Diesel,,,, the rest of the story??
As some of you may have read, I need to buy a bigger truck and am considering a dually ( among other things ). I've also found a few newer trucks with diesel engines that fall into my budget, but dies...
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spoon059 wrote:GA1dad wrote:
I will try to answer some of the questions I saw,,,,
My TT is listed as #5000 empty.
I will be towing mostly in upcountry SC,NC, TN, GA and VA. That said, there is a lot of "foothills" around here. That's where my current F-150 really bogs down. That puny little 4.6 struggles to pull our two Harley's which with trailer runs around 2200 lbs.
You want a diesel dually to pull a 5000 lbs empty (no more than 7500 loaded) travel trailer??? I guess its your money and your decision, but I tow a similar trailer with a half ton (Tundra 5.7) and deal with similar foot hills in the northern Appalachians of WV, MD and PA.
Honestly for such low weight, little hills and relatively little distance traveled you are a great candidate for a gas engine. Most half ton trucks with decent size V8 engines will generate WAY more power than that 4.6 and probably get same mileage on the highway and significantly better towing... and at a much lower initial cost than a diesel dually.
Or wait for the new Titan with the new V8 Cummins, same specs as my 2004 5.9 (all most) should be a tow beast if they redo the truck correctly. The Ram gets a 3.0 V6 diesel but not sure what it will be rated to tow though.
Don
