2014 Ram 2500 Cummins - my last hesitation
I'm sure this question has been asked and answered a 100 times here, so sorry in advance. I've been soliciting opinions on some of the various vehicle forums and thought this looked like a great plac...
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Lantley wrote:
If you have any thought of ever going to a fiver get a 1 ton for the payload.Otherwise a 3/4 ton will be fine with most bumper pulls
OP stated he wants the bed for toys...although no specific mention of the toys. He also stated a TT around the range of 10k GVWR. If the toys are bed loaded ATV/UTV, then a 1 ton absolutely makes a lot more sense.
OP, since the foot print between a 3/4T and 1T SRW is identical, it does make more sense to pay the minimal extra $ and go with a 1 ton. You will be a lot more pleased with the extra payload ratings. It is nice to heavily load my bed and then hook up my 9500 GVWR TT, load the family and know I'm no where near being overloaded. And yes, I do some significant mountain passes almost every tow. I would not be able to say the same thing with a 3/4T.
And as mentioned, lots more options if choosing to upgrade to a 5'vr. Although my latest thought is I will be selling the TT in 4-5 years and go with a slide-in. I am absolutely shocked how much 4 season slide-ins weight...1 ton area if not 1 ton DRW.
