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Specific Truck Configurations for Different Jobs

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Whats Better for a work truck -Gas or Diesel ?? 4k

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The segment details how to properly spec a truck for various work scenarios, focusing on gear ratios, engine type (gas vs. diesel), and regulatory compliance (CDL requirements). For general landscaping or contracting within a city (stop-and-go driving, hauling Bobcat-sized equipment on an 18-foot trailer), a gas engine with a 4.10 rear gear and a 6.4L Hemi in a 3/4-ton truck is recommended for its balance of power and lower maintenance costs. However, for heavier loads like a 32-foot tri-axle gooseneck trailer carrying a skid loader and mini dozer (up to 22,000 lbs), a 1-ton dually diesel with an Aisin transmission and a 4.10 or 4.88 rear gear is necessary. Exceeding 26,000 lbs combined vehicle weight requires a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL), and exceeding 10,000 lbs Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) (not empty weight) triggers Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations requiring safety equipment like a fire extinguisher and safety triangles.

Goal: Learn to match truck specs (engine, gear ratio, chassis) to the intended work application and understand regulatory requirements.

Tools and materials

  • 4.10 rear gear ratio — Common gear ratio for towing and work
  • 4.88 rear gear ratio — Higher gear ratio for maximum pulling power
  • 6.4L Hemi gas engine Ram/FCA — Recommended gas engine option for 3/4-ton trucks
  • Aisin transmission Aisin — Recommended heavy-duty transmission option
  • Cummins diesel engine Cummins — Recommended diesel engine option for 1-ton trucks
  • Ram 2500 — Example of a 3/4-ton gas truck suitable for lighter work
  • Ram 3500 — Example of a 1-ton dually diesel truck for heavy hauling
  • Truck specification sheets — Containing GVWR, payload, max trailer tow rating
  • Fire extinguisher — Required by DOT regulations for trucks over 10,000 lbs GVW
  • Safety triangles — Required by DOT regulations for trucks over 10,000 lbs GVW

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gear possibly a 342 depends what kind of what are you what are the gear options that you have in in Dodge at least because this is gonna be different for Chevy and Ford and guys we're not limiting this to Dodge we're just helping guys spec out the absolutely right truck so they can avoid failures period yeah I want to clarify one thing for Chevy GMC Ram they'll make good trucks yep it's us as a sales guy or you as a consumer that screwed things up a console okay happens all the time right I get guys in here there I hate my Chevy it's got brakes or garbage on it well you're hauling an 18 foot trailer with the Bobcat and a half-ton truck yep and I'm like your brakes are gonna be smoked your trailer brakes don't work does he ain't got a wire it up right I mean you're gonna blow your brakes off y'all gotta use common sense as a consumer and we have to use common sense as a salesperson okay so it's specking more importantly than should I get a gas or so to get a diesel its pecking out what you're doing what are you doing with the truck kind of toy do you need to pick up your wife and six cats from the vet you don't need a one-ton dually for that do you know and get way of that done right right do you need a 2500 to haul a Bobcat probably get by with that but I don't know what you're doing maybe you want a diesel are you pushing small are you commercial how many square feet do you fall here these are all very many miles do you tow a year what are you towing are you towing long distances down the road or you do an inner city towing if you're a landscaper or a contractor working inside of a city it's gonna be a lot of stop and go I'm gonna guess you can expect that truck out differently than the guy that's gonna go on the road and he's gonna go just cruise down from here to California and back so run me through the ultimate work truck the best combo not I'm not talking out leather when I say ultimate Mike I don't want the bells and whistles I want to know what the gear ratio is what the transmission what the engine is for the landscape contractor working inside the city is going to be pulling and pushing doing a lot of hardcore work with this thing he's buying it for one purpose but to make money questions I could put you in 5500 with 488 gears the Cummins Ising you're gonna pull 30,000 Paul you're gonna haul 10,000 balls okay but then you're gonna get in do T issues you're gonna tell me well I don't have a class a license well then you better check your lease…

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