Why diesel trucks?
Judging from my other two posts a lot of folks that responded drive DRW diesel trucks to carry the heavier multi slide campers. I understand the DRW for heavier payload but why diesel? Just looking at...
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Gjac wrote:
...What I learned from it was that the gas model had a much greater payload capacity. To me that would be a biggest factor in determining what to buy, apparently some think other wise and I was trying to figure out why that why I asked the question? His truck had a payload capacity of 6500 lbs vs 5000 lbs for diesel. Not quite an apples to apples comparison, his was a regular cab the diesel was a crew cab. From looking at other sites, if you compare the same cab types there seems to be at least 500 lbs difference.
You learned wrong.
The gas models have bigger TAXABLE payload, but TC don't ride on taxes. They do ride mostly on rear axle and with the same rear axle on both - you have it exactly the same.
Heavy engine in this case help in evening the handling.
That said, diesels tend to have heavier differential. Think about it?
