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Location: That part of Texas | I haul with the worst thing out there -- it's so bad that nobody even has it listed as an option on the poll. 
It's a 2006 F-150 4x4 King Ranch. It gets 13 mpg when unloaded and loaded it averages about 10 mpg. It gets about 11 mpg if Ren isn't a fat tick when I haul him in the back and the Panhandle wind is behind us. There's nothing wrong with the radio though  or the heated seats  . I don't recommend it as a hauling rig for major trips or for more than pulling a 2-horse gooseneck like I have. I borrow Dad's truck for stuff like that.  |
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Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma | I have a dodge 2500 gas and haul a 2h calico gn trailer. My husband hauls an enclosed car hauler. Fully loaded down we get poor gas mileage but it runs great. If I were to get a bigger trailer I'd get a diesel. Within the next two years we will be trading for a 3500 diesel. |
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Location: California | My issue with my diesel is I HATE the 2wd, it HAS to be plugged in if it dips below 55* or it won't start, and I don't haul very often. I had to sell my trailer so my next one will probably be a 2 horse. |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | 2500 HD gas 4 wd. when diesel is this much higher than gas it works out even for us. Plus maintenance costs are much cheaper.
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| 2013 Chevy 2500 Gas.... just have a 2 horse Sundowner. Plenty of power, takes plenty of gas... like 9 mpg pulling and 13 not.  |
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 Coyote Country Queen
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| Serenity06 - 2014-12-23 10:38 AM
My issue with my diesel is I HATE the 2wd, it HAS to be plugged in if it dips below 55* or it won't start, and I don't haul very often. I had to sell my trailer so my next one will probably be a 2 horse.
Have you checked the glow plugs? That might help with it needing to be plugged in.
I honestly wouldn't care about 2 wheel drive if I didn't live in the sand. I can't tell you how many times I've been stuck in 2 wheel drive vehicles so I have to have 4 wheel drive. But if I was strictly driving on the highway I don't know if there would be a need for 4 wheel drive. |
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Location: NC | I just upgraded from an 05 2500 gas to 06 3500 dually diesel. Let me tell you how nice the fuel bill is already. With the gas truck every 2 days i would put 75 in if i was running around a bunch, with the diesel if im not running a bunch its 80 every 2 weeks. Right know its just pulling a 2h slant bp. Eventually will upgrade but priorities in life are getting in way. |
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Location: California | I live in Tx so when it rains I can not water my horses (no running water on the property so I have to haul water) because I get stuck in the clay sand/dirt. My glow plugs DO need replaced, however my stepfather has an 01 F250 diesel that also has to be plugged in AMD his glowplugs are fine. |
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  Semper Fi
Location: North Texas | Serenity06 - 2014-12-23 8:08 AM I'm sure this has been discussed before but I'm curious! I currently have a 97 F250 7.3 diesel and I'm very seriously looking to get a Dodge 2500 GAS
Keep it! You won't regret it in the long term. |
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Semper Fi
Location: North Texas | Serenity06 - 2014-12-23 11:35 AM I live in Tx so when it rains I can not water my horses (no running water on the property so I have to haul water) because I get stuck in the clay sand/dirt. My glow plugs DO need replaced, however my stepfather has an 01 F250 diesel that also has to be plugged in AMD his glowplugs are fine.
Glow plug relay or controller. Relatively easy to replace. Been there done that. |
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Semper Fi
Location: North Texas | Serenity06 - 2014-12-23 11:35 AM I live in Tx so when it rains I can not water my horses (no running water on the property so I have to haul water) because I get stuck in the clay sand/dirt. My glow plugs DO need replaced, however my stepfather has an 01 F250 diesel that also has to be plugged in AMD his glowplugs are fine.
Also, the truck(s) you are describing are front end heavy, so yes they will get stuck easily............I have driven these two production runs for 20+ so I understand a thing or about them. Again KEEP THEM, you won't regret it!
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| 2006 Dodge 3500 Diesel 2 wheel drive, pull a 14 foot short wall, 3 horse Platinum. I get 10-12 mph pulling, anywhere from 15-20 not pulling. My ONLY complaint is it does TERRIBLE in the snow. The dually with only 2 wheel drive is like a big skate. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | 2003 F350 crew cab dually 4x4 diesel. 17-20 highway unloaded. Fully loaded 17 . It Will pull a full size truck with a 4 horse steel gooseneck loaded with 5 horses out of the snow and ice up hill. 6.0 with delete kit. Truly a beast. I would keep the diesel.
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| foundation horse - 2014-12-23 12:04 PM
Serenity06 - 2014-12-23 8:08 AM I'm sure this has been discussed before but I'm curious! I currently have a 97 F250 7.3 diesel and I'm very seriously looking to get a Dodge 2500 GAS
Keep it! You won't regret it in the long term.
I agree! You'll regret getting rid of that 7.3! |
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| 2015.5 Chevy 3500 duramax dually 4wd. Absolutely the best truck ever...haha! LOVE! |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | 2015 GMC 3500 diesel.
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | I have a 02 F-350 CC-LB-4wd-Drw 7.3 diesel 6 sp manual and 06 F-350 CC-SB-4wd-srw 6.0 diesel Automatic. Both of them live on gooseneck trailers. One is on the horse trailer and the other is on a flatbed. I have a 13 F-150 Ecoboost for my daily driver. |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 Gas. Get 16+ on Hwy without horses, 11ish with.
ETA I pull a 3 horse gooseneck aluminum 4 star with a 4ft short wall with a kitchenette in it. Small water tank.
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Location: texas | we just got a ford, but I loved my megacab 3500 dually 4x4
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Location: Smack in the middle of WA! | 2003 duramax 2500 4wd! Love my truck and would never choose gas over diesel for towing and would never go without 4wd where we live. If we're not dealing with snow it's mud:( I get 12 mpg towing and at least 20mpg on the freeway. The thing we have changed is the exhaust. Also we don't plug ours in unless temps dip below 20 and we don't let the fuel get under half in the winter. Never had it not start due to cold weather! It's hard on it to not be plugged in when cold but it has always started! And a pic of her on our way to Vegas last year!
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