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RobertRyan
Explorer
Dec 19, 2013

Jayco(Australia) building its truly 1/2 ton towable model

This would be an Alternative to some lightweight models on the US/Canadian market. Asian 3 Litre Diesel Pickups have no problems towing it.The 5th Wheeler comes in the small 24ft 3 inch size(7105lb)...
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Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Dec 20, 2013
Quite a bit more info on these fivers at this Australian link.

These are the "half tons" presumed able to tow even the smaller unit:
Ford’s Ranger with its 3.2 litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel pumping out 470Nm of torque has been an early favourite, but Holden’s 2014 Colorado with its up-rated 2.8-litre four cylinder turbo diesel now delivering 500Nm – which we used to tow the test van – is a serious challenge


Here's hopin' the U.S. market can come up with something similar, half-ton wise!

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