Grit dog wrote:
Cmon brholt, I think the 6.2 is a great engine as well, but don't pretend that with 6000 lbs of 12' tall camper in the bed, boat in tow, on the freeway, uphill at 8-10kft that it will have power in reserve.
That power train doesn't have power in reserve with half that much in the bed at half the altitude, uphill.
At least the 2 I had didn't.
My 14,000 lb GVWR truck has a GCWR of 22,500 pounds. That is a lot of reserve for the engine and the transmission. Pulling a boat will cut into that and, yes, if it's a 8,000 pound boat it's pretty well gone.
I reposted my experience (without the boat) in the gas vs diesel thread.
