Best Truck for Pulling

Going on a year now with our 2013 Silverado 2500 Duramax 2wd, towing a 31' Fvr. Tow/Haul-Exhaust brake combo has been excellent so far. Smooth/Quiet driving for a diesel. Average freeway Mpg. (no load) shows 21-22 on the Driver Information Center. Have seen 13-16 mpg on the DIC while towing on the freeway. Previous TV had a 8.1 liter gas eng. Got 6-7 mpg. towing. Love the torque the diesel puts out. Have doubled my MPG while towing. Very impressed. Going on a 1 1/2 month trip June 7th. to Idaho, Montana, So.Dakota, Iowa. Will be a good test for this TV. Hope you find the right TV for your application!!

dave17352 wrote:

Kafn8td wrote:
my '14 F250 with the 6.2 gasser is just starting to get broken in and I get 13.5 around town unloaded and 9 - 10 towing my TH. Very happy with it so far.

What does it get on the highway empty?

I'm not sure. No long trips empty to get an accurate number. The readout (which is accurate around town) Settles in around 15.5 - 16 on short 65mph freeway trips.

Are you referring to a gas powered or diesel powered truck. Gas powered vehicles, towing your trailer will have far worst MPG than a Diesel powered vehicle. Any diesel powered truck, 2500 3500 , will do the trick, but if you switch from Diesel to Gas, you will be sadly disappointed. My 98.5 Ram, Cummins powered, pulling our 10,000 Lb fiver will get between 12 to 14 MPG, gas powered, i bet you would only see around 8 MPG.

BB_TX wrote:
I am with the above. There is so little difference in the big 3 that the best truck for towing for YOU is the truck that fits YOU the best. Try all three and get the one that YOU like best.
And yes, I do have a Ford.

I agree with BB TX, and yes I also have a ford.:W

BurbMan wrote:
Your diesel should pull that TT nicely. I would search here and elsewhere before buying a new or newer diesel....they all seem to have issues with the new emissions requirements with DEF, EGR, DPF, Bosch CP4 high pressure fuel pumps, etc etc etc.

What he said... Give your current truck some TLC..., detail, wax, maybe upholstery. Get new shocks, refresh the suspension components, if you have to have "more power" add a chip. But, be careful or you will need to build the transmission.

I bought a 2008 Chevy 2500/diesel new, ignorant of the brand new emission devices... Sofar I've had no issues, but my catalytic converter and DPF "fell off". I've retuned the computer so it doesn't look for the emission components. Now frowned upon by EPA.

The new trucks, whatever flavor are pulling beasts, but, the emissions controls are still an evolving science. There are horror stories out there, not just pickups, but heavy hauling trucks.

Caterpillar quit making over the road engines for a few years... I'm not sure if they are back in the business yet or not.

If I had a 2000 - 2006 diesel I'd try to drive it for a couple of years until they master the new emissions standards.

I remember when the gas engines were first required to reduce emissions... Mileage dropped, reliability issues, etc. Now, we wouldn't go back to carbs, points, and condensers... But, it took 10 years to get it right?

Kafn8td wrote:
my '14 F250 with the 6.2 gasser is just starting to get broken in and I get 13.5 around town unloaded and 9 - 10 towing my TH. Very happy with it so far.

What does it get on the highway empty?

my '14 F250 with the 6.2 gasser is just starting to get broken in and I get 13.5 around town unloaded and 9 - 10 towing my TH. Very happy with it so far.

downtheroad wrote:

lmccown wrote:

Looking at Fords. Anyone have a Ford and how does it pull and how is it on gas?
Diesel gets 10 miles per gallon pulling trailer. Heard the newer Dodges are terible on gas.

I seriously doubt anyone here on the Forum has a Ford. I never see them anymore....

Seriously, Pulling your 11,500 lbs trailer is going to get you around 10 mpg no matter what the badge on the hood says.
Most of us would take any of the new big 3 trucks and be more than happy with it.

My only suggestion is that you should consider a 1 ton for the payload and not really much more money.

I agree with the 1 ton. Milage will be about the same as a 3/4 ton, and you will get more payload. If I had a do over, I would get the 1 ton.

Towing MPG won't get much better than 10, either way.

My F250 gets 11 - 12 unloaded, 10 - 11 with my 2500 lb TC, or 9 - 10 with my 8000 lb TT. It has the 5.4 gas with 4.10 gears. It likes gas, no matter what.

Your diesel should pull that TT nicely. I would search here and elsewhere before buying a new or newer diesel....they all seem to have issues with the new emissions requirements with DEF, EGR, DPF, Bosch CP4 high pressure fuel pumps, etc etc etc.

If I was buying new tomorrow my top choice would be the Ram 6.4 Hemi with a 4.10 axle.

New 6.4 seems to be a great choice these days! It would be a hard decision for my self between the 6.7 cummins and the 6.4 Hemi. Next truck will be a Ram 3500 with 4.10's only decision is the engine