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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You guys kill me for always pushing a newbie to buy a massive truck for a trailer under 8 - 9000lbs and then talking about the tail wagging the dog.
A 1/2 ton weighs about 6000 lbs give or take a few hundred pounds, so about 60% of the tow rating that most have. A 1 ton weighs in at what about 9000lbs and I think that is high and most will have a tow rating in the 16000 - 18000 lbs range or much more so 60% - 50% of tow rating max. I know that there is more to towing than weight of the TV, such as frame, brakes, cooling, axle capacities, axle ratios, full floating vs semi-floating rear axle and on.
I think some of you are still in the early 2000's and don't realize that the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks of today are very different than they used to be. Materials are stronger, brakes better, cooling better etc than the old trucks. There are solid engineering reasons that all trucks are rated to tow a lot more than they did even 5 or 10 years ago.
Setup correctly any of the trucks will tow safely to their ratings. Right tool for the right job.
A 1/2 ton weighs about 6000 lbs give or take a few hundred pounds, so about 60% of the tow rating that most have. A 1 ton weighs in at what about 9000lbs and I think that is high and most will have a tow rating in the 16000 - 18000 lbs range or much more so 60% - 50% of tow rating max. I know that there is more to towing than weight of the TV, such as frame, brakes, cooling, axle capacities, axle ratios, full floating vs semi-floating rear axle and on.
I think some of you are still in the early 2000's and don't realize that the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks of today are very different than they used to be. Materials are stronger, brakes better, cooling better etc than the old trucks. There are solid engineering reasons that all trucks are rated to tow a lot more than they did even 5 or 10 years ago.
Setup correctly any of the trucks will tow safely to their ratings. Right tool for the right job.
