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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PS...just donated a 1980 Silverado C10 with a 350 in it....Big Ten and the 'fake half ton' of that era (meaning it was the highest rated half ton without going into the marketing badge C20...AKA 3/4 ton)
Last year it still hauled about 3,000 lbs of wood pellets on one trip...about 2,400 lbs of fire wood...about 1/3 yard of gravel & dirt several times.
Towed a rental stump grinder and it's trailer. have no idea how much that thing weighed. Round trip was about 20 miles and on local hills. Sure slow going, but it did it without complaining and of course poking at around 50 MPH
Donated it because the wiring was becoming an issue and didn't want to anymore. 38 years old and the best, IMHO, to get the most out of a vehicle...keep them until can't/won't fix them anymore.
About time to replace the rear axle bearings...if not done on a regular basis (about every 3-4 years), they would deform the roller cage to allow them to come out. Meaning the rear axle was way overloaded and the bearing took the brunt of it...okay, understand and willing to take the hit for abusing it like that....why changed out my 1973 K5's suspension to a Dana 60 front and GM 14 bolt rear. Along with positive arched front leaf springs and new rear leaf springs....knew it was still a half ton
New does NOT mean much to folks like me...but know the Fashion Statement crowd won't get in mine...
Last year it still hauled about 3,000 lbs of wood pellets on one trip...about 2,400 lbs of fire wood...about 1/3 yard of gravel & dirt several times.
Towed a rental stump grinder and it's trailer. have no idea how much that thing weighed. Round trip was about 20 miles and on local hills. Sure slow going, but it did it without complaining and of course poking at around 50 MPH
Donated it because the wiring was becoming an issue and didn't want to anymore. 38 years old and the best, IMHO, to get the most out of a vehicle...keep them until can't/won't fix them anymore.
About time to replace the rear axle bearings...if not done on a regular basis (about every 3-4 years), they would deform the roller cage to allow them to come out. Meaning the rear axle was way overloaded and the bearing took the brunt of it...okay, understand and willing to take the hit for abusing it like that....why changed out my 1973 K5's suspension to a Dana 60 front and GM 14 bolt rear. Along with positive arched front leaf springs and new rear leaf springs....knew it was still a half ton
New does NOT mean much to folks like me...but know the Fashion Statement crowd won't get in mine...
