Deciding on new tow vehicle
Hi. We are fairly new to campers. We purchased a nice gently used 2010 Jayco Jayflight 22fb a few months ago and are thoroughly enjoying it. Unfortunately our current truck is a little under powered...
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rkortes wrote:
You ask the holy grail question when the topic of pickem up trucks is involved. Most guys here would trade their wife or GF before giving up their "perfect" Ford, Dodge, or Chevy.... Ok... and Tundra.
I'm X2 on seeking out a 3/4 ton for pulling. Why? Many folks start out small and very quickly want something bigger... and bigger and.... you get the idea. Any of the brands out there will be great. I have a 2005 GMC 3500 SRW and love it! It's been quite the work horse. Not that comfy though.
Can't argue on the 3/4 ton being nice. I towed horses with 1/2 tons for a few years and bought an F250 with the 8L turbo diesel in 2001. The 1/2 tons felt too unstable to me, and both ended up having transmission issues. I drove that F250 for over 200K miles and finally traded it in in 2012 when I quit horsing. It was a towing dream, but a filling station nightmare. My husband has to commute to work in his truck and a 3/4 is just too expensive.
We did borrow a 1500 Hemi to pull our camper with on a fairly long trip before buying the Dodge (we bought it last night). I have to say that my expectations were very low after my 1990's experiences with 1/2 ton towing. I was ready to insist that we buy a 3/4 ton truck. To my surprise, it felt much more stable and powerful than the 1/2 tons I towed with in the 90's. So I think we will be happy with it for a long time.
