1/2 Ton Bumper Tow
So.... we are downsizing from our Power Stroke / 5th Wheel ensemble to a 1/2 ton truck with a travel trailer. We ended up purchasing a 2016 Ram 1500 4x2 with the 5.7 Hemi. Now we're looking at trav...
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3oaks wrote:TomG2 wrote:Probably for the same reason some people think everyone needs a 350 or 3500 when a 150 or 1500 would do just fine. :@keymastr wrote:
I don't get why people choose a 1500 series truck knowing they are going to tow when the 2500 is the same size, just a little taller.
Agreed. Why do people know that they need an adequate tow vehicle for a fifth wheel and then try a marginal pickup for their travel trailer?
There are a heck of a lot more people who come on here asking how they can handle their travel trailer with their 15/1500, even though, they are "Only a few hundred pounds over my GVWR" than there are those complaining about a two thousand pound pin weight with a 3500. They probably learned from their bumper pull days that it is better to have a little extra truck than not enough.
