Ideas for a truck to pull 6500lb trailer?
I never had a trailer or a truck. I'm looking to buy a trailer that is about 6500lbs, but I need to buy a truck first. So many options and capacities and reliability issues, I have no idea what I s...
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Best bang for the buck for a 3+ ton camper trailer, IMO would be first, lower the miles the better, but factor in condtion and maint records.
2014-up Hemi Ram 1500. 8 speed ZF trans is likely the best trans on the market today still and certainly was 5 years ago. Engine and drivetrain solid and most HP for your dollar. Only downside is the coil spring rear which can be worked around for not a lot of $.
2013ish -up Eco Boost F150 or 2011-up V8 5.0 F 150. Solid all around. 5.0 is bomb proof and doesn't give up a lot to the Eco in the early years.
I'd look at both brands interchangeably.
GM 1500 5.3 minimum, 6.0/6.2 if you stumble on one. Mixed reviews with the GM AFM issues on the 5.3s. We have a lot of these trucks and their record for top ends due to AFM issues is, umm, ok but not great. 2010 and up or whenever they started the 6 speed depending on the model. I'd buy one of it was the "right" truck for price and condtion comparably, but I'd be thinking about the AFM issues once the miles got much over 100k.
Tundra, 5.7 anything. Solid truck but I don't have any first hand experience so can't say one way or the other, particularly.
And if you find a low mile, 3/4 ton that fits your criteria and budget, it will be the better tow rig, no questions, but will give up daily driver mileage by a few mpgs.
You won't find any Ecodiesel trucks in your budget that aren't thrashed or have 200k miles or close to it, likely.
But for all brands and models, if you can get by with a quad/extended cab vs crew cab, you can get considerably less miles truck for the same $.
2014-up Hemi Ram 1500. 8 speed ZF trans is likely the best trans on the market today still and certainly was 5 years ago. Engine and drivetrain solid and most HP for your dollar. Only downside is the coil spring rear which can be worked around for not a lot of $.
2013ish -up Eco Boost F150 or 2011-up V8 5.0 F 150. Solid all around. 5.0 is bomb proof and doesn't give up a lot to the Eco in the early years.
I'd look at both brands interchangeably.
GM 1500 5.3 minimum, 6.0/6.2 if you stumble on one. Mixed reviews with the GM AFM issues on the 5.3s. We have a lot of these trucks and their record for top ends due to AFM issues is, umm, ok but not great. 2010 and up or whenever they started the 6 speed depending on the model. I'd buy one of it was the "right" truck for price and condtion comparably, but I'd be thinking about the AFM issues once the miles got much over 100k.
Tundra, 5.7 anything. Solid truck but I don't have any first hand experience so can't say one way or the other, particularly.
And if you find a low mile, 3/4 ton that fits your criteria and budget, it will be the better tow rig, no questions, but will give up daily driver mileage by a few mpgs.
You won't find any Ecodiesel trucks in your budget that aren't thrashed or have 200k miles or close to it, likely.
But for all brands and models, if you can get by with a quad/extended cab vs crew cab, you can get considerably less miles truck for the same $.
