Confused 1/2ton or 3/4ton ?
Looking at purchasing our first tt and confused by all the different responses as to what truck we should get to tow it. It has a UVWR of 5295 lbs hitch weight of 635lbs. Most are saying to go with a ...
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My $0.02
UVWR is trailer weight without any dealer installed options like battery and propane tanks. Also doesn't include the weight of the hitch or anything you put in it, such as food, clothes, cooking utensils, etc. You will very likely exceed the towing capacity of 7000 lbs. My 1/2 ton would tow my trailer fine but I was really close to the tow capacity, payload, RAWR, and probably a little over my GCWR.
There are many people who would continue to use this combination and not think another thing about it, myself being an exception.
I traded up to a 3/4 ton truck and what a difference. Towed much better and felt more stable.
The people who say you can't have too much truck have probably done what I did and experienced the difference between a 1/2 & 3/4 ton trucks.
And like so many of us here you will replace your first trailer with another one at some point and it'll probably be bigger as your family grows. If your in the market for a truck now you may as well think of the future.
I started pulling a 21' trailer with a 1/2 ton and now I pull a 27' trailer with a 1 ton diesel, overkill I know but planning for the future & I found a good deal on it :)
UVWR is trailer weight without any dealer installed options like battery and propane tanks. Also doesn't include the weight of the hitch or anything you put in it, such as food, clothes, cooking utensils, etc. You will very likely exceed the towing capacity of 7000 lbs. My 1/2 ton would tow my trailer fine but I was really close to the tow capacity, payload, RAWR, and probably a little over my GCWR.
There are many people who would continue to use this combination and not think another thing about it, myself being an exception.
I traded up to a 3/4 ton truck and what a difference. Towed much better and felt more stable.
The people who say you can't have too much truck have probably done what I did and experienced the difference between a 1/2 & 3/4 ton trucks.
And like so many of us here you will replace your first trailer with another one at some point and it'll probably be bigger as your family grows. If your in the market for a truck now you may as well think of the future.
I started pulling a 21' trailer with a 1/2 ton and now I pull a 27' trailer with a 1 ton diesel, overkill I know but planning for the future & I found a good deal on it :)
