A good friend
A good friend of mine - new to RVing - bought a used 21 ft toy hauler to drag his and hers Harleys around the country and he is smart enough to know this is 3/4 ton and up country. The 2 trucks on ...
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Flashman wrote:
A good friend of mine - new to RVing - bought a used 21 ft toy hauler to drag his and hers Harleys around the country and he is smart enough to know this is 3/4 ton and up country.
The 2 trucks on his short list are a 2005 Ford 6.0 and a 2009 Ford 6.4. They are on his list because they are way cheaper than Chevys or Dodges.
How to tell him to avoid Ford diesels - even though they are apparent bargains.
He is asking my advice and I don't want to come over as a brand loyal asphat.
Well he sure doesn't need a 2500 truck or a diesel for a small 21' toy hauler.....JMO.
I would tell him to look at the '00-'06 1500HD chevy/gmc trucks with 8600 gvwr...6000 rawr....load E tires and wheels...6.0 gaz engine.....3000 lb payloads.....10k+ lb tow ratings. This truck is the old 2500 model before the 2500HD came out.
The F150HD Ford with a 3.5 eb engine 8200 gvwr....4800 rawr/load E tires and wheels...2500-3000 lb payloads....10k tow ratings.
And the '00s era 1500 Mega cab Dodge...5.7 hemi...with 8510 gvwr...6000 rawr...E tires and wheels. This truck won't have any issues carrying 3k payloads and pulling 8k-10k trailers.
Now if he just wants a diesel then the old 5.9 Cummins or the 6.6 dmax or the older 7.3 engines of that era will work fine.
