Tow Vehical

Atom Ant wrote:

john&bet wrote:
My opinion is that there should be no such thing as a 1 ton srw. Thier tires are the same so thier contact point with the road is the same as a 3/4 ton. JMHO.

?? Let's take it a step further, let's just eliminate the 3/4 ton. Why de-rate a perfectly good SRW 1-ton with lighter axles and springs ;)

Exactly! The 1 ton SRW is everything that a 3/4 ton should be. With the half tons creeping up on the 3/4, the decision to buy a 3/4 over a 1 ton never made any sense to me. As far as the tires go, most everybody has a 20" wheel option these days and those tires ratings are more in line with what the rear axle is capable of. Not sure what the contact patch has to do with it.

If you eliminated the SRW 1 ton, you would force a lot of people that don't need it into driving a dually. No thanks, I'll stick with the more legally capable version of the SRW truck.

john&bet wrote:
My opinion is that there should be no such thing as a 1 ton srw. Thier tires are the same so thier contact point with the road is the same as a 3/4 ton. JMHO.

?? Let's take it a step further, let's just eliminate the 3/4 ton. Why de-rate a perfectly good SRW 1-ton with lighter axles and springs ;)

My opinion is that there should be no such thing as a 1 ton srw. Thier tires are the same so thier contact point with the road is the same as a 3/4 ton. JMHO.

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Allworth wrote:
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VEHICLE

720Deere wrote:
I think you guys need to go back and read my first post on this thread. I gave some sensible advice and then somebody came in saying that you can't tow anything bigger than a 10,000 lb trailer with a 3/4 ton. Don't take it out of context, I was just pointing out how ridiculous that theory is. I fully understand all the aspects of matching truck and trailer and did not suggest that anybody should tow a large fifth wheel with a half ton truck.

Personally I think the ratings on the half ton trucks have gotten ridiculous. Do you really think it is wise to tow and/or carry heavy loads with a truck that doesn't even have a full floating rear? It is a heck of a lot easier to deal with a blowout or flat tire than it is to recover from the rear wheel actually passing you!

I think it is more ridiculous that they put such low rated/soft tires on the 1/2 tons. All for that girl soft ride!

I think you guys need to go back and read my first post on this thread. I gave some sensible advice and then somebody came in saying that you can't tow anything bigger than a 10,000 lb trailer with a 3/4 ton. Don't take it out of context, I was just pointing out how ridiculous that theory is. I fully understand all the aspects of matching truck and trailer and did not suggest that anybody should tow a large fifth wheel with a half ton truck.

Personally I think the ratings on the half ton trucks have gotten ridiculous. Do you really think it is wise to tow and/or carry heavy loads with a truck that doesn't even have a full floating rear? It is a heck of a lot easier to deal with a blowout or flat tire than it is to recover from the rear wheel actually passing you!

720Deere wrote:
LMAO......most 150/1500 trucks are rated to tow over 10,000 lbs these days with half the models rated at more than 11,000 lbs. I guess there is no use grossing 80,000 lbs with the Peterbilt when it would be much safer at 65,000.

..So you're recommending the OP tow his 15,000# 5er with a 1/2 ton truck?? Sometimes, as mentioned in one of the last post...One needs to know the RAWR of his truck, (I'd say GVWR, but most laugh at that rating anymore)....The manufacturers GVWR rating will squelch the 10,000 to 11,000# 5er at times with a 1/2 ton due to the pin weight...but, that's nothing more than my opinion. ....

I would say, with the newer 2013/2014 trucks, a 3500 SRW truck would handle the OPs 5er....Heck, they even have brand new 2500's now that have GCWR of 25,000# plus.....I like the stability the dually offers on a heavy to heavier 5er, (14,000 and up)...

If OP wants a dually, buy one....You may park a little further out, but other than that, mine is my daily driver and have no issues with going places and parking.

again, a 1 ton SRW truck should be able to handle what you want to tow...with a possible pin weight of 3,000#, I'd look at the trucks GVWR...er, I mean, RAWR, for those who don't buy into GVWR:) I do, but I'm not real bright:)

For me - that would be 1-ton SRW SB territory. Our prior Montana with 15,500 GVWR 3,000 lb. pin weight was a perfect match to our F350 SRW for years and the number were right on.

I wouldn't mess with a dually unless you had to.