Half-ton vs 3/4 Ton

1stgenfarmboy wrote:
A half ton from the mid 90's is not the same truck in 2015, the newer trucks are huge and heavy with giant wheels and tires, for instance....my 1993 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 weighs 6,300 with me in it and full of fuel, I would be willing to say ( don't know for sure ) a new 1/2 tone is as heavy if not more, so in this case they would be the same with exception of payload, but as far as the white knuckle stuff it would make no difference.


what year is the 1/2 tons your are using ? do you have them set up with sway bars and WDH, a 6,500-7,000 lb wet TT would tow fine with a modern half ton with all the goodies, what you are talking about is the seat of your paints feeling, not ( OH I am 250lbs over my advertised max payload ).


if you tow in the mountains, tow at 70mph, take 1,500lb of stuff in the bed of the truck, then you need a 1 ton DRW truck.

If you tow 50 miles to the local CG a few times a year and home a newer 2012+ 1/2 ton will be fine with a sub 7,500lb TT.


I tow very A heavy goosneck a few times a year 19k+ with a 93 Dodge 1 ton DRW 4x4, you don't want to take your eyes off the road as you have a feeling it will take a while to stop, to me this never goes away even when towing my 6,500 lb TT, just an observation for me.

My F150 is a 2012 and my Armada is a 2010.
As I stated, I can tow my 7300# perfectly fine with either of these vehicles.
Obviously, I have WD Hitch and Sway control at 7300#.
Where I am headed is, I felt like the 8500# trailer was way more than I was comfortable hauling (and because of the excellent assistance I received from my salesman (NOT), I was way overloaded in my half ton).
I know I can't move to that weight trailer with what I currently own.
I am not opposed to upgrading to be able to handle the larger trailer.
What I'm not comfortable with is spending upwards of $100k, only to find that the heavier trailer gives me the white knuckle experience in the 3/4 ton, as it did with the half ton.