Ok give it to me straight.

[Chiefblueman]

All good advice - especially getting a ton rather than 3/4. Even the SRW had a bigger axle, brakes, etc. Just a little more truck and the day will come that you'll need it.

Not a lot of difference between the Ford or Chevy engines, but the other day I pulled up to the diesel pump and there was a Duramax on the other side. The guy on the other side looked around the pump and said he had to check that I was at the right pump because it didn't sound like a diesel. The new Powerstoke engines don't have that macho diesel rattle - which is fine with me as I don't have to turn the engine off to order in the drivethrough lane.

I have heard this said quite a few times here about a 1 ton having bigger brakes and axles. In the case of later model GM products, they do not. The 3/4 ton Duramax and 1 ton Duramax use exactly the same brakes and axles. A 3/4 ton gasser uses a smaller rear axle.

That said, go 1 ton if you can for the higher payload rating.