Hedgehog wrote:
At first I was dead set against a diesel but I'm not sure now. Why is that the manufacturers de tune there gas engines in trucks over 10,000 GVWR? Will that be a issue if I purchased a gas truck?
You will be hard pressed to find a gasser that is rated to tow that trailer. The Ford 6.2 appears to get the best reviews for towing, however you want one rated to tow close to the GVWR (16K) of the trailer or say at least 15K, and I am not sure that is available. At those weights a gasser is going to suck fuel like no tomorrow!
Being a Dodge Boy, my choice would be a RAM 3500 SRW Diesel with the Aisin tranny, factory 5th wheel prep, and B&W 5th wheel hitch rated to tow 17K+. They come with 3.42 gears and get very good mileage as DDers. The Aisin has a low first gear to account for the high rear end ratio to get things moving. And the RAM still uses the more reliable CP3 injection pump.
Chris
