when the family was in the car business our dodge pull truck was beefed to the max at 1000 some ft pounds of torque and over 600 hp. we used all that power on a daily basis pulling a 48' wedge trailer with 4' extensions front and back. thats 56' of ramp that we sometimes hauled three ext cab 4x4s on at a time. did we need that much power no but the mileage we got (17mpg loaded) was what we were after. it was like pulling a golf car on a small trailer behind a half ton. the only disadvantage that i saw with that diesel was the cost of beefing everything up to withstand that kind of power. would i do it again no way to spendy and not enough brakes for that kind of power and load. i think thats why they make peterbuilts.
