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I plan on buying a 24ft enclosed car trailer. I do not have a truck yet would like to get an idea of what would be a good choice on truck. Looking to spend at most 13,000-14,000 preferably gas. Any ideas and or suggestions are appreciated.
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look at anything 3/4 ton first--- Suburbans are nice tow vehicles too---- will this truck be your daily driver??? Lots of choices out there---
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Diesel is best. Chevy duramax or dodge cummins. At least 3/4 ton is best. the resale value of a diesel and the durability is far better than the gas trucks. If you can find an older F250/350 with a 7.3 with under 150K miles that would be a good choice too. Stay away from the 6.0 fords. I would not even think about trying to tow a big trailer with a gas truck.
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My '99 455" 3/4 ton Suburban pulls my 24' ATC trailer just fine. Personally, I would not buy another steel trailer. Later model 8.1L 3/4 ton GM trucks tow just fine also. Pete Peery tows his steel trailer with one of those. I guess you can get that 8.1L gas engine in a Suburban? My preference would be a Duramax Suburban, but GM doesn't offer them.
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they dont offer 8.1 engines from gm anymore
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I have a '02 Silverado 2500HD with an 8.1 and Allison trans. Tows a 24' enclosed just fine.
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Had to get one built fairly early in the model year, when they were available. Same with the later 454". You couldn't order one late in the model year. GM could only afford to sell so many each year. Both were hard on GM's CAFE (Coporate Average Fuel Economy) averages. That average gets too low the gov fines them. Both can be helped a good bit with some tuning. Both engines had the timing so backed down to help Hydrocarbon emission, you could almost tow a building on kerosene with no detonation. LOL
The 8100 can perform much better (faster) while getting better gas mileage with the normal 4L80E transmission. It is hard to overcome the excessive torque management in the Allison transmission computer.
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I agree with the above...a 24 foot trailer needs a 3/4 ton or larger truck. A couple of years ago I bought this 2004 F-350 Dually for $8,700. ( duallies are not for everyone but I needed dual rear wheels for stability) It had 138K miles on it with the 6.8L V-10 gasser. I Put $ 1,300 worth of new tires, brakes and (air bags on the rear) and am very pleased with it. ( so I have a tad over $ 10K in it) Fully loaded with my 24 footer and slide-in camper it get 8.5 mpg consistently. If you are patient, there are deals on gassers out there. ![]()
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The one bad thing about the 8.1 is the fuel mileage. I get between 6.5 and 8 mpg towing. It only gets about 12 empty.
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To me, the main reason for the 3/4 ton minimum, is the stopping power and control, the 3/4 has over the 1/2, in the event of a panic type stopping situation. With a 24 ft, the 1/2 ton is 1/2 the truck.
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