Tow Vehicle Reality Check Please
I'm not sure what happened, but my wife suddenly opened up to the idea of a pickup and a larger trailer and currently has her heart set on the Cruise Lite 261BHXL. I know its no show stopped, but see...
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IMHO, if you have one of the 6 sp autos, the axel ratio is not as big a deal as in the past. Many rigs with 3.42 ratios, are better off than my 4.10 gear rig from an overall low ratio factor to get a load going.
As far as payload goes, 6500 lb trailer will have 700-1000 lbs of hw depending upon the how it is loaded, plus people, My case 1200 lbs in a family of 6.....add to 1000 lbs of potential HW.....I need 2200 lbs of payload. A 15 series truck will not be strong enough payload wise. If it is just two of you, may be 4, then a 1600 lb payload rig may be enough if you keep the HW to the 11-12% range vs 15%......Get the largest HP motor you can......Enjoy!
marty
As far as payload goes, 6500 lb trailer will have 700-1000 lbs of hw depending upon the how it is loaded, plus people, My case 1200 lbs in a family of 6.....add to 1000 lbs of potential HW.....I need 2200 lbs of payload. A 15 series truck will not be strong enough payload wise. If it is just two of you, may be 4, then a 1600 lb payload rig may be enough if you keep the HW to the 11-12% range vs 15%......Get the largest HP motor you can......Enjoy!
marty
