Help deciding on new tow vehicle
The wife and I are considering looking for a new tow vehicle to haul our Keystone Bullet 308bhs (6100lbs dry) We have been towing it with my 2007 F150 with 5.4 V8 and towing package, but are intere...
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dnmccoy wrote:
The only reason I thought about a suv is the 3rd row seating. Well have a car seat and 2 70 lb dogs, not not sure everyone will fit in the rear of a crew cab. I never thought about a cap for the truck.
Most of the newer suvs seem to top out around 8000lbs which seems to be cutting it close
The 8000 lb towing figure doesn't mean much. When you take your tongue weight and add you, your wife, your kids/carseats/stuff (so much stuff...), and 140 lbs of dog in the SUV, you'll probably be way over one or more of your axle, tire or payload ratings.
As far as your dogs go, they're going to be safer in good quality kennels that are well secured in the back of the truck than they would be running around loose in the cab, so you don't need to feel guilty about having them back there. Even without a topper they'd be fine if you use a good kennel cover but it sounds like a topper might suit you well. I sure like having my Softopper on those occasions when I want a topper on the truck.
