payload.
All depending on actual scaled vehicle weights.

The 6.0 gas engine should handle a 10k-12k gross weight trailer ok. No doubt it may struggle in the hills or high head wind parts of the country.

Check out the truck camper forum as those guys use their new GM truck in all kinds of off road situations carrying 3k-5k campers. If the def tank is a problem off road they will know about it.

Here is my biggest issue with DMax truck, I dont think I would get get enough use to justify the cost. I figure any 5th wheel would see roughly 1000/1500 miles of use a year. If that much. Basically has to go from home to the campground/marina and this is where it will stay majority of time and majority of use. Max trip once a year would be 500 miles rd trip.