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Hi all - I'm looking to buy a tow truck for a travel trailer with a 7532 lb GVWR and a hitch weight of 532 lb. Will a Ford F-150 work? Is four wheel drive a must, or will two wheel drive be OK? W...
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LarryJM wrote:
If one were to generalize things IMHO a 1/2T only makes sense for Hybrids, PUs, and full profile TT in the under 27' and 7000 GVWR range and even then I would question those if used a lot for the longer road trips of say 3 to 4 days travel each multiple times during the year.
Larry
I only run 1/2 tons because of expense, so I have always found trailers that match. I would agree with almost your entire post, however I have found that with any 1/2 ton with at least 1400 lbs of payload availability and a WDH the maximum loaded trailer should be 6000 lbs maximum.
This typically results in hitting the payload limit, rear axle limit, and having a decent amount of weight to pull with a gasser.
I have found that once exceeding 6000 lbs total trailer weight, most 1/2 tons simply will not work within the limits.