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bowler1
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Apr 02, 2017

1000 pound tongue weight: 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton???

Hi, I am looking at a new trailer that has a 1000 pound tongue weight (dry). Should I be looking at a 3/4 ton truck or will a newer 1/2 ton suffice? I know that some of the new Ford F-150s have pre...
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KD4UPL
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Apr 02, 2017
Get the 2500. Bigger frame, axles, suspension, brakes, etc. The difference between a 1500 and a 2500 is tremendous. The difference between a 2500 and a 3500 is much less.
By the time you have the tongue weight of a loaded trailer, the weight of the WDH, passengers, gear, firewood, tools, etc. you will likely be overloading most any 1500 truck.

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