Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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chad.holderness wrote:
Hi. This is my first ever post, as it is the first answer I couldn't find. My wife is buying a fifth wheel horse trailer, and im not thinking my half ton HEMI is the best towing option as the trialer is 13500 lb. loaded. With that, she found a real nice Power Ram 2500 q/c 4x4 HEMI. Now, the GCWR is 17000lb, but the actual truck is only rated for 10800lb from factory. This is only 800lb more than my 2010 1500 HEMI is rated. This makes me very concerned with transmissions and whatnot. I want to look for a 2500 or 3500 diesel, but this truck is "pretty" and she really wants it. Is there any way i can increase this towing capacity to avoid a headache with transmissions, or do i put my foot down and look for a diesel? Thanks.
Go for it. The $8300 (!) whack for the diesel will buy LOTS AND LOTS of gas for that Hemi! The tow rating for your truck is basically fiction...the 2500 will tow 10,000lbs all day. Only pitfall is gearing...though looking at the Ram site, all gas 2500's have 3.73 axle gears.
I would not own a new diesel if you GAVE it to me. It's just not worth it anymore.
