โMay-03-2017 01:28 PM
โMay-08-2017 05:54 PM
Tony B wrote:
For a little change of pace......
I'm considering a 2011 GMC 2500HD 2wd with about 140,000 miles. The Kelly Blue Book matches what the owner is asking.
This is a gas engine.
QUESTION: If I get a good mechanics report, how much more life does this vehicle have? Either in miles or in years at about 4,000 to 6,000 miles towing 12,500 lb 5th wheel and an additional 6-8,000 personal miles?
Thanks in advance.
โMay-08-2017 05:12 PM
downtheroad wrote:His gvw will be 12192#. Well in line with the new 3/4 trucks. My '05 Montana has a gvw of 12100# and my '04 Dodge has never been overloaded. JMHO.
Those being dry weights....go 350/3500 series....single rear wheel will be fine.
โMay-08-2017 09:50 AM
โMay-08-2017 04:07 AM
Greentow wrote:
SO, being somewhat obnoxious as I am, guess my Ram 5500 is a bit of overkill for my 39 foot fifth wheel?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
โMay-08-2017 04:01 AM
โMay-07-2017 02:57 PM
ljr wrote:justafordguy wrote:
Any new 3/4 ton if properly equipped would handle it but do yourself a favor and go to a 1 ton SRW truck. Doesn't really cost much more and has more payload/GVWR capacity.
X2 and I speak from, very expensive, experience. My rule of thumb is now to select a TV not for this new RV but the next one. That way you won't find yourself trading in a nice truck well ahead of its time simply because your taste in RVs changed.
โMay-07-2017 02:48 PM
โMay-07-2017 08:21 AM
justafordguy wrote:
Any new 3/4 ton if properly equipped would handle it but do yourself a favor and go to a 1 ton SRW truck. Doesn't really cost much more and has more payload/GVWR capacity.
โMay-07-2017 07:30 AM
STEVEO496 wrote:Tony B wrote:
would a diesel 6 cylinder like a Cumins 6.7 pull my 5er with a GVW of around 12,300 lbs?
Absolutely, all over the road semi trucks have 6 cylinder engines and pull 80k lbs all day every day. What you really have to look at in an older truck with higher miles is the transmission. The engine itself could easily go for over 500,000 if serviced regularly.
โMay-06-2017 11:27 AM
time2roll wrote:Grit dog wrote:IMO most any motor running good at 225,000 will probably go 300,000 and work fine 7+ years for the OP.
But the odds aren't in your favor that the engine will last long.
โMay-06-2017 11:26 AM
Tony B wrote:Grit dog wrote:
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But the odds aren't in your favor that the engine will last long.
.... you know next to nothing about vehicle maintenance/repair or vehicles different capabilities and inequities.
A 225,000mile truck, unless you get lucky or know what you're looking at, is a money pit waiting to happen sitting in your driveway.
And what makes you think That I am not smart enough to get professional services?
I do it with my other vehicles and boats. I even have my mechanic inspect every used vehicle I buy. I taught nyself to sail and I Sailed the Carribbean and crossed the Gulf of Mexico twice, once I did it solo. I even taught myself to fly an ultra light airplane that I built myself. Guess what? I'm still alive and well.In life, you don't have to know what to do, just have to know when someone else should take over.
I don't have to know what specifically is wrong with my car to know that something just ain't right. Keeping a vehicle alive is not rocket science.
โMay-06-2017 07:03 AM
burningman wrote:Wild Card wrote:
Peterbuilt
Well at least spell it right... it's "PETERBILT".
Next you'll tell him to get a "Cummings" engine...
โMay-05-2017 04:42 PM
Wild Card wrote:
Peterbuilt
โMay-05-2017 07:49 AM
Grit dog wrote:IMO most any motor running good at 225,000 will probably go 300,000 and work fine 7+ years for the OP.
But the odds aren't in your favor that the engine will last long.
โMay-04-2017 06:28 PM