Which Truck would you tow with ?

arkansasrunner wrote:
I'm having a problem deciding which truck to use tolling my 5th wheel. I have a '94 Ford F250 4 x 4 7.3 Diesel 5 speed. (180 hp, Torque 338 ) I also have a '96 Chevy Crew Cab 3500 4 x 4 5.7 gas engine 5 speed. ( 255 hp torque 330 ) I know that I may be over weight on the ford a little bit. ( I think ) Our 5th is rated at 11,000 GVWR. Just want to use the saftest truck possible. Any response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Where are you towing? Flatlands? Mountains? Small hills?

Have you ever towed in the mountains with your non-turbo IDI?

I have towed a 7K TT 10 of thousands of miles with a 200 HP turbo diesel. On the flats; beautiful. In small hills, fine. In the mountains it gets ugly with only 200 HP. I'm down to less than 30MPH on long steep mountains. And this is with a turbo engine with very little loss for elevation.

You have 15 less HP and no turbo. This gives you an idea where you are going to be at.

If you're going to tow in the mountains do yourself a favor and take the Chevy. If you're towing in the flatlands you can take the Ford and get a lot better fuel mileage.