Late model truck for hauling a 5th wheel.
Like most people, (I’m guessing) I don’t have deep pockets to pay for a new truck to pull my Keystone 5th wheel. 12,000 tow weight. So, my question is in two parts. What is the best diesel engine to ...
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LanceRKeys wrote:
Yeah, my trailer is about 11,500 ready to camp and on the big passes I have to slow down and down shift. Everywhere else I just set the cruise on 70 and go. 7.3/6speed/3.73. It did take a lot of looking to find a crew cab with a standard transmission. I don’t think it is the best combination out there, but it is one of the best. If money were no issue, I would have a newer 6.7/automatic.
7.3 is still sought out, they are a good motor, but unfortunately the power is not there. I would probably still have it if I would have stayed around 10K, it did okay at that weight . The newer 6.7 Ram and Ford are nice trucks, but those older 7.3 Superduties were too.
