Ram 2500/Ford F250/Chevy 2500-GAS Engines Towing

IdaD wrote:

dragr1 wrote:

Need-A-Vacation wrote:
Looking for a new truck???

Considering combining 2 trucks to one, but it needs to tow my nearly 11k 37' travel trailer yet get decent mileage b/c I drive 50k miles a year for work and it also needs to be decent in the mud and nimble enough offroad for work (Forester-Land and Timber Management). Right now I use my Ram 3500 diesel for mostly towing and some travel (9-10k miles a year total)and my Tacoma for work (50k miles a year).

A diesel ram-CC SB is what I want but the weight of the diesel engine offroad is a concern. Other than that it's perfect for everything else. Briefly thought about the F150 ecoboost but it's really just not enough truck unless I downsize the camper a lot and I think it's over priced compared to what you can get in a 2500 or 3500.

With the caveat that were talking about a nearly 8000 lb, front heavy and long truck, it does surprisingly well offroad. And I'm still using the **** stock tires. The suspension flexes reasonably well, and the large tires provide ample ground clearance particularly with the solid axle suspension characteristics. The sheer size of the thing hurts on tighter roads. The weight hasn't been an issue but I'm sure you deal with a lot more mud where you live than I do out west. Mileage is great considering the size/capability, and it really isn't much more expensive than an F150 Ecoboost. I paid $4k more than a coworker who bought a comparably equipped F150 around the same time, and if you equip that F150 with max tow, heavy payload and the 3.5 it would have been as much or more.