For the last 10 years I've driven diesel pickups as I used to pull a gooseneck trailer with a loaded weight in the 16,000# range and the first diesel didn't have much EPA requirements. Now I only have a fifth wheel camper weighing around 9,000# loaded (similar to the 10,000# you plan to pull except more wind resistance). Sold the diesel and now have a half ton pickup with a rated towing capacity of 11,300#. My son has a similar fifth wheel he pulls with a 3/4 ton V-10. There's a lot of difference between pulling 10,000# and 16,000#. So, the things the gas engine won't do are: take 15 quarts of oil, cost 60 - 80� a gallon more for fuel, cost $26.00 for an oil filter, require $60.00 worth of fuel filters every 10,000 miles, tow 10,000# up Santiam Pass any slower than the diesels, take 8 miles to get heat out of the heater, require DEF fluid (or $300.00 EGR valves in my case), plus I'm sure there are other things I forgot. Diesels are not well suited for short trips and they don't do well not being used much (lot rot). They are high maintenance and really costly to service or repair. But, if you're pulling really heavy loads on a regular basis, you'd want one (or you may just want one anyway).
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Today's Featured Article - On the Road with Dave Gohl: Auction Musings - by Dave Gohl. I was thinking the other day about all the auctions I've been to in the last few years. There've been many. Some have been very good, some have been well, disappointing to say the least. But no matter how good or bad auctions may be, we always seem to stay until the item we've come for or are interested in is on the block. I've been to some auctions near and far. I think the furthest has been the Two Cylinder 7 in the Amana Colonies last year. Lots of stuff, lots of people. I've also atten
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