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ruthiebaby88
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Nov 21, 2014

Ok - this decision has changed to 3/4 ton or 1 ton?

I am researching buying a pickup and camper to ride in bed. Most of the camper manufacturers say a 3/4 ton pickup is fine for the campers I want to carry, however some of the truck manufacturers cl...
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KD4UPL
Explorer
Nov 22, 2014
If you want a TC your are crazy to even consider a 1500 series truck. A 2500 series would be an absolute minimum. A 3500 would be the best choice. Even a "modest" hard side TC will overload a 3500 SRW. If you want a larger TC then you'll need a dually.
There are TCs out there that will overload a lot of duallys. My 11' camper on my diesel 4wd crew cab dually loaded with my family on board puts me 1,600 pounds over my GVWR.

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