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On 8/7/2021 at 12:11 AM, malibu43 said:

The 3.0L turbo was bought by someone else 30 minutes before got there. 2 other trucks we were looking at (one another 3.0L) sold this morning just hours after we inquired about going to look after work.  It's crazy right now...

 

Finally got someone to hold onto a 2021 5.3L Z71 RST for us long enough to get down there and make a purchase.  Taking it Mammoth to tent camp in a week, and then will pick up the trailer a week after that and put it to work.

 

Thanks again for all the help!

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Good looking new truck. I would have preferred the Diesel too but beggars can’t be choosers.  My neighbor has one and takes it from Hudson Valley to Rhode Island and back every week on less than a tank of fuel.  I forget if you’d said your truck was 4x4 or not, but if so, remember you would have had to regear two differentials not just one. And now you get a new truck too. What differentials are in the new truck, and what is the payload/towing capacity of the new stuff? 

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If your referring to the 8sp vs 6pd comment its because the 8spd has a numerically lower ratio in every gear. A 3.08 in the 8spd will perform better and the engine won't have to work as hard compared

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I tell everyone  the 2500 is a better truck for doing truck stuff, like towing and blue collar work, 1500 are comfy commuters and towing maybe 100 miles in a day twice a week.  more than this the wear

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I don't know about gear ratios or transmission cooling, but I want to share that I bought a Little Guy Max teardrop trailer with the following specs (dry weight 3010, tongue weight 310, GVWR 4000-4200

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46 minutes ago, 16LT4 said:

Good looking new truck. I would have preferred the Diesel too but beggars can’t be choosers.  My neighbor has one and takes it from Hudson Valley to Rhode Island and back every week on less than a tank of fuel.  I forget if you’d said your truck was 4x4 or not, but if so, remember you would have had to regear two differentials not just one. And now you get a new truck too. What differentials are in the new truck, and what is the payload/towing capacity of the new stuff? 

 

Thanks!  It is a 4x4, so I was looking at 2 axel to be regeared. New one is 3.23 axel ratio, but its an 8 speed.  9400 tow rating and I think 1800 payload. The diesel's numbers were actually a little lower due to extra engine weight. Towing would have been nice with it though...

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