Opinions needed on Tow truck - Diesel or Gas?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Good info, keep it coming, many of us are looking at this same debate - somebody factor 'the wife' factor for me I don't know if mine will agree to a crew/dually/diesel! I need to bring my car to the one and only SuperCar Reunion and race

[JChlupsa]

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I need to bring my car to the one and only SuperCar Reunion and race

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Damn now THAT sounds GOOD

[Chevy454]

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Let your WIFE get behind the wheel of one...I couldn't keep my wife out of my dually, and I caught heck for selling it! I still get grief about that...

[COPO PETE]

I too am looking at purchasing real soon. What's the differnece in braking with a 3/4 ton vs a 1 ton????? A dually would be nice, but Im thinking just a crew cab chev with the Duramax. Are they really getting about 17 mph just driving around without a trailer on????
Peter

[hvychev]

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I need to bring my car to the one and only SuperCar Reunion and race


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Hmmmmm.....now thats an idea....

[NWYENKO]

we towed our Deuce to the reunion (4200 miles round trip), averaged 12.5 mpg at 65 miles per hour with our 2002 2500 HD Duramax Crewcab. Absolutely loved the truck. Traded it in on a new 2004 2500 HD Duramax. I drive it to work daily and get 15mpg, Would rather drive it than the wife's 2002 Acura 3.2TLType S.. The Duramax gets about 3-4mpg better than the 6 litre. Jim

[Pantera]

It is a old Ford show car hauler and the front car is ramped up into the nose of the gooseneck area. It is a 7 1/2 ft roof height too. I have a feeling that I will wind up springing for a whole new rig both trailer and truck. There is always someone that has a nice used one for sale. I can always sell mine. Heck it is a '78 model. Chapparall has been out of business for a few years now I beleive. I don't know why but I always loved the look of their trailers. But they are sure heavy!

[Pantera]

Thanks, that is my feeling on the Dodge over the Ford. I have never had good luck with Fords and don't know why. A buddy of mine has a 60k mi. 2001 Dodge, that I can get for $25k and it has the diesel and four doors. He does alum siding in the area and has 4 of them with little or no problems.

It is good to hear from all on here about it though. Thanks

[Pantera]

That sounds like a plan to me. will do.

[Pantera]

My truck is a dually 454 with TH-400 auto and a Chaprall sleeper on the back window. It was used by a SCCA vette racer and we took it to the west coast one time and he had a 3 wheel 42 chapparall and it weighed 25,600 according to Arizona when we went through there. That was with only one 3,300 lb corvette and some spare motors and such. Have you ever weighed your rig? That seems too light to me.