3.42 vs. 3.73 gears.......
Hi Fellow Campers, I'm in the market for a new Diesel truck. My current travel trailer is about 6000 lbs when fully loaded. However, down the road, I hope to graduate to either a longer (and ...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:
Best thing to pick up now is a towing guide from each of the three big truck manufactures. They discuss GVWR in length, and you can pick up a lot of information from the brochures.
It also has the GCVWR of each truck, with various rear axle ratios.
Fred.
Great advice. We'll request the towing guide as suggested and consider all the added weight with extra compartments and passengers.
Reminds me of my student pilot flying days when we had to calculate "weight and balances" before flying to make sure your plane WILL lift off with the calculated weight.
It can be just as important for trucks hauling RVs...or anything!
