3/4 ton diesel vs. gas
Because of quite expensive repairs on my diesel (see signature) it has got me thinking. I am half way contemplating trading for a 3/4 ton gasser. My diesel tows very well, so I am wondering: would a ...
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schlep1967 wrote:
You know that hill you go up now at 2000 RPM in your diesel? It will be at 5500 RPM in the gasser. If you like to hear a screaming motor, get the gasser. If you like the easy rolling diesel, pay for the repairs and drive it for another 10 years.
A friend of mine just pulled his 35 foot trailer with a diesel for the first time last week. His first comment when he arrived at the campground was, it didn't even work coming up the hill. This is a man that has always modded his exhaust to get the loud V-8 sound. He said "No more screaming motor and stopping for fuel every 150 miles."
5500 RPM? What hill? What drivetrain? I have a 2017 1 ton 6.0 Gasser. I tow a 32 foot 8000 lbs travel trailer. I have yet to see 5500 RPM in the thing that is towing Vantage in Washington, Blewett Pass in Washington, I-5 over Mt. Shasta, 4th of July pass on I-90, Lookout Pass on I-90 and the Continental divide. The most I have seen fully loaded to go 65 was about 4500 RPM an then it settled out at 3800 RPM
This isn't 1985 with 4.10s, 3 speeds and a non lock up converter.
