crimecrusher wrote:
I'm a little surprised that most seem to say the F250 is the way to go, which is what I've been considering. However, the $10k premium over a F150 with similar options is a big pill to swallow. If I go F250, the next question seems to be gas or diesel. Most research on that just turns into a rant of people justifying what they purchased. With diesel costing 50 cents a gallon more and the $8k upgrade at purchase...it doesn't win the argument hands down.
As far as adjusting my WDH, I've just adjusted it so the trailer is level when hooked up to the TV. Should I do this another way?
I have an 08 Silverado 2500 hd (gas) and a 2013 Koala 26 SS (30ft) weighs 5400 dry (no propane, no water etc and I never run with water or waste ) so say 40 gals propane 160lbs and another 600 lbs of stuff(food -clothing-grill etc and I'm at 6000 -6200 truck pulls right at 10,500.......I bought the Silverado first so I'd know where I was on towing weight and not wanting to pull over 7,000lbs anywhere......I had the same decision....diesel or gas....if you do a what if spreadsheet - and I did - you will see that a break even point is a long way off on recouping the cost of a diesel....initial cost, increased fuel cost, increased maintenance costs all auger to push out a break even point past 8 years....my spreadsheet used my actual Silverado around town daily driving mpg(non-towing) of 14 mpg( I live in the mountains of western north Carolina west of Asheville) and I assumed for arguments sake (as I have heard many diesel folks rave about mileage) a 20 mpg for the diesel, a .50 premium for diesel fuel over gas and an $8000 premium in the cost of the diesel truck and I get over 10 years before the diesel begins to pay back the cost. So, my feeling is if you need a diesel to pull the weight get one but know that you are paying that cost so that you can pull a heavier TT
