Hi all. I'm about to order a new truck to tow the new Cedar Creek Champange Edition we stumbled across last fall. I've decided that I'm going with an F350 XLT SuperCab diesel dually with a few extra options but I'm not sure what gear ratio I should be getting. We will be towing the 5th wheel to/from Toledo Bend where we will hang out during the snowy time of year. From where we live it's about an 1800 mile one-way trip on the Interstates. For the most part, the trip is fairly flat as we can pretty much avoid the mountains/hills of PA, WV, VA, TN. This truck will also become my daily driver - I'm retired and most of my driving is towing the boat somewhere. I understand the higher the gear ratio, the better the tow but the worse the gas mileage. I know the gas mileage will probably suck on the best of days and if an keep the suckage to a minimum I'll be happy. I'm thinking about getting the 3.73 gears instead of the 3.55s but could be convinced to go with 4.10s if the diff in fuel economy won't be too harsh on my daily use.
Thanks.....
Doug