1/2 ton or 3/4 ton for towing a TT
I'm thinking about replacing my truck because it can't tow what we need. We are new to RVing and our Plan A as to find find a used TT thst we liked and that we could safely tow with my truck. Well t...
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Based purely on many years of personal experience, towing various sizes/types of trailers, hauling hay and firewood, etc., I'm glad I have a 3/4 ton CTD.
My previous half ton was a great little truck, no doubt about it. It did the job just fine, until I towed a 7X14 enclosed cargo trailer from Billing to Sheridan WY, loaded up with ham radio gear. That poor little truck had a terrible time on the hills on I-90. When we got home from that trip, the half ton was put up for sale, and I began the search for a 3/4 ton CTD.
I will never go back to a half ton.
But, I would never buy a NEW 3/4 ton. They simply cost too much, when there are good used ones readily available for less than half the cost.
Oh, sure, many of the available used ones have "high miles", but that isn't critical with a diesel engine. My truck had a little over 400K on it when I bought it (for $6000). It starts good, runs good, drives good, and tows like a locomotive, and it has a 12K winch in the custom front bumper.
My previous half ton was a great little truck, no doubt about it. It did the job just fine, until I towed a 7X14 enclosed cargo trailer from Billing to Sheridan WY, loaded up with ham radio gear. That poor little truck had a terrible time on the hills on I-90. When we got home from that trip, the half ton was put up for sale, and I began the search for a 3/4 ton CTD.
I will never go back to a half ton.
But, I would never buy a NEW 3/4 ton. They simply cost too much, when there are good used ones readily available for less than half the cost.
Oh, sure, many of the available used ones have "high miles", but that isn't critical with a diesel engine. My truck had a little over 400K on it when I bought it (for $6000). It starts good, runs good, drives good, and tows like a locomotive, and it has a 12K winch in the custom front bumper.
