habu987
Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All
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When I got my truck in 2018, I'd planned on staying in the 1500 light use case sweet spot for the foreseeable future (mostly just errands, hauling the family and gear, Home Depot runs, rental ~3500# camper a few times a year, etc), but my use case will be substantially different starting next year.
Pre-covid throwing 2020 into chaos, I was on schedule to start traveling all up and down the east coast with separate trips to Chicago and Houston/Austin for 8-12 conventions per year plus customer deliveries within a ~300 mile radius, all while bumper towing an enclosed cargo trailer that's anywhere from 5k-10k# and 12-18'. Given the paltry payload and towing capacities I've got on my truck (1269# and 7269#, respectively), I was planning to rent a HD for each trip, but now I'm thinking about just buying a HD in the next couple of years, hopefully after the updated can comes out.
With the *BIG* caveat that I haven't actually driven a HD yet, and knowing full well that the 6.4 would suit my projected needs just fine, I like the idea of the 6.7. I've read up on the differences between the 2500 and 3500 and am leaning towards a 3500 specifically for payload reasons. I would want to spec a 2500/3500 out with pretty much the exact same options that I have now, and when I searched for a 6.7 SRW SB 2500 specced out the same, payload was a miserly 1600-1900# and change depending on crew cab or mega cab. Similarly specced 3500s were well over 3000#. Given that some of my convention trips will likely be 2-4 people in the cab plus several hundred pounds of gear in the Ramboxes and bed, along with the trailer weight, that makes the 2500 just about as useless for my payload use case as the 1500.
So, all that said, on paper I'm likely looking at a SRW SB CC/MC 3500 with the 6.7. The added cost of the 6.7 over the 6.4 is a non-issue, so I'm not worried about the upfront or ongoing/maintenance costs. I am concerned a bit by the DD role, so I'll likely hold off on making a go/no-go decision till the cab redesign, since I can use all the space I have in the 1500 CC, and see if there are any drivability changes with the updated body whenever that actually comes out, hopefully model year 2022/2023.
I'm test driving a 3500 CC SRW LB HO 6.7 Big Horn later this week, just so I can see what the drivability is like and actually have an understanding of what DD would be like.
On paper, the jump from 1500 to 3500 seems like it makes sense to me, but I'd appreciate any advice y'all might have!
Pre-covid throwing 2020 into chaos, I was on schedule to start traveling all up and down the east coast with separate trips to Chicago and Houston/Austin for 8-12 conventions per year plus customer deliveries within a ~300 mile radius, all while bumper towing an enclosed cargo trailer that's anywhere from 5k-10k# and 12-18'. Given the paltry payload and towing capacities I've got on my truck (1269# and 7269#, respectively), I was planning to rent a HD for each trip, but now I'm thinking about just buying a HD in the next couple of years, hopefully after the updated can comes out.
With the *BIG* caveat that I haven't actually driven a HD yet, and knowing full well that the 6.4 would suit my projected needs just fine, I like the idea of the 6.7. I've read up on the differences between the 2500 and 3500 and am leaning towards a 3500 specifically for payload reasons. I would want to spec a 2500/3500 out with pretty much the exact same options that I have now, and when I searched for a 6.7 SRW SB 2500 specced out the same, payload was a miserly 1600-1900# and change depending on crew cab or mega cab. Similarly specced 3500s were well over 3000#. Given that some of my convention trips will likely be 2-4 people in the cab plus several hundred pounds of gear in the Ramboxes and bed, along with the trailer weight, that makes the 2500 just about as useless for my payload use case as the 1500.
So, all that said, on paper I'm likely looking at a SRW SB CC/MC 3500 with the 6.7. The added cost of the 6.7 over the 6.4 is a non-issue, so I'm not worried about the upfront or ongoing/maintenance costs. I am concerned a bit by the DD role, so I'll likely hold off on making a go/no-go decision till the cab redesign, since I can use all the space I have in the 1500 CC, and see if there are any drivability changes with the updated body whenever that actually comes out, hopefully model year 2022/2023.
I'm test driving a 3500 CC SRW LB HO 6.7 Big Horn later this week, just so I can see what the drivability is like and actually have an understanding of what DD would be like.
On paper, the jump from 1500 to 3500 seems like it makes sense to me, but I'd appreciate any advice y'all might have!
