Newer gas trucks.

[Tuesday]

Friend of mine is looking for a gas truck that will haul an approx 6000lb trailer. Whats the scoop on the newer trucks. I have not followed the gaser options for a few years so wondering whats going on with them.

Tows trailer 10x a year, rest is empty miles.

 

[treemagnet03]

Well, they have come the same lightyear distances that diesels have. Perhaps further really. The options are endless. Transmissions are excellent. The power from the factory is very very nice. If you only tow 10x per year they do offer a good alternative to the incredibly expensive diesel options.

 

[rmk01r1der]

There's definitely alot of different options to go with. Really kind of depends which emblem he wants on the front of the truck. Does he wants a 1/2 or 3/4? If he wants a 1/2 the eco boost is definitely a good option (thats what I'd go with). If he wants a 3/4 gas, pick a brand they all get 14mpg at best haha

 

[snokaw]

I have been driving a 2012 Super Duty with the 6.2 @ about 400 horse and 420 foot torque. Drove it 14,000 miles the last 2 months, it has had a trailer behind it all 14,000 miles. All 6000 - 11,000 pound loads. Usually an open car trailer, sometimes loaded with full size crewcab pick-ups on the trailer. One trip was a 2000 mile round trip with an 11,000 pound loaded trailer with a 6 foot tall frontal area. Never a problem maintaining 65-77 mph. It has a sort of select shift 6 speed transmission that you can tap down 1 gear at a time and run it in any gear you want so power is always on tap. That tranny is real nice in snowy or rainy conditions when you are locked in 4-wheel drive and you don't want it to downshift and break loose. Drove it 1000 miles locked in 4X on 1 snowy trip and the motor pulls plenty hard driving at 55-70 mph.

I own an Ecoboost F150 and it will pull a 4000-8000 pound trailer with no effort. It has a 6 speed select shift transmission also. I've driven my F150 about 14,000 miles and pulled trailers ranging from 1000-8000 pounds. The F150 has about 3500 miles of trailer towing on it. One nasty trip had about 400 miles locked in 4-wheel and it pulled a 3500 pound trailer with no effort.

The other 2 motors I have driven the past few years are a 2006 3/4 Dodge 5.7 Hemi with 4.10 gearing and a 2009 Super Duty with a 5.4 gas. All trucks get about the same gas mileage towing, 8.5-12 mpg running 65-80 mph, depends on wind. The Eco and the 6.2 never run out of power, just uses more gas. The Hemi and 5.4 will pull hard, but they will run out of power in extreme conditions, they work harder and get worse gas mileage, but not much.

I like the Eco the best because of the power delivery, awesome low-end torque and with the select tranny it just plain motors. The 6.2 has great power, but the delivery is rather sudden and screams right up to redline. The Hemi is a good motor and I liked it alot, but it is the older version 2006 and the new Hemi has more power and I've heard good things about it. The 5.4 will get the job done and I've put alot of hard miles on the 2009, 169,000. It hasn't broke and I just drove the 5.4, 800 miles pulling a loaded car trailer last week.

I got a bit long winded, but that's my gas motor story. WFO

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

I run a 11 gmc seirra denali pickup with the 6.2/6 speed..great motor, has no issues pulling heavy trailers..averages about 9-10 mpg pulling a 5000 pd trailer, about 16 average empty at 65-70..will get 20+ on flat ground if you can keep it under 55 but I cant do that very often...drives extremely nice, very smooth quiet truck, handles really good as well, have put almost 40,000 on it now and still impresses me every time I drive it...

 

[milehighassassin]

GM 5.3l will work fine for 6k. Great solid motor, great mileage, 6-speed.

6.2 is a great motor, would be fine for 10x a year but it is all aluminum and lacks the cooling system to tow larger loads for extended periods of time. Perfect for a weekend warrior.

 

[clatla]

I have a '10 Dodge Ram Crew. It has the Hemi w/3.92 gears. It pulls my 3 place enclosed very well. I get around 10 mpg on the interstate at 72 mph headed outwest. I have a buddy that has a '10 or '11 Chevy w/5.3. It has like 3.40 gears and it seemed to hunt for a gear quite a bit. It probably would have done better with deeper gears. I think all the newer trucks if properly equiped will pull the load described.

 

[Coldfinger]

Factors to be considered:
How many miles towing
What speeds towing
How many hwy miles empty
How many city miles empty
What kind of payload do you expect to haul

 

[Montgom345]

AK -

Is your gmc sierra in the 1/2 frame or the 3/4 frame. I believe its the same motor in each truck correct?

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

AK -

Is your gmc sierra in the 1/2 frame or the 3/4 frame. I believe its the same motor in each truck correct?

mines a 1/2 tonner..and no they dont get the same motor...the 3/4 ton gets the iron block 6.0 motor vrs the 1/2 ton getting the all aluminum 6.2 liter..the 6.0 is rated I believe at 365 hp and the 6.2 is 404 hp, 430 ft pds. torque if I remember right..now if you go thru the chevy version in the 1/2 tonner you can get the 6.2 with a HD trailer package that gives you 3/4 ton diffs(semi floater in the rear, still 6 lugs) with a manual t-case vrs the gmc version which is all wheel drive with 1/2 ton axles..mine carries a 9700 pd trailer tow rating with the 1/2ton..I did not see a gmc option with the denali for the 3/4 ton axxle package(maybe able to get it in the regular seirra package though, I didnt look)(mine did come with the intergrated brake controller which also ties into the ABS/traction control/roll over systems which may or may not help in a bad situation...) my previous truck was a 03 ssuburban with the 8.1..loved that truck, wife got it in the divorce..it was an animal for hooking to a trailer..but the 6.2 is pretty good....

 

[GlennRMK]

Ecoboost is the best option. As mentioned, the low end torque and power delivery makes the V8s look silly.

Love mine!

 

[milehighassassin]

Ecoboost is the best option. As mentioned, the low end torque and power delivery makes the V8s look silly.

Love mine!

What was the price you paid?


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