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Old 10-27-2012, 12:50 PM   #1
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?
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Old 10-27-2012, 01:28 PM   #3
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Old 10-27-2012, 01:30 PM   #4
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?
Motorhome or trailer, same answer. Diesels get bigger and better, more powerful etc. Having said that they cost a lot more than gas equivalents, cost more to maintain and of late are not cheaper to operate in fuel consumption due to premium cost. If you plan to travel and stay put for awhile gas has an advantage, If you want the biggest camper on the planet, can only be a Diesel. Diesel are much better mountain climbers but gas can do just fine on flats and foothills. So the question is really yours, what would you like to do? Its lots of money either way, take you time and do your homework. Ask questions here and visit some shows. What ever you decide, you'll like it!
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Old 10-27-2012, 01:49 PM   #5
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?


I sold my diesel and bought my Ford F-250 GASSER.
Cheaper fuel for about the same mpg and pulls just as much.
Now if you are pulling a tank that's another story.

Then sold my 5th wheel about bought my Georgetown Gasser
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which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?
say what!?



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Old 10-27-2012, 02:28 PM   #7
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Gosh, we never had anyone ask that before! Is one really better than the other?
Is there a way to find out if we've ever discussed this topic before? That would be a really cool feature to have in the forum!
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?
Diesel.
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?

Why don't you tell us what you plan to tow? How many lbs?
Then will you be on the road full time or just short trip a few hundred mile?
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There's not a single answer for all situations. If you are doing light duty towing at sea level and will probably want to trade the truck in three or so years, save the money and buy a gasser. If you want the engine to last more than 75,000 miles or you will be towing in mountains or you actually want some acceleration, buy a turbo diesel.
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Which is better for towing ..... Diesel or gas?
Does anyone read the question "Which is better for towing Diesel or Gas"?
Towing requires power and that comes from a diesel, gas will do it but diesel will do it BETTER.
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I am a weekend warrior camper. I threw around the idea of a diesel but it doesn't suit for me with the rest of the way I will use after camping. Right now all I camp is late April to usually labor weekend. So for a gasser is what makes sense. But with the question it's obvious a diesel will tow anything better. It's if you really have the need for one or not. And me I don't right now.
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Diesel is the preferred choice for multiple reasons...it all comes down to what you can afford then everything else is managed around that choice.



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As you can see, I traded a diesel for a gas F250. A diesel will tow better. As for the frequency of pulling, a gas engine was more economical to purchase at the time. I only pull once a month and mostly local campgrounds so my gas engine gets the job done.
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Bought my first Diesel in April. GMC 2500HD Crew Cab. Wish I owned one all these years. Pulls my 10,000 pound trailer like it isn't behind me. I can put it in Cruise Control. I get 4 to 5 miles a gal better mileage than my 6 liter gas engine. SO MUCH POWER !!!!
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If you want the engine to last more than 75,000 miles.
Where do people come up with these cockamie ideas about gas engines? From the magazines? A properly maintained gas engine will easily run 200,000 + miles. My 08 Ram 2500 had almost 100k and ran like the day it came home, the previous 2004 had over 120k and never burnt a drop of oil and pulled like mad. I have seen many many 200k 5.0 Mustangs from the 80's running giggle gas and pulling 11 sec 1/4's all day and drive home. So does that mean all the oil burner guys are going to run into their local dealers at between 250 and 350k for a full rebuild as that is how long they say they will last.
A quote from the ram site.
"It’s so durable, it commonly achieves 500,000-kilometres without breaking a sweat." I'm sure all you oil burner guys will jump all over that and say hooey they will last alot longer and if that is the case why do you keep saying gassers are dead at 75k? It gets real old as that may have been the case in the 60's but have you seen a new Hemi or 6.0 Chevy or 6.2 Ford die at 100k or anywhere even close to those numbers. I have seen lots of oil burners that should have been taken off the road for the crap that comes out of the exh.
I have well over 12k pulling with a gasser and have not wanted a diesel and FWIW a diesel is not meant to be a daily driver they need to be worked and if that is all they do than that is great, just don't expect it to start at -30 if it's not plugged in and you need it in an emergency or you had to leave it somewhere in the cold for a day or 2 but any modern gasser will start at those temps and you can drive away in a minute or less if the windows are clear. That does not mean I wouldn't have a diesel if I had a trailer big enough as our 34 1/2 ft V-Lite weighing in at 8500 is a walk in the park for a good gasser.
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Where do people come up with these cockamie ideas about gas engines? From the magazines? A properly maintained gas engine will easily run 200,000 + miles. My 08 Ram 2500 had almost 100k and ran like the day it came home, the previous 2004 had over 120k and never burnt a drop of oil and pulled like mad. I have seen many many 200k 5.0 Mustangs from the 80's running giggle gas and pulling 11 sec 1/4's all day and drive home. So does that mean all the oil burner guys are going to run into their local dealers at between 250 and 350k for a full rebuild as that is how long they say they will last.
A quote from the ram site site.
"It’s so durable, it commonly achieves 500,000-kilometres without breaking a sweat." I'm sure all you oil burner guys will jump all over that and say hooey they will last alot longer and if that is the case why do you keep saying gassers are dead at 75k? It gets real old as that may have been the case in the 60's but have you seen a new Hemi or 6.0 Chevy or 6.2 Ford die at 100k or anywhere even close to those numbers. I have seen lots of oil burners that should have been taken off the road for the crap that comes out of the exh.
My 2005 Silverado 6.0 gasser is on it's way past 200000.
Does not use one drop of oil inbetween my 8000 mile change interval.


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There's not a single answer for all situations. If you are doing light duty towing at sea level and will probably want to trade the truck in three or so years, save the money and buy a gasser. If you want the engine to last more than 75,000 miles or you will be towing in mountains or you actually want some acceleration, buy a turbo diesel.
75000 really, I do that in 2 yrs . 2009 ram 1500. 168,000 tow 7500#
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Where do people come up with these cockamie ideas about gas engines? From the magazines? A properly maintained gas engine will easily run 200,000 + miles. My 08 Ram 2500 had almost 100k and ran like the day it came home, the previous 2004 had over 120k and never burnt a drop of oil and pulled like mad. I have seen many many 200k 5.0 Mustangs from the 80's running giggle gas and pulling 11 sec 1/4's all day and drive home. So does that mean all the oil burner guys are going to run into their local dealers at between 250 and 350k for a full rebuild as that is how long they say they will last.
A quote from the ram site.
"It’s so durable, it commonly achieves 500,000-kilometres without breaking a sweat." I'm sure all you oil burner guys will jump all over that and say hooey they will last alot longer and if that is the case why do you keep saying gassers are dead at 75k? It gets real old as that may have been the case in the 60's but have you seen a new Hemi or 6.0 Chevy or 6.2 Ford die at 100k or anywhere even close to those numbers. I have seen lots of oil burners that should have been taken off the road for the crap that comes out of the exh.
I have well over 12k pulling with a gasser and have not wanted a diesel and FWIW a diesel is not meant to be a daily driver they need to be worked and if that is all they do than that is great, just don't expect it to start at -30 if it's not plugged in and you need it in an emergency or you had to leave it somewhere in the cold for a day or 2 but any modern gasser will start at those temps and you can drive away in a minute or less if the windows are clear. That does not mean I wouldn't have a diesel if I had a trailer big enough as our 34 1/2 ft V-Lite weighing in at 8500 is a walk in the park for a good gasser.

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