New Member and towing question
I'm looking to sell my home and simplify my life so RV'ing is a natural fit. I've owned RV's in the past, the largest being a 23' long 1987 Fleetwood Wilderness 5th wheel that was towed with a 1986 C...
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APT wrote:
I cannot see any 2005 half ton pickup towing even a 6k dry RV with "full time" loading staying under most of its rating. Long weekenders add 1000 pounds of stuff and maybe 200 pounds to the bed. Full time will likely be more like 2500 pounds and 500-1500 pounds of belongings in the bed. Anyway, if ratings don't matter...
Your truck has value. A similar vintage 3/4 or 1-ton with a lot more payload should only cost $1-2k more than the value of your current truck.
That's probably true but I know what my truck has had done to it. It's got a fresh motor, new dual exhaust, new brakes, new tie-rod ends, new rack and pinion steering, new tires...... and on and on. I've done all the work myself so I know what I have. Trading for another used 'older' truck with more payload would probably need a lot of things I've already replaced.
Being a single guy, I'd really have to work hard to add 1000-2500 pounds to the load. I'm downsizing.
