View Poll Results: what do you tow with?
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Diesel
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gas
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other
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05-25-2014, 10:17 PM
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#1
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Blaine
Posts: 294
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diesel or gas poll
Diesel
Gas
Other
Which do you tow with?
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2014 6.6L Duramax 2500hd CrewCab
2018 5th wheel on its way
2011 x23b (sold)
05 f150 5.4 v8 (sold)
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05-26-2014, 05:51 AM
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#2
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 95
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When I had a camp trailer, pulled with a F-150 running on gas. Now driving a motorhome, and still running on gas. Ford V-10, no power issue and getting 11-12 mpg towing mini van on a dolly @ 4100 pounds.
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05-26-2014, 06:18 AM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cleveland
Posts: 1,448
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Gasser!
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2013 Jayco JayFlight 26RKS
2013 Ford F150 Ecoboost FX4
2003 Coleman Bayside / 2011 Jayco Jayfeather X20E -- RIP
2012 Tacoma Sport DCSB / 2013 Tundra SR5 - RIP
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05-26-2014, 06:47 AM
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#4
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 82
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Diesel.
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2015 Jayco Jay Flight 29QBH
2013 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins Turbo Diesel
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05-26-2014, 07:43 AM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
Posts: 147
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TDI ftw
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2016 Eagle 284BHBE
2015 Ram 2500 Laramie Longhorn 6.7L Cummings
Retired: 2014 X23B
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05-26-2014, 07:54 AM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bellingham,Wa.
Posts: 6,649
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2013 VW Touareg TDI
2010 EXP21M Hybrid @ 4,800 lbs.+ all the extras
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05-26-2014, 08:13 AM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Planet Earth
Posts: 6,818
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Volvo S60 2.5T AWD .... a pair of stones is standard equipment. Gas only...(diesel smells funny)....
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05-26-2014, 08:17 AM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 206
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Gas F250. Couldn't justify the extra $8k for Diesel plus the extra maintenance costs. More expensive air filter, 13 qts of oil, urea at oil change, DPF ($1k I think) if it plugs!
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Tim
2014 Whitehawk 33BHBS
Equilizer WDH
2023 F350 4x4 Crew Cab 6.7l 3.31
2014 F250 4X4 Crew Cab 6.2 l 3.73 (sold)
2010 F150 4X4 Supercrew 4.6l 3.73 (traded in)
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05-26-2014, 10:58 AM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Winston Salem
Posts: 272
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Diesel, like the low end torque and resale value.
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2011 32bhds
TV 2002 Excursion 7.3 Few mods ;)
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05-26-2014, 11:03 AM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Fulton, NY
Posts: 958
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Gas. I only tow 3-4k miles a year and drive another 12-15k unloaded. No way I could justify a diesel truck only towing my 26BH. I am thinking a diesel will be the next one though in 10 years when we start thinking about a 5th wheel.
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2017 28BHBE Kitchen skylight, remote control and Aluminum wheels hitched by ProPride 3P
2017 Ram 2500 CC LB 4x4 Big Horn Cummins
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05-26-2014, 03:21 PM
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#11
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: new york
Posts: 14
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I pulled with a gasser for years and thought it did fine, but once I switched to a diesel 12 years ago, I won't go back. The mileage, power, easy to add power, but really it's just you don't ever have to floor it. Hardly ever more than 1/2 throttle. And I haven't experienced this more maintenance thing everyone talks about. Cost me $50 to change my oil twice a year.
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05-26-2014, 03:31 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Central California
Posts: 2,283
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Switched to diesel 2 years ago and haven't looked back once. Not sure what took so long to make the switch, it's like night and day difference in towing.
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2020 Ram 1500 5.7L
2007 Chevy Duramax LMM/Allison (Sold)
2012 Jay Flight 29QBH (Sold)
2012 Jay Flight 26BH (Sold)
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05-26-2014, 07:06 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: West Central Wisconsin
Posts: 274
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Diesel.
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2018 Jayco Eagle HT 29.5BHOK
2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty SB CC PSD 4x4
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05-26-2014, 07:37 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 353
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diesel
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2014 Ram 3500 SRW CTD
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05-26-2014, 07:58 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Where we Park It"
Posts: 1,071
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Gasser is ok for the smaller 5th Wheels and TTs, we had several smaller towable's we pulled with a Gasser all over the country with no problem, but now with the large 5th Wheel we currently have, a Diesel is the only way to go.
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Robert & Bale the "Traveling Dog"
SOB
2012 GMC 3500HD DRW
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05-26-2014, 08:03 PM
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#16
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Tn
Posts: 38
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Diesel [emoji2]
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Sassy16 and I go camping together.
2014 Jayco Jay Flight 28BHBE
2013 Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4X4
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05-26-2014, 09:07 PM
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#17
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Aurora CO
Posts: 2,334
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The 5er weighs 11, 000 loaded.
Diesel !
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Jim & Kim from Colorado
2014 Eagle 30.5 RLS
2015 Dodge 3500HD SRW 6.7L
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05-27-2014, 12:11 AM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Calgary Alberta
Posts: 165
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Gas not sure what I'll get when I replace my f150
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2009 Ford F150 Lariat CC 5.4 L with max tow
2013 Jayco Whitehawk 28DSBH
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05-27-2014, 05:43 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 82
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HooDoo
I pulled with a gasser for years and thought it did fine, but once I switched to a diesel 12 years ago, I won't go back. The mileage, power, easy to add power, but really it's just you don't ever have to floor it. Hardly ever more than 1/2 throttle. And I haven't experienced this more maintenance thing everyone talks about. Cost me $50 to change my oil twice a year.
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This. I just got back from the mountains of North Carolina and the highest my truck ever revved was 2400 rpm's. It mostly stayed between 15 and 1800 rpm's.
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2015 Jayco Jay Flight 29QBH
2013 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins Turbo Diesel
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06-02-2014, 07:28 PM
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#20
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Scotia NY
Posts: 41
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gas? whats gas? lol
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2013 White Hawk 27dsrl
2011 silverado 2500HD 6.6 Duramax diesel
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