General towing guestion - newbie
We plan to buy our first TT in the coming months. It will probably be something in the 8,000 pound (loaded) range. I’m thinking we would like to use a large SUV to tow but from my observations it seem...
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If you find the correctly outfitted 1/2 ton, you "can" pull 8k.
But that will be pushed up to the limits and given you are going on long trips with lots of towing, moving up to a 3/4 ton makes for a much nicer experience and the cost of those heavy duty 1/2 tons will likely be no savings going with the 1/2 ton.
As mentioned, if you find a 1 ton single rear wheel for similar price not a bad upgrade to consider...though except for a few models in the last couple years, the 3/4 & 1 ton trucks are identical except for the rear leaf springs, so simply upgrading the springs gets you a 1 ton if you ever need it(but not the badge or official rating...which no agency checks anyway).
We made a similar transition after doing the loop and are glad we bumped up to a 3/4 ton.
But that will be pushed up to the limits and given you are going on long trips with lots of towing, moving up to a 3/4 ton makes for a much nicer experience and the cost of those heavy duty 1/2 tons will likely be no savings going with the 1/2 ton.
As mentioned, if you find a 1 ton single rear wheel for similar price not a bad upgrade to consider...though except for a few models in the last couple years, the 3/4 & 1 ton trucks are identical except for the rear leaf springs, so simply upgrading the springs gets you a 1 ton if you ever need it(but not the badge or official rating...which no agency checks anyway).
We made a similar transition after doing the loop and are glad we bumped up to a 3/4 ton.
