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ib516
Explorer II
Sep 10, 2013

If you were buying a new tow vehicle tomorrow...

...and had a reasonable budget to do it with, what would you buy for towing a: A) 9000# TT B) 13000# 5er Assume weights are wet/loaded. . . . . Pick any brand/engine/gears you like. ...
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mowermech
Explorer
Sep 16, 2013
First, it would NOT be a brand new truck.
Second, for either trailer it would be a 2003 or thereabouts Dodge Ram 2500 or 3500 HO CTD with 6 speed manual transmission and 3.73 or 4.10 gears, 4X2 if I could find one, but probably 4X4 because they are more common. 3.54 gearing would be OK, too.
Third, just personal opinion, but I would never have a TT that was that big.

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