Big SUV or truck
Looking for a tow vehicle for our new trailer. 5500# GVWR and tongue weight is around 650# loaded but may be more if we add bikes in our internal bike storage area. I've got 4 options I'm consider...
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the bear II wrote:
My favorite tow vehicle is a Crew Cab Dually with a camper shell. It will pull or haul anything. The backseat can be used for people and or stuff. Campershell provides a secure place for bikes and toys plus other stuff.
A chevy with duramax diesel and allison 2007 or newer with under 100K miles is the ticket.
2nd Favorite was a chevy 2500 long bed 4X4 with a campershell. The campershell was about a foot higher than the truck cab had a cargo door which could be removed to load dirt bikes and provides easy access to the stuff inside. Very flexible for carrying whatever I needed.
You're speaking Greek to me. LOL Camper shell? Allison? I come from cute, little sporty car import land that begrudgingly moved up to an imported sporty SUV. I don't know trucks at all even though I live in an area where trucks are super common.
A dually is totally out...the half ton is already way bigger than I've ever thought I'd drive. And we have a 17 year old, new driver who will need to drive this occasionally and is used to a brand new Mazda3. Not to mention the cost of winter tires having to buy 6 in a few months. ;)
