Going to look at new 1500 crew cabs today

jerem0621 wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
My sig use to have a F150...

Have you even priced 3/4 tons for real (as in talking numbers with the dealer)? If not I think you would find them VERY close in price.

When things go bad on the road it is a terrible time to try to upgrade.

Sage advice tifwiw

I have put 12,000 miles on my2011 Silverado 1/2 ton in the last 5 months traveling across the U.S. (4,000 towing and 8,000 touring) and it has done fine pulling my 5,500 pound travel trailer. In addition driving all these miles I haven't see 1 - 1/2 ton broken down on the side of the road even though I have seen plenty towing trailers.

-Actual observed advice

Thanks for the observed advice.. I was not referring to breaking down. Not at all.

I was talking about this

especially this

breaking down is the least of my worries.

Video #1 experienced a loss of traction in the TV. In video #2 you can see that even a small single axle trailer can overcome a TV.

Me personally, I want the most TV tugging on my trailer as possible.

If a HD (specially a dually) was attached to the trailer and situation in video #1 there would have been a 50% greater chance of of keeping traction (two extra tires)

In video number 2 if it had been pulled by a HD truck (dually or not) the trailer would have had to overcome 50% more wheelbase and nearly two TONS more vehicle to flip the HD truck.

YMMV.. TIFWIW

OP.. I am not throwing down on your truck... Yours is a very capable truck. Good choice with the Max Tow package.

Thanks!

I am really against the pontification of accident videos or photos, but you posted them so here goes-

Video #1-Driver could have been driving too fast and encountered a severe sway situation and didn't handle it correctly.

Video #2-Driver would have been better off pulling a double axle trailer. Even if driver had a bigger truck there still isn't any guarantee the driver would not lose control when trailer flipped. Maybe tow vehicle wouldn't have flipped, but could the driver control a flipped trailer situation? (i.e. maintain a straight path as trailer is flipped behind him?)

It's funny but people don't video/photo of half-ton trucks/trailers that go down these same stretch of roads normally. Maybe you could find some?

IT SHOULD BE NOTED NEITHER VIDEO SHOWS A HALF-TON PICKUP.