Understanding towing weights?
I appreciate everyone's patience. I'm reading a lot and trying to get a good understanding of what shouldn't be as confusing as I think it is subject. LOL! When I started this process, I was lookin...
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I'm looking at doing the same thing over the next year. I can't see any reason not to go with a 350/3500. The price difference is like $1000.
Read up on the new Ford 7.3 gasser(Godzilla), it is what I'm leaning towards. It would handle that 5th wheel with no problem, and save you $10k buying the truck, add 500-1000lbs of payload capacity. The new diesels are monsters, but the price to repair them is a monster also. The EPA has killed the diesel with all the emissions ****. If you were looking at a 40ft 5ver, I'd go diesel, but at your size I think the gasser makes sense.
Read up on the new Ford 7.3 gasser(Godzilla), it is what I'm leaning towards. It would handle that 5th wheel with no problem, and save you $10k buying the truck, add 500-1000lbs of payload capacity. The new diesels are monsters, but the price to repair them is a monster also. The EPA has killed the diesel with all the emissions ****. If you were looking at a 40ft 5ver, I'd go diesel, but at your size I think the gasser makes sense.
