Going from diesel Excursion to gas pickup?

Bite N Hold wrote:
So I tow an Open Range 325B with our Excursion diesel and I am thinking about going to a pick up and gas at that. What should I be looking at? I also tow a large boat that weighs around 11000 lbs. The boat only gets towed about 2 times a year. Can I get away with a gasser? What truck do you guys recommend? Oh and I am looking used. Maybe 3-5 years old.

I guess in the 3-5 year old vintage, capable of hauling 11K, your choices would be a Ford 6.2 or 6.8. GM would be the 6.0. Don't know if the Ram's 5.7 would be OK? Maybe?

I'm close to 11K and my 6.2 with the 6 speed pulls as good as my 6.8 with the 5 speed did. They are built to rev, so let them do what they are designed for. If looking at Ford, I would recommend '11+ with the 6.2. It gives you the 6 speed tranny that has lots of shifting options.