1/2 ton towable TH
Hello. Looking to get a toy hauler, used, that I can tow with my 2014 f-150 ecoboost. Will need hauling a polaris Rzr 4 900. In the $5000-7000 range. Seen a few Carsons fun runners and Thors in that r...
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lincster wrote:BeardownAZ wrote:
Well kinda makes you wonder why they even make half ton "lite" trailers for. So I keep hearing the wind issue. Now explain this to me. Is a f250 that much heavier then a equivalent f-150?? Or is it the heavier duty suspension that makes it easier to steer in the heavy winds?
All a marketing ploy.... Sell more units cause everyone has a 1/2 ton.
Anyway, a F250/350 just has bigger/beefier components.
Brakes, axles, frame, coils, drive shaft etc. Everything is beefier.
Plus the diesel engine. :)
Yup, the salesman when we bought our TH swore up and down we'd be "totally fine" with our 1/2 ton truck. As you can see from my time joined, I joined here AFTER we had made both purchases, and really wish I had found this site before.
Mention of the diesel engine is important too. That exhaust brake made going downhill a hell of a lot more pleasant.
