Advice on purchasing a towing truck
I am a 60 something retired individual I want to purchase a towing truck for a 25 foot pull behind trailer or a lightweight 25 foot fifth wheel I am thinking about a Ford 250 or a Toyota Tundra I woul...
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The F250 could be a gas engine or a diesel engine so it will easily pull that small 5er or TT. The F250 comes with a 6100 RAWR which leaves around 3000 lb for a payload so it will have no problems carrying hitch weight for that size trailer.
The Tundra with their big gas engine won't have any problems pulling those size trailers. The Tundra has a small 4200 ?? RAWR which equates to around a 1500-1800 lb payload all depending on actual scaled weights and actual RAWR numbers. No problems with thye TT but this truck will be limited at a 5th wheel trailer with a 900-1000 lb dry pin weight.
The F150 can have a 6500 up to 8200 GVWR with 3600 up to 4800 RAWR numbers. The F150 with the 4800 RAWR is good for about 2200-2400 lbs. The F150 with smaller RAWR will carry less weight.
These are approx numbers and each truck will have different numbers depending on cab/4x4/wheelbase/diesel vs gas/etc selections.
The Tundra with their big gas engine won't have any problems pulling those size trailers. The Tundra has a small 4200 ?? RAWR which equates to around a 1500-1800 lb payload all depending on actual scaled weights and actual RAWR numbers. No problems with thye TT but this truck will be limited at a 5th wheel trailer with a 900-1000 lb dry pin weight.
The F150 can have a 6500 up to 8200 GVWR with 3600 up to 4800 RAWR numbers. The F150 with the 4800 RAWR is good for about 2200-2400 lbs. The F150 with smaller RAWR will carry less weight.
These are approx numbers and each truck will have different numbers depending on cab/4x4/wheelbase/diesel vs gas/etc selections.
