How good is a chevy 6.2 diesel military truck for towing

[LC_Hamma]

1st and 2nd are way low & slow, I stepped on the go pedal and it feels like it needs to breath more in order to move, once I changed gear(to 3th) it's all normal. Once in third, that's when the truck really start moving. Is this normal for a truck like this?

Yep, tis normal. You don't feel the turbo doesn't kick in till about 35-40 mph, then it's so-so I have the same drivetrain in my W350. It's got 265K & still runs great. I've towed my 40 a few times & you can barely tell it's back there. I can't believe you think it rides good Those front leafs suck & their ain't much you can do about it. I even switched to Skycrapper springs & it didn't help at all Larger tires & a lift will help a little. That's what I had on my '86 CUCV & it was bearable:

 

[Domek]

1st and 2nd are way low & slow, I stepped on the go pedal and it feels like it needs to breath more in order to move, once I changed gear(to 3th) it's all normal. Once in third, that's when the truck really start moving. Is this normal for a truck like this?

Yep, tis normal. You don't feel the turbo doesn't kick in till about 35-40 mph, then it's so-so I have the same drivetrain in my W350. It's got 265K & still runs great. I've towed my 40 a few times & you can barely tell it's back there. I can't believe you think it rides good Those front leafs suck & their ain't much you can do about it. I even switched to Skycrapper springs & it didn't help at all Larger tires & a lift will help a little. That's what I had on my '86 CUCV & it was bearable:

Well, I am talking about the 93 DODGE suspension/ride, which I bought. I don't think I have leaf springs on that thing.

The 6.2 chevy was not aquired at the time. I spoke w/ my buddy and told him that I would get the chevy at the end of the year if he still has it and funds are available. the chevy will be mostly for parts.

 

[LC_Hamma]

You didn't look over it very good then, cuz you definitely have leafs on the front of that Dodge. The pic of my CUCV was to show a mild lift & larger tires helps the ride. I was mainly talking about the Dodge though. Great truck overall & I think his asking price was fair. I paid over 4K for mine + shipping & it had 211K

 

[Domek]

You didn't look over it very good then, cuz you definitely have leafs on the front of that Dodge. The pic of my CUCV was to show a mild lift & larger tires helps the ride. I was mainly talking about the Dodge though. Great truck overall & I think his asking price was fair. I paid over 4K for mine + shipping & it had 211K

I guess I didn't!

thanks for the comments. I feel a lot better.

...Like I said before I don't know much about the diesel trucks and I was affraid that I bought a truck that was not worth what I paid for.


I am plannig on using it as a daily driver and a tow truck.

the 80 needs to rest.