clarkster wrote:
Your truck setup will do it.....
It will get the load moving forward,and cruise right along just fine on flat ground.
Once you get to pulling a grade, that engine is going to scream at 4000+ RPM to keep the load moving...even down to second gear at times.
I know this because I tried to tow a #5500 (CAT scale) trailer with a F-150 with a 5.0 V8 over grades in the West.
Sure it would do it......but for me anyway, I want more than "just do it"
And I wanted more than just at or near capacity.
Just my opinion......
I guess when you consider the time spent in keeping the engine at 4000 rpm vs 2000 to 2500 rpm, it's not really an issue. At least not for me when crossing the dozens of mountain passes in my travels around North America (and I live in BC). I have seen 4000 rpm several times but never had the need to use second gear. Gas engines are designed to make power at high rpm and diesels are designed for power at low rpm.
If I was towing more than 25% of my time, or if I was a full time RVer, I would seriously consider a diesel for sure. Normally for me, I am without a trailer for 95% of the time, so the gasser is just fine.
