Forum Discussion
720Deere
Mar 05, 2014Explorer
Turtle n Peeps wrote:720Deere wrote:Road Runners wrote:
I would like a 8800 GVWR truck with a diesel engine that creates 350 HP and 450 or 500 ft/lbs of torque at 1800 rpms and gets 20 mpg highway that is available for $35K or less.
They already build the truck you are looking for, but it is a 1500. Why would anybody want to lower the GVWR of a 1 ton truck that is rated less than the average half ton?
Who makes the truck you're talking about? :h
The truck I am referring to is the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. It falls a little bit short of the HP requested, but it is within 30 lb/ft on the torque. It is rated to tow almost 9,000 lbs, and 28 mpg on the highway. That is pretty darn close to fulfilling all the wishes that were originally stated. I know it doesn't exactly fulfill that neutered 1 ton being dreamed up, but the point was that the guy is simply asking to de-rate a 1 ton to basically modern half ton specs.
About Travel Trailer Group
44,025 PostsLatest Activity: Feb 06, 2025