Towing in the real world. gas or diesel
I've been down the gas road in 04 and the diesel in 09. Looking to buy again. I had a lighter trailer in 04 but my siverado 6+ liter gas would just scream in a head wind. 4000 rpm was common. Bigge...
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valhalla360 wrote:Edd505 wrote:
Simple question, how many class 8 80,000 GVW gas trucks do you see?
False comparison.
His GCVWR is only around 1/4 of what a semi is.
He's probably not putting on 100,000 miles per year.
Ignoring the false reasoning, at 12k, you are looking at borderline diesel territory. If you will be in the Colorado mountains regularly the turbo on the diesel will really make a difference at altitude.
PS: A question, what about the high RPM bothers you?
- It's not likely to cause any damage.
- Yeah, it will be burning a lot of fuel but so will the diesel in the same conditions.
Maybe the sound dampening is better than in 04 but it scared the %^&% out of me. It just seemed to struggle to do anything. I pull 5-6000 miles per year.
I appreciate the comments and I know the pain of the fuel pump. Keep them up. You're pulling me back from the precipice. Is anyone happy with a gasser and a 12000# RV?
