Anybody towing with a late model gasser?

mitw44 wrote:
I know I have mentioned this before, but here goes again. I work for a major power generation company with a transmission/distribution department. We have hundreds of trucks, mostly Fords, from F250 on up to F750. A lot of them have work bodies on them, bucket lifts, etc. Many of them pull large trailers with all manner of heavy off-road equipment. If anyone puts a truck to work, it's our guys.

The fleet manager has been there for 25 years, and knows truck maintenance. Even though it's not his personal money, and has deep pockets to pay for repairs if he needs it, he does not order many diesel trucks. Almost all are gas, primarily the 6.8L V10, but also plenty of 5.4L V8's.

Between the weight of the truck work bodies, and the trailers full of heavy equipment, etc. these trucks get a real work out. And the gas engines do just fine. Our fleet manager just simply does not want to deal with the maintenance headaches and potential expense should something go out on one of them.

And our service department and mechanic staff would put most large dealerships to shame. So it's not for lack of time, money or talent. The gas engine is just a better bet for our setup.

Nothing personal against diesel, but the newer engines and fuel systems, along with the environmental smog controls have made diesel less competitive vs gas.