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From the responses I'm seeing, it tells me that the truck I'm considering is a perfect fit for my needs. I know many have stated that I might be disappointed if I go with a gasoline motor. Just a quick backstory, I currently tow an older 28ft Copper Canyon 5er with an ecoboost. Trust me when I tell you that the motor is NOT my weak spot. When I bought my truck, I didn't have the camper yet. It was towing my boat. I was looking at TTs, and the wife was watching our current rig without telling me until it dropped down in price where she was happy. I was a little educated from these type of forums so I knew my payload was close. But because I didn't know the only hitch that worked in my truck was a pull rite, I ended up with a surprise of 350lbs. So I am 500lbs over. Set of Timbrens, powerstop brakes and E rated tires have fixed the problem for now. But that is why I am more concerned about being proper on my pin weight than anything else. Especially since I am looking at a traveling weight near 14-15k. I know my ecoboost would pull that no problem. So I'm fairly certain that the new Ford 7.3l with the 4:30 rear end would too! As good as a diesel, no, but I won't need 1000ft lbs to do the job I would be asking of it. Plus I'm already getting 7-9 mpg loaded, no surprise there. I'm still weighing that option out. Thank for everyone's help.
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