Finished reading all 54 TC forum pages
I just finished reading all 54 TC forum pages and most of the individual thread. My three key takeaways; 1) No such thing as too much truck. 2) A lot of TC trucks are over loaded. 3) TC dealers l...
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mbloof wrote:
Ultimately I think it works both ways. The camper manufacturers lie about the dry weight of their products and truck manufacturers are in a seemingly constant competition with each other with regards to payload.
IDK but when I went to school 1Ton = 2000lbs. Considering that just about all truck campers (other than popups) weigh in dry at least a TON a 1Ton truck would be the minimum recommended to haul a TC.
My Northern Lite weighs in @~4000lbs WET and ready for camping so in reality (or according to the weight designation of modern trucks) I would really need a 2TON truck to haul it around on but silly me I carry it on a 3/4Ton truck.
While there are those that are not "overloaded", they are few and far between.
BTW: what is a 3Ton designation? 7500? (6000lbs camper)
The truck manufacturers don't call them "x ton", people do. My '98 Dakota had a 1550lb payload but was not a "3/4 ton".
