Going to be buying a truck this year, it will be a dodge. What I cant decide on is the new 1500 ram diesel or a 2500 diesel. My trailer I will be towing is only 4300 dry, and wet 5000 lb max. I know a 1/2 ton will tow this as all last summer my wk 4.7 did the trick. The problem with the wk was the short and narrow wb. I found it did tow it, but doing 100km /hr was not an economical option, and the trailer and the jeep fought each other on who got to stay in the grooves in the road.
I want to be able to pull this thing at 110km/hr (condition dependant of course). Chevy and ford are not options, my neighbour has a ford 350 and each time it starts in the winter it sounds like a war is going on under the hood, and after driving Chevy work trucks for the past 15 years i will be very happy to never drive one again.
Again, I know I dont need a 2500, but with only 700 lb capacity in the trailer including 250 lbs of water, it leaves me with 450-500 lbs left over. And when I do get some time, my thought was to build a new frame for my trailer with 5000 lb axles so I can put larger tanks and have more storage.
The 1500 is a new (to canada) motor, that scares me (friends with 3.0 wk's have some costly repairs), the 6.7 isn't my ideal choice, but at least it wouldnt know the trailer is there. And in the meantime, I can load a 1/4 cord of wood in it and head out.
Whats your thoughts?
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