F250 6.2L vs. 6.7L TD
Currently towing a Keystone 31RBDS 7800dry or about 9000 loaded with a 2011 Nissan Armada. (Let the comments begin) But trying to decide on a 2012 F250 Lariat 6.2L nicely equipped (tow capacity 12K...
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valhalla360 wrote:
The diesel won't help if you go to a 5th wheel because it's in a 3/4ton. A 14k 5th wheel should have you moving up to a 1 ton possibly even dually, so you won't be able to use all that extra pulling power.
Actually, a 20% tongue weight of that 14K trailer(which is 2,800 lbs) is well within the ratings of a SRW diesel that generally have a 3,800 lb payload.
It is not for a 3/4 ton diesel IF you go by it's government mandated GVRW of 10k. However it is well below the 3,500 lbs I have left after subtracting my rear end weight (@ 3,000 lbs) from the 6,500 lb rear GAWR of my truck.
