3/4 vs 1 ton .
3/4 ton duely vs 1 ton srw, what are the pros and cons of each.I know you can't ever too much truck but.in this case the truck will also be the daily driver.yes we are looking at a diesel,.5th wheel m...
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smkettner wrote:goducks10 wrote:The body size is the same, price is negligible, payload is far superior.smkettner wrote:Could be lots of buyers are on the fence between a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. If you barely need a 3/4 ton why get a 1 ton?
I have never seen a good reason to buy a 3/4 ton or 250/2500 series truck.
And yet they sell like crazy...
Why avoid the 350/3500 SRW?
What is the compelling advantage of 250/2500?
They're cheaper buy, can be cheaper to register in some areas, can be subject to fewer restrictions in some areas, and in commercial applications they don't trigger the 10k+ GVWR hoops. And in the case of the Ram, the coil suspension has a much nicer unloaded ride and it handles better. To some people those are compelling advantages, to some they aren't.
Personally I got a 3/4 ton because I don't need the extra rated capacity of the 1 ton and I liked the ride/handling balance with the coils a lot better. It's particularly nice offroad, which was important to me because I see a lot of unpaved miles in the summer and fall. The extra capacity of a one ton would be pointless in my case because any trailer in that size range is too big to get into the spots I like to camp. To me camping isn't pulling off the highway, parking on a patch of pavement and plugging my trailer into an outlet. ;)
