Dodge EcoDiesel
I currently tow a 24', 6000# wet, trailer with a 2012 Silverado 1500 with the 5.3 engine. While it does OK, I am considering moving to a diesel, specifically the Dodge EcoDiesel. My concern is whether...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
He's towing 6000# wet TT, he does not need a HD diesel pickup to do that! Hell I towed 9,800# with a 2500 CTD rated at 305/555 without one issue what so ever. Towing my 6800# boat over the Jellico my truck stays in 8 gear the whole way up towing @ 70 mph. Given most TT's are longer flat in the front I can't see him having any problems with that weight.
Now if he is thinking that he might get a larger TT within the next four years than he may want to look at a HD pickup. Otherwise he is just wasting his money IMO.
Don
I think you are missing the point of the OP. They seem to be looking for more power. If that is the goal there are better options than the ecodiesel staying in the half ton category. If the OP just wants a new truck and and extra power is not a high priority nothing wrong with the ED route.
