I have Dodge diesels and my brother has Chevy Diesels. The Chevy has a better ride and cab comforts. The Cummins motor is better than the Duramax. The Cummins is much cheaper to work on and seem to have fewer problems.
The deciding factor to me is that I want a manual transmission. Chevy only offers the automatic.
The fuel mileage is going to be worse on the Chevy than the Dodge if you really load them. I run pulling a 9000 lbs tandem dually trailer. My truck and trailer weight 14500 empty. I can put ten ton on it and still get 13-15 MPG. My brother has the exact same trailer. His outfit is lighter by 1500 lbs. If he puts ten ton on his it will only get in the 10-12 MPG.
I also have not touched any of the engines on the four Dodge diesels me and my sons own.(oldest is a 1990 the newest 2008) My brother has had the injectors go bad on two of the three Duromax engines he has had. You are looking at a $3000-4000 grand repair if you have the work hired done.
I would not go with a diesel for the light load you are going to be pulling. So unless you are going to be doing a lot of hauling I would not spend the extra money. The extra cost of the diesel up front will not pay back unless you are really needing the HD towing and even then you have to run many miles.
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