Half ton to three quarter....... Worth it?
Have an awesome truck. Born to pull and does great at it. It's a 4X4 Chevy Silverado, 1500, crew cab short box. My trailer is 8500 lbs and the family of four, plus two 100 lb dogs, plus a truck canopy...
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donn0128 wrote:
A person can never have too much truck! Too little? Judging from the number of posts on the forums, I'd say absolutely a person can and often does have too little.
As for maintenance? Not even a question. Comparing similar drive trains, ie gas vs gas, they both will take 5 qts of oil, both will take 8 spark plugs, both will take four tires etc,etc,etc. Now, I will admit that a LT tire can cost more than a P metric tire. But they also carry more, are heavier, and can last longer carrying similar loads. IMHO it has nothing to do with cost, and everything to do with the right tool for the job!
15 quarts of oil but no spark plugs. Spotted my 04 f350 on craigslist a couple of years ago. At the time I was just wanting a truck instead of the 95 4 runner I was driving. The guy who had it asked me why I wanted the diesel truck and tried to talk me out of buying it. The 5 er came 18 months later. Didn't need that much truck when I bought it but I am sure happy I did.
