The thing is, pricing and ride are nearly identical on a 1 ton vs 3/4 ton gas or diesel. Even if you never tow a single day or haul anything more than groceries you will be selling the truck someday and buyers are going to specifically search for 1 tons first.Take a look at what happens to towing capacity when you put a diesel in a one ton. If we are talking about mall crawlers it’s not required. If we are talking about serious towing there is no comparison. My point would be, in a towing situation, if you are going to buy a one ton, make sure it has a diesel, otherwise, just buy a 3/4 ton.
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Main differences in a 3/4 and 1 ton Pick up?
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Fair enough, but I still don't understand what is wrong with a gas 1 ton?
I think most people feel like if you're going to do a 1 ton, then it warrants the diesel, otherwise, minus whale just get the 3/4 ton. A lot of people also don't know that the price diff between the two can be very small, similarly equipped. Most people think like gas 3/4 ton $40k vs. like 1 ton $55k with diesel.
My 12k fifth wheel thinks my gas 3500HD does just fine. After a year I have yet to hear what the engine fan sounds like. My diesel was wheezing and puffing on flat ground with a trailer half its weight.
Between the GM 6.6L gas and the Ford 7.3 Godzilla I will save my $10,000
Sorry about your clapped out diesel.
I owned a 2013 F250 with 6.7 and while I loved it, I got rid of when I didn't need to tow much. The new gas big blocks have pretty much made the Diesel obsolete for 95% of the people that own them. Between the $10k upcharge and all the expensive stuff that breaks, I'd gladly get the Ford 7.3 if I needed to tow big numbers.
I don’t know about the new, big block gas trucks-but there is a HUGE difference in MPG towing heavy with an older truck, like double the MPG between a Cummins and BB gas. And the difference gets bigger the more you tow/haul. There’s a reason there’s no ”gasoline” electric railroad locomotives nor diesel semis!
As the gas vs. Diesel was already hashed out in another tread... https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/best-and-worst-diesel-pick-up-engines.348631/
Look at registration.
Arizona requires you to have "commercial" plates on a 1 ton where a 3/4 doesn't require them.
Check insurance rates.
The sticker on the door is rated for less payload on a 3/4 ton vs a SRW 1 ton. (A lighter gas engine also gives you more payload over a heavier Diesel say if you are wanting a slide in truck camper.)
You get a Tire Pressure Monitoring System on a 3/4 ton. It will complain if you lower the rear tire pressure for the correct unloaded weight. Our Government decided overinflation and excess tire wear is A-Ok vs. possible underinflation.
One Tons have a Tire Pressure Reporting System and don't complain about any pressure you run.
Well, I got tired of being a Beta tester for GM's shabby engineering on diesels.Sorry about your clapped out diesel.
if you take a 3/4 ton WITH the diesel option your towing capacity is never going to be exceeded before the trucks payload capacity is exceeded. The diesel option on a 3/4 cuts way into the payload capacity of the truck. For that reason I'd go with a 1 ton if equipped with a diesel.
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