chill'nthemost wrote:.....once you've towed with a diesel everything else is a disappointment.
That is the absolute truth.
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chill'nthemost wrote:.....once you've towed with a diesel everything else is a disappointment.
I hear ya,chill'nthemost wrote:Best tow vehicles I ever had were my '04 and '06 Dodge Cummings. Loved having to slow down for corners going up hill. Last one I bought was a Hemi since I wasn't towing anything except the toon. It does fine but once you've towed with a diesel everything else is a disappointment.
BARRACUDA1968 wrote:Depending on how far you are towing on a regular basis I would worry more about wheel base on the tow vehicle more than horsepower.
Short wheelbase vehicles make terrible tow vehicles.
The second thing I would think about is the ability to stop what you're towing more than how fast you can get up to speed.
I tow with a Duramax ext cab 4x4 and love it. However I would not tow my 26" pontoon with a short wheelbase vehicle no matter how much power it had at highway speeds.
The other thing to consider is what tire you have on your tow vehicle. Most smaller SUV's have 4 ply or maybe 6 ply tires. The sidewalls of these tires aren't the greatest for towing if you get any side to side motion at 70 mph.
Just some things to think about.
Having plenty of power to tow, control and stop safely (with my family on board) was more important to me than gas mileage. I conserve fuel with my other vehicles:)kryptonite wrote:Bet you pass about everything except gas stations!nostrildomus wrote:I pull with a 8.1L Yukon XL SLT 3/4 ton. Seems to pull OK:)