Help finding the right "horse"
New here. Quick intro and the situation. Please bare with me. I'm also venting :) I've done plenty of tent and travel trailer camping growing up. Looking to do some with the kids. We have a couple ...
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I would be pushing down at least close to 100k miles regardless of engine. Either type should still have a good 100k miles left in them. The days of diesels lasting much longe are gone. More importantly by 250k miles, the rest of the truck is going to be worn out. That's why we sold our 1992. We were up around 220k miles and the engine was still humming along fine but the rest of the truck was falling apart.
If you can find a single rear wheel 1 ton long bed, that would be my recommendation. A 3/4 ton may be within weight limits but you are likely pushing close to the limits. Since you know the exact trailer, no excuse for towing over the limits. Buy one that can handle the trailer. (pin wieght is the big limiting factor)
For $15k, you should be able to find plenty of nice trucks at around the 8-10yr mark (we bought a 2001 a couple years back for $6k with 100k miles. It's gas but there were diesel trucks in similar condition/milage available.)
If you can find a single rear wheel 1 ton long bed, that would be my recommendation. A 3/4 ton may be within weight limits but you are likely pushing close to the limits. Since you know the exact trailer, no excuse for towing over the limits. Buy one that can handle the trailer. (pin wieght is the big limiting factor)
For $15k, you should be able to find plenty of nice trucks at around the 8-10yr mark (we bought a 2001 a couple years back for $6k with 100k miles. It's gas but there were diesel trucks in similar condition/milage available.)
