Hi everyone. I am thinking about buying a 2017 ecodiesel. I have a 26ft tritoon and a 26 travel trailer they weigh 5200 lbs to 5700 lbs. I was wondering if the truck would pull it pretty easy. The truck has the 3.55 gears in rear end. Any answers or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Thinking about buying ecodiesel
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Welcome, those numbers are within the range of the EcoDiesel.. it shouldn't have a problem with either.
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No its not going to pull it "Pretty easy" ,its going to struggle. 3.55 gears just make it under powered.
Now, that being said if you pull during summer months in temps under 90* and drive 55/65 MPH road ways it will work...
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Some configs can tow 9200 pds. We're talking about half of that... also, I never towed that heavy but I never had a problem and didn't feel anywhere like the truck was struggling with 4K pds.
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I've pulled My Trailers sever times with My ED from Rec/Const, its OK to 4500 after that it struggles, I have a fleet of truck and trailers, the 1500s have their place. these are just a few, I also have Trucks GVWs over 80K... Well rounded experiences , I guess you Ya could say.
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Fair enough.. If you're towing a boat or trailer every now and then, I still feel like it'll get the job done as long your going across town to your nearest campsite/lake. If your a full time RV'er, then get a 2500 with a bigger diesel.
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Complete agreement.... and speed has a Huge, Did I say Huge impact drive 55/60 and up to 6K with proper distributed weight and dual braking ( proportional electric) 100% functional.
I've pull ground pressure check in 13.5 With the Dual Axle trailer Pictured (Legal) and (ED) it did not like it.