Heavy half pickup
We are going to retire in 8-10 months and become fivers and would like to know if the half ton/ lite series 5th wheel with gvwr's of around 10,000 are truly towable by a half ton pickup? D...
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jus2shy wrote:
To move any load at any speed, it's all horsepower
Diesels are preferred because of their very high low end torque. They've never been horsepower monsters. Nor have the ever been acceleration kings. A Dodge Viper with V10 has far more HP than any of the big 3's 3/4-1 ton trucks. Care to put a trailer behind a Viper and see how the engine performs? 800ftlb vs 450ftlb is a huge difference.
Dodge was smart in dumping the V10 gasser from their 3/4 and 1 ton trucks even though it performed equal or better than the diesel and cost less. You won't get 500,000 miles out of a gas engine very easily as you will with most diesels.
But my complaint about the Ford 6.2L is more about the cost. It is a $3500 addon but only available on the upper tier Ford 1/2 ton trucks already rather expensive. Why bother?
