Re: Opinions needed on Tow truck - Diesel or Gas?
A couple of things to consider...
You need to be careful when choosing your rear gear ratio...not only from a "power" or "mileage" standpoint, but more importantly from a "GVW" standpoint. If I'm not mistaken you loose a thousand pounds or more going from 4.10s to 3.54s on the Dodge. I hadn't thought much about it until talking to one of my buddies who tows his race car with a Dodge. If you're looking at towing a 2-car trailer with a 1-ton, then every little bit of GVW is gonna be CRITICAL, as you're probably gonna be close, if not over, your legal GVW.
As for the automatics, you'll LOSE power with the autos, especially on the Dodges. For their auto tranny to live behind the diesel(s), they had to detune them, thus dropping power/torque...yuck. And, IMO a standard will outpull an auto any day of the week. I would stay away from an auto, unless going with an Allison auto as in the newer GMC/Chevrolet offerings.
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