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Old 01-22-2006, 09:46 AM
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Any 3/4 ton diesel truck will tow great. I'm using a F250 with the 7.3L powerstroke. I also towed my boat 1000 miles with my brother's '01 dodge 2500 cummins. They both work awesome for towing.

If you are buying new, Chevy has a new duramax with something like 650ft/lbs of torque coming out this fall. Ford has a new powerstroke for '07. the '05 Dodges are running 610ft/lbs this year, way up over last year.
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Old 01-29-2006, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by UNSANE
I disagree, my 05 Titan has been problem free. The break issue was that the front rotors weren't big enough so Nissan is going around replacing them to those who need it. I don't care about the whole Ford Chevy Dodge wars so I bought this truck with a completly independent mind and I think that Nissan has got it "figured" out. Notice the news on the recalls from the big 3 lately??? The Titan can tow 9400 lbs and is the quickest truck to 60 with an 8000 lbs load, no one can even come close. But I agree with everyone else here, if you have it in you mindset of a much bigger boat, then get a diesel!!! But after owning this thing for a year, I can only say that if it ain't a diesel, the Titan will kick the crap out of anything else. Big Cab, smooth ride, lots of thoughtful standard accesories and gadgets. It will tow a 25OL like it's not even there and you use all 5 speeds when towing, the tow button just reconfigures shift points and such. Towing 5000lbs at 60, I get 15mpg, 65 gets me about 13 towing. Just look at the trucks yourself and you'll figure out what works best for you, good luck!
Actually the Ford 1/2 ton is rated at 9800 pds. but is not as quick as the Titan, but on the other hand HP doesnt pull and torque does.
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The secret with the Titan is the gearing. It's a 5 speed auto with 4th being 1:1. You can still tow in 5th, the tow button just reconfigures the tranny shift points. I think the Ford is rated higher because of its payload cap is larger (more tongue weight) As far as torque goes, the Titan makes over 380 lb/ft but it has a weird power curve. Comes on mega strong and peaks at 3500, a little high but the tranny is set up for it. It's the quickest truck to 60 with an 8000 lb load and the Ford is second by about a 6 second defecit. If Ford reworks their tranny and gearing, I think it would be just as quick. Its engine has the numbers.
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
No such thing as too much truck. If you are going to get a bigger boat eventually, go ahead and bite the bullet on the truck now, so you are not biting two bullets down the road. The 2500HD with the Duramax will pull anything up to about 12K lbs with no problems. There is a lot more info on the Truck/Trailers/Other Vehicles forum here on OSO. There are not too many towing with Metric trucks here.
I bought the 2500HD, Duramax, the owners manual claims it can tow up to 16,500#, my previous employer used 350's with powerstroke and 16,000# trailers for 100,000 miles no problems.
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