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While stealthrabbit does make a few good points the real difference is in the engine.
The 6.7 is a redesigned block, thicker webbing.
The 6.7 is quieter than a 5.9.
The 6.7 came out in 07.
And the % of bio. Bio seams to quite them down also.
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Originally Posted by BudinAk
Regarding the Dodge/Cummins:
I've noticed that some (a few) of them are noticeably quieter than the rest. Why? How does one get the "quiet" versions? (not that any of them are quiet)
Bud
I have a 2010 F-150 4x4, supercrew. How restricted am I when it comes to buying camping trailers?
Thank you from Alaska
It depends what size engine and your rear end ratio to figure out what you can tow. And try to not buy the hype of all the diesel fan boys in this thread. You don't need a diesel to haul heavy. I've been hauling a 35 foot 8K pound travel trailer with a 6.8 V10 Ford Excursion for years and have never had an issue. Diesels cost more up front and with the current cost of fuel, operating costs are damn near a wash.
a f150 with a 6cyl or a v8 is no 6.8 V10 Ford Excursion the 6.8 V10 increased output to 310 horsepower and 425 foot-pounds of torque.
All versions of the 6.8 V10 and 6.0 Power Stroke diesel are rated to tow up to 11,000 lbs.
while the 5.4 f150, has a towing capacity of around 8,700lbs
and if you don't buy the tow package you are usually stuck with a towing limitation between 3500 lbs to 5000 lbs.
I'm looking for a vehicle able to tow an approximate 20-ft long dual-axle camper trailer on extended trips. I don't care if it is a truck or a SUV. What do you think I should be looking for? Gas, or diesel? What make/model? Will a large V6 do the job? Is a truck better, or a SUV better? What's the best bang for the buck?
Thanks,
Bud
Any V8 will do the job. I don't see your weight of the trailer listed but regardless a bolt on tow hitch instead of a bumper pull is always smarter no matter what the load is.
You have to understand your vehicle has a sweet spot, a range of rpm's that the engine is happy at and makes the best power/torque/mpg. Once you find this, you need to stay in it. Could be 55 mph under a load or 60 mph under a load. But it'll be quite different than just tooling down the highway speeds.
Most people I run into with a diesel can go faster, not safer, but yes faster. It's got a big comfortable and quite low sweet spot and it never works hard under most situations. But you'll save lots of money up front in the purchase price with a good V8 and that savings can be used to off set the difference in what it costs to drive 1000 miles in a diesel vs a gas V8. It could off set 6 years of driving difference.
Here is how. Say the diesel gets 20 mpg and you drive 5000 miles towing a trailer. That's 250 gallons of fuel. $1000.00 in diesel costs.
In a V8 you'll get 16 mpg towing a trailer (or somewhere around that area if you are a smart driver as explained above with the 'sweet spot'). $1094 in gas costs
For simple math it costs you $100 or so more in gas than diesel (you can each do your own math based on what standard gas and diesel cost in your areas.)
If your diesel costs $5000 more than the gas V8 then you can do this same 5000 mile trip 50 times before you get to the break even point. So how long will it take to get through 50 of these trips?
Also at least here in Texas, we don't run any truck on the road bigger than half ton as a daily ride and these are mostly V6. Yeah there are some people that do but they are usually contractors and they wright their expenses off their taxes so it's not an issue to them.
Just 2 cents worth. Wish you well on your purchase.
Will a Tacoma or Frontier be able to pull a 5x10 or 6x12 UHaul cargo trailer?
Call U Haul, because they have very strict rules on the tow vehicle. I rented a car dolly, and they wouldn't hook it to my 94 f150 6250 GVW, but they did hook it to my 2001 F150 5850 GVW. You can go through a small town local guy without these restrictions if you have one. It was a good lesson for me, because they wanted to rent me a truck too.
Will a Tacoma or Frontier be able to pull a 5x10 or 6x12 UHaul cargo trailer?
It should, remember it comes down to what you are putting in it. If you don't overload either trailers with more than their mfg's max payload, you should be fine.
Mountains may be a slow trek but take it slow and nothing will or should happen. Brakes are the most important thing to consider. Can you brakes stop the truck, trailer and the contents?
It should, remember it comes down to what you are putting in it. If you don't overload either trailers with more than their mfg's max payload, you should be fine.
Mountains may be a slow trek but take it slow and nothing will or should happen. Brakes are the most important thing to consider. Can you brakes stop the truck, trailer and the contents?
I'll have to check on brakes. I would assume that those trailers have brakes.
I can't really imagine trailers that small having trailer brakes but Uhaul may have them just as a 'safety factor' for them, and that would be real nice. It would make pulling it less of a difficult decision for you.
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To Tow or not to Tow
