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8.1 / Allison with a short bed will pass anything but a gas station. What size tank on that thing like 13 gallons I know it's 25ish but when you start towing it seems like it's 13ish. Queen Creek to Flagstaff was a three tank each way experience for one of the guy's in the old group. Said he got worried if he couldn't see the next gas station while he was filling up.

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At one point I had a cracked frame/hitch weld that almost lost it - the drivetrain was perfectly fine but the chit weld that installed the hitch was not. After repair no issues. Towed that setup back and forth through scissors crossing from Temecula to G for years. It was damned near every bit of the 75 gallon tank for a round trip but it did it just fine

Would take this over the 6.0...I had a 2007 2500HD with a 6.0 and the engine struggled more up grades than my 1/2 on with a 4.8 - towing a 20FT toy hauler...The clutch fan kicks in on the 6.0 and it feel like a 50HP loss or more...Hated that engine. In electric fan upgrade would have prob helped? The 8.1 coupled with the Allison you get with that engine is a far better choice if the truck will be used for towing. The MPG loss is worth it.