New guy, not sure which tow vehicle to choose
Want to start camping with a travel trailer, looking at anything from 26-31ft. I don't have a tow vehicle yet, trying to research it but it's a bit confusing. I was looking at a dodge ram 5.7 hemi ...
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Ncm86 wrote:
Not sure what's more important or if payload matters that much.
Thanks,
Mike
You will find payload to be more important than the tow rating figure.
Payload # needs to accomadate all passengers and driver, any gear in the truck cab/bed, a heavy hitch and components and approximatly 13% of the total weight of the trailer as tonge weight.
Example
Family of 4= 500#
Some gear in the box= 150#
WD hitch= 100#
13% of a 6000# tt=780#
Total 1530#
This might not reflect your specific situation but it demonstrates how the payload is met long before the tow figure.
If your considering Ford check out the Max Payload PKG.
