chevy 6.0

I had a 2013 with the 6.0 and 4.10 rear end. I towed a 28ft fifth wheel and was satisfied with the results. It was necessary to wind it up when going up a steep hill, but you just need to accept the fact that the motor will run at a high rpm all day long.
I just got a 2019 3500 with the 6.0 and 4.10 gears. I now haul a Northstar pop up and tow a utility trailer. I love the motor. It just goes!
The 6.0 does NOT have cylinder deactivation
Good luck with your purchase.
Bill

Bob B wrote:
Don't forget about the tranny. I went diesel, so I don't know much about the tranny in the 6.0. I went with the diesel because of the Allison transmission.

If you blow a tranny you will eat up the cost difference pretty quick.

My previous truck lost the tranny twice ... hence ... go with the Allison. That was the tipping point for me.

Diesel = more power and torque = tougher transmission

Unfortunately that is true about th tranny. The tranny in my last gasser truck blew. The Allison in our current truck has been bullet proof.

Sure wish GM would pair the Alli with a gasser to offer more options.

Don't forget about the tranny. I went diesel, so I don't know much about the tranny in the 6.0. I went with the diesel because of the Allison transmission.

If you blow a tranny you will eat up the cost difference pretty quick.

My previous truck lost the tranny twice ... hence ... go with the Allison. That was the tipping point for me.

Diesel = more power and torque = tougher transmission

I used to tow an open bow inboard boat over the mountains with a little 4-cylinder gasser pickup. It did this reliably for years but at lower speed and more driver fatigue than a larger gasser or a diesel. I still tow a motorcycle or off-road vehicle with a 4-cylinder gasser car, I just don't attempt to tow my 20' enclosed trailer with the same (it sometimes gets a ride inside instead).

Bedlam wrote:
A heavy duty gasoline engine will not have trouble hauling any size truck camper currently made. Once you add a towed car or trailer behind the camper you will start to see advantages of using a diesel.

I certainly agree that a diesel makes it seem more effortless, but a gas truck will get a heavy load where it’s going.
Remember we didn’t have these ultra-torquey diesel pickups 20 years ago. People still had 4500 pound campers and big heavy trailers back then.
I ran my ‘86 GMC 4x4 crewcab dually with an 11.5 footer and 10,000 trailer, scaling over 22,000, over plenty of mountains. It always got there and in fact I still own the truck as an emergency backup, because it’s so reliable to this day. That’s zero electronics for ya’.

There is a notion these days that you NEED a diesel to carry a heavy load.
You don’t. They will do it faster and easier, for sure. That’s why I have one.
But my old 454 gas truck will haul anything my diesel will, and it’s not even near as powerful as the new gas trucks.
That’s what gears are for.

I'm hoping the newer 6.0 does not have the deal where it drops out four cylinders at times. I know the newer 5.3 does have it and I don't like it.

Have logged 125K miles with my 6.0L 2006 2500HD and Lance 845 camper (185K total on truck). Right at GVWR with camper. Absolutely no regrets having a gasser. Been across 12K ft passes in Colorado. I average 11 mpg during my 5-6 months of ramblin' with my camper.

trail-explorer wrote:

monkey44 wrote:
2015 Chevy 4x4 Dbl Cab 6.0L w/4:10 RE.

FE is 4.10 as well since it's 4x4

True, although that FE doesn't get used much on highway, just on back roads. The 2003 had 3:73, but only four speed tranny. The six speed with the 4:10 gears is a real winner. Gas mileage even a little better, but I believe that's due to engine technology not gears. I'll stay with the 6.0L and 4:10 as long as GM builds it. A real workhorse ...

Only thing not stock is tires ... stock tires sucked, but put BFG 285 KO /AT's and it really hums along the highway, and provides good off-road and bad weather traction as well. Worked well in snow on Cape Cod, but now we live in Florida, so no worries about snow unless we go to the west, which we don't do in winter.

7th year hauling our TC. 6 years towing a 26 foot TT. Still going strong at 140,000 miles. Traveled 6000 miles this past summer and averaged 10.7 MPG. I'd buy another in a second.

Mike

A heavy duty gasoline engine will not have trouble hauling any size truck camper currently made. Once you add a towed car or trailer behind the camper you will start to see advantages of using a diesel.