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While we were looking at campers, there was no immediate rush. We found a good deal on one that just needs a gooooooooood cleaning. What's the problem you ask? We don't have anything to tow it. Our worst case scenario is to clean it up real nice and maybe re-sell it if we can't find a good tow vehicle.
1997 Damon Challenger 30RK
Trailer GVWR is 11,900LBS
We've been looking at the big three diesels. 7.3 Ford's, 6.6 GM's and 5.9 Dodge's. We've seen a few ford 6.0's for sale that are either stock (unknown history) or have been "bullet proofed". The wife likes the Dodge's but they are pretty pricey (just found a loaded megacab). Ford's seem to be the best bang for the buck but you have to find the right engine or do the mods. And GM's look nice and are known to be solid but again on the pricier side. Our hard budget is $16,800 to spend which is where the challenge comes in. The other thread I have does have the what to look for's and details that way.
Tow vehicle requirements-
4x4
Crew cab (full 4 door)
Nice to Have's-
fully loaded
So far, we have found a few but require 1.5hr + drives just to get there. And, they are smaller shops that don't have standard hours. Is there a series I should be looking at? 2500 vs 2500, 250 vs 350? It looks like using GVWR of both a 2005 2500 tow and trailer would fall within the GCVWR without doing actual numbers.
While we were looking at campers, there was no immediate rush. We found a good deal on one that just needs a gooooooooood cleaning. What's the problem you ask? We don't have anything to tow it. Our worst case scenario is to clean it up real nice and maybe re-sell it if we can't find a good tow vehicle.
1997 Damon Challenger 30RK
Trailer GVWR is 11,900LBS
We've been looking at the big three diesels. 7.3 Ford's, 6.6 GM's and 5.9 Dodge's. We've seen a few ford 6.0's for sale that are either stock (unknown history) or have been "bullet proofed". The wife likes the Dodge's but they are pretty pricey (just found a loaded megacab). Ford's seem to be the best bang for the buck but you have to find the right engine or do the mods. And GM's look nice and are known to be solid but again on the pricier side. Our hard budget is $16,800 to spend which is where the challenge comes in. The other thread I have does have the what to look for's and details that way.
Tow vehicle requirements-
4x4
Crew cab (full 4 door)
Nice to Have's-
fully loaded
So far, we have found a few but require 1.5hr + drives just to get there. And, they are smaller shops that don't have standard hours. Is there a series I should be looking at? 2500 vs 2500, 250 vs 350? It looks like using GVWR of both a 2005 2500 tow and trailer would fall within the GCVWR without doing actual numbers.