3500 diesel dually in Baja Mexico?
I am retiring soon and interested in getting a Host Mammoth truck camper. After talking to the local dealer as well as touring the plant, a 3500 dually appears to be the ideal truck for this big campe...
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valhalla360 wrote:Combs wrote:
Finding a used 3500 dually with gas engine is next to impossible. Also concerned with the lower torque, horsepower and durability of a gas engine.
They aren't as common but plenty of gas trucks around.
For a truck camper (even a monster one), they have plenty of torque and HP. A truck camper doesn't take a monster engine. Depending on brand, you may even be able to get more HP in the gas version (example 2010 Ford: gas V10 = 365hp vs diesel = 350hp).
Durability is ancient history from back when 100k miles was a lot to get out of a gas engine and diesels were simple slow turning low HP 2 ton blocks of iron. Modern gas engines typically outlive the truck and modern diesels have plenty of electronics and ancillary devices that make them no more reliable.
The 6.4L Hemi in the Ram 2500/3500 has 410 HP and 429 lbs-ft of torque. Ours never breaks a sweat carrying either of the two TCs we've owned (the current one doesn't count) :)
