Help - Buying a new trailer
My wife and I have an Outback 277RL that we really enjoy, but it's just too much trailer for my half ton pickup (false advertising by the manufacturer of my truck, in my opinion, but that's a whole di...
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IdaD wrote:
If it were me I'd bite the bullet and upsize the truck. Even with a smaller trailer a half ton is never going to perform as well as a heavy duty truck when it comes to towing.
Here we go again. Please stop. Yes we all know 3/4 ton and up trucks are better for towing, but depending on your trailer you don't need one! A 3/4 ton gasser would not tow my Layton any better than my truck and no 3/4 ton is going to have the ride quality of my Silverado.
You don't buy a sledgehammer to drive a trim nail. Just my .02
OP- if you like your trailer, in your case I'd agree with upgrading to a 3/4 ton truck if you can swing it. We all know TTs in general depreciate like a rock, so why not just keep it, again, if that makes the most sense for you personally. Good luck in your decision
