Poll: Which Truck?

[goddessfarmer]

Assumption: Both will do the farm job.

Truck A: Dodge Dakota Club Cab - $25,506, 6850lb rated tow capacity, utterly useless back seat that will be removed for easy accumulation of crap, seats 2 (or 3 in a pinch) nearly identical to my dearly beloved 12 yo Dakota which goes everywhere on the farm.

Truck B: Dodge Ram 1500 regular cab - $21,274, 7500lb rated tow capacity, seats 3, 3" too tall to fit in barn cellar, 10" shorter front to back (good thing), better turn radius, more bed space, less tool space in cab.


[Poll #924307]

Comments

Re: Good thing I'm tall...

[johngnassi.livejournal.com]

Is an automatic actually under consideration? What would be the advantage? I could see some advantage to a continuously variable transmission if it were well designed, if that's available.

Re: Good thing I'm tall...

[goddessfarmer.livejournal.com]

CVT is well understood technology and frequently applied to farm tractors in the 5 - 65 HP range. While I prefer the manual, the almost 2000lb lower tow rating kinda puts the lid on that. If I really had to have a manual it would be in a Ram 2500, which is WAY Bigger than we need and not under consideration.