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If I were thinking gas engine in a 3/4 ton I'd save the money and just buy a newer Tundra. Actually 120,000 miles on a Tundra isn't a lot of miles. The Tundra is a beefed up 1/2 ton but it's not a 3/4. If you have a load to haul, you need a truck made for it, not just advertised for it.
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Your ideas seem to be very similar to mine. As I said in my opening post, I've pulled that 8000 pounds all over hell with the Tundra with no problems whatsoever. It is not the per fact truck for towing, but by driving 55-60 MPH I get where I am going alright. I suspect a 3/4 ton Chevy would do as well or better. I rarely drive anywhere when there isn't a good possibility on running into a deer, elk, moose or bear on the road, so I don't drive 80 when towing, no matter if the truck will do it or not. I don't have unlimited funds, and those extra thousands that a diesel will cost will buy most of a trip to Africa for me, which I would enjoy more than a few more foot pounds of torque.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I don't have unlimited funds, and those extra thousands that a diesel will cost will buy most of a trip to Africa for me, which I would enjoy more than a few more foot pounds of torque. A FEW more foot pounds? Um, er... 
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The Tundra is a beefed up 1/2 ton but it's not a 3/4. If you have a load to haul, you need a truck made for it, not just advertised for it.
I agree. I have a 2016 Tundra with the 5.7 and love it, but for towing it doesn't come anywhere near my 1999 dodge 2500 diesel. The tundra's a great half ton, but these guys claiming it'll do what a 3/4 ton will do are kidding themselves.
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Diesels produce roughly double the torque of gassers, and diesels produce tremendous torque from idle on up to redline.
If you've determined you can get by a gasser, go for it. If towing ability is important to you even if it's only a small percentage of what the vehicle is used for, then diesel is the correct choice.
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I am old enough to have done a bit of work with 350 Chevy size engines, even the school buses had truck spec. 350's. Also 318 Detroit and 300 Cummins in real trucks. I do not want to go back, but you damn sure can get the job done without having the latest and bestest. Never ran one, but the old 6-71 Detroit powered many trucks up to class 8, it would not match today's diesel pick up's. They sure as heck did have enough power to move car carriers well into the 1990's.
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