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BeerBrewer
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Dec 10, 2018

How much trailer can the new 1/2 ton trucks tow?

I'm new to RVing and I'm in the market for a new TV. Ideally I'd like a 3/4 or 1 ton truck, but these trucks require commercial plates, which makes driving on Long Island (NY State) difficult, so I'...
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2edgesword
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Dec 10, 2018
2oldman wrote:
BeerBrewer wrote:
I'd like a 3/4 or 1 ton truck, but these trucks require commercial plates,
NY tags those trucks as commercial? Seems odd.


Any truck over 6,000 lbs. gets commercial tags. The only way around it is to have some camping equipment permanently mounted in the bed of the truck.

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