Global Pickup Trucks Bragging Rights

Colorado71 wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but what's the point of a midsized truck with a 3,000lb payload in the context of RVing?

You're certainly not going to be pulling a large 5th wheel with a 2,500lb pin weight. You're certainly not going to be loading it up with quads or snowmobiles.

Might be great for a work truck, but doesn't really mean squat in the RV world

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red letters, not everyone uses there trucks as an RV use only. Probably 30-50% or more of trucks are used in construction industries where payload is more of an issue than if it can pull a trailer. I never truly needed a 1 ton to tow my rv trailer. But the equipment trailer I had a 7000 lbs bobcat and 3000 lb excavator DID need a 1 ton to haul and tow it! I could easily some days use an older 150-200hp V6 in a 1 ton dually for what I do with these trucks a lot. I do not need a lot of HP to move 15-20K lbs upwards of 45-50 mph on 2-4 lane city, county and state roads. Interstates 60 mph needs a bit more, but the amount I am on them is less than 5% of the time.

While granted this forum is an RV based forum, many like myself use there truck in more than one relm of a pickups usage. I choose the harder use for what I will buy, how I use it etc. RV'ing is light duty vs construction use. Ever see a 3/4 ton pickup with 6 600-800 lbs rocks in the bed?!?!?!??? been there done that! Or 2 3000 lbs pallets of concrete pavers or wall blocks? yep, been there done that! a 6500lb axel and 750 lbs hitch wt TT in the RV relm is pretty easy. The equipment trailer with 1500-1600 lbs of dead wt pintle hitch and 11K-12K on the axels, along with a ton or two in the bed......that gets a bit more fun mind you!

Marty