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Location: Dickinson, TX | Which truck has the best cooling system? I'd say either one can pull the load. I pulled a 10,000 pound gooseneck a few times with a 1991 F-150 with the small V-8. Truck did fine... no damage at all... but you'll want to be sure you have transmission cooling, over and above factory coolers, on whichever truck you decide to pull with. FYI... best option would be to sell both trucks and buy yourself a used diesel pickup. Neither truck you have right now will have trouble with the load, but you will get POOR fuel mileage. I'm pulling my 10,000 pound gooseneck with a 1991 F-350 diesel nowadays, getting 12-14mpg at 70mph depending on terrain. You won't get that with a gasoline-powered vehicle. Mike |
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Location: Southern New Mexico | I have a 2003 ram 1500 that had the 20inch tires. They are passenger tires and not made for towing. I had a stock trailer that weighed in at 4200lbs (6500 with the horses) and every time I hauled the tires lost air. As much as 10lbs at times and there were no leaks, I had them checked repeatedly. I finally found some one with 17inch tires that wanted 20's and we traded. That way neither of us had to pay for new rims/tires. Other than the tires I had no problems towing unless we came to a really steep hill. |