May-05-2022 11:41 AM
May-10-2022 07:19 AM
FishOnOne wrote:Whangler wrote:
What are you towing with your 6 liter 2500hd or 3500hd?
What’s the gvwr of your trailer and how’s the towing experience?
I tow an Arctic Fox 25r with my 2015 2500hd 6 liter vortec. Trailer weighs about 9,000 lbs loaded. I’m happy with it’s performance and reliability for the most part. Throughout the mountain west, It’s averaging 8 mpg per 400 miles. It goes over Donner Summit in CA at 60mph towing. Handles comfortably while towing. But………
I’m considering a 30’ 5th wheel that weighs about 12,000 lbs. No doubt a diesel would handle it better. Would I be miserable towing a 12k 5’er with my 6 liter gasser?
At one time both my parents and my wife and I had similar 30 ft 5th wheel campers and we pulled our campers to Pigeon Forge on a trip we took together. My parents had a 01 2500 6.0 and we had a Super Duty Power Stroke diesel. Long story short about a month later my dad purchased his first diesel powered truck.
Until that trip he was good with the performance of his 6.0 gas engine, but he simply didn't know how much better a diesel performed for both fuel economy and towing performance.
May-07-2022 10:38 AM
Whangler wrote:
Would I be miserable towing a 12k 5’er with my 6 liter gasser?
May-07-2022 07:33 AM
May-06-2022 02:28 PM
mkirsch wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
I wouldn’t try 12,000 pounds of trailer with my 6.2.
Not even relevant to the discussion. The 6.0 and 6.2 are two completely different engines. The only things they share are the number of cylinders and the first digit in their displacement.
May-06-2022 09:21 AM
IdaD wrote:
Some people would be miserable with that setup, others wouldn't mind it. Smart thing to do is upgrade the trailer and see how the setup works. If you're fine with it, cool. If not, pick your favorite diesel and enjoy - if we're talking new model diesels, I'd personally pick a Ram or GM.
May-06-2022 09:14 AM
May-06-2022 07:43 AM
May-06-2022 07:41 AM
Lwiddis wrote:
I wouldn’t try 12,000 pounds of trailer with my 6.2.
May-06-2022 07:33 AM
May-06-2022 06:26 AM
Whangler wrote:
Would I be miserable towing a 12k 5’er with my 6 liter gasser?
May-05-2022 05:49 PM
Whangler wrote:
What are you towing with your 6 liter 2500hd or 3500hd?
What’s the gvwr of your trailer and how’s the towing experience?
I tow an Arctic Fox 25r with my 2015 2500hd 6 liter vortec. Trailer weighs about 9,000 lbs loaded. I’m happy with it’s performance and reliability for the most part. Throughout the mountain west, It’s averaging 8 mpg per 400 miles. It goes over Donner Summit in CA at 60mph towing. Handles comfortably while towing. But………
I’m considering a 30’ 5th wheel that weighs about 12,000 lbs. No doubt a diesel would handle it better. Would I be miserable towing a 12k 5’er with my 6 liter gasser?
May-05-2022 05:31 PM
Lwiddis wrote:
I wouldn’t try 12,000 pounds of trailer with my 6.2.
May-05-2022 04:49 PM
May-05-2022 03:09 PM