How does the Ford transmission suck?
Having just gotten out of the diesel crowd, I wouldnt buy another diesel unless I NEEDED one. I never hauled heavy enough to actually NEED a diesel, and sure it was nice when I did haul a truck or something else to not even know it was there, but the novelty wore off quick for me. It was a beast, until it wasnt and in my luck it seems I had a bunch of issues at the worst time possible and it really left a bad taste in my mouth.
I wouldnt touch a powerstroke with a 10ft pole either. One trip to the Ford dealer that has 80% of their bays filled with Powerstrokes with motors being replaced sealed the deal for me. No way. First choice would be a manual transmission Cummins.
I wouldnt touch a powerstroke with a 10ft pole either. One trip to the Ford dealer that has 80% of their bays filled with Powerstrokes with motors being replaced sealed the deal for me. No way. First choice would be a manual transmission Cummins.
Compared to the Dodge, I bog down rather badly under a real load. If pulling a 32 foot trailer with round bales my Fords, both of them would rather take a break and eat a pizza than get up and go. By partners dodges just are much stronger. I am a Ford guy for my farm trucks though, they run great and last forever. But for real pulling power I think there are better options than Ford HD series. Carting around a round bale to feed horses or cattle, the Fords work GREAT, but for long hauls with loads like hauling hay to Texas, The Dodges are my go to.
2500-2750lbs, pretty light. But hills and declines that you downshift to control speed for make that tranny work.
To haul 3k lbs in a trailer is silly to go with a diesel.
Yeah, I haul a 3881 pound tractor with attachments that bump it well over 4K on a thousand pound trailer with zero issues using a 1/2 ton Tundra with a gas engine, 4:30 gears, 394hp. Loaded correctly, you never know its back there. Flat land is no problem.
I also pull a 36' travel trailer with an empty weight of 7800lbs. Flat land OK, but getting into the hills of eastern Ok, it works it a bit.
Problem is, most of what I'm seeing out there are diesels for sale
Heck my Magnum is rated for 3600# 
If you're only looking at 3/4 ton or 1 tons, well yeah...
I dont know what criteria you're using but there's TONS of gas trucks for sale out there. And for the price of a used diesel truck you could get a much newer gas truck.
You run into issues with tongue weight, suspension for said tongue weight, etc that would make that 3600# an issue if the towed vehicle isn't loaded correctly.Heck my Magnum is rated for 3600#
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