Weight police will LOVE this one ...
Was looking at 2500HD GMC see a recent 'factory price increase' of a few grand -- which bumps the truck price a bunch. So, decided to compare Ford - never owned a Ford, always been GMC guy. SO, I e...
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QUOTE: "Same with weight. Your TCer may be 2500lbs and the truck can carry 3000lbs but it may do so without a lot of grace, power or surefootedness. Once you add in emergency braking, fast starts, sharp corners, head winds and side winds you will quickly find that things do not always fit as the salesman / specs says."
Agree totally - bought a 1500 GMC to haul my original Fleetwood (1970 lbs) ten years ago. After three months, I traded it for a 2500 GMC, and ATE $5000 on that deal. Now its hauling a 3200 lb Lance ...
So, with ten years on it, this 2003 (214K miles) is now getting a little tired ... so looking for a new truck. Looking at the numbers, and reading that 3120 payload figure on the 150 Ford, but not believing it would stand up over time hauling that much weight. Might do it around the block ...
Can anyone here imagine running down that grade into Colorado Springs with a 3200 lb camper on the back of a 150 Ford PU ... and not gritting your teeth? Talk about white knuckles ...
The 2500HD GMC and the 250 Ford will haul it safely - and that's more important than anything else ...
Agree totally - bought a 1500 GMC to haul my original Fleetwood (1970 lbs) ten years ago. After three months, I traded it for a 2500 GMC, and ATE $5000 on that deal. Now its hauling a 3200 lb Lance ...
So, with ten years on it, this 2003 (214K miles) is now getting a little tired ... so looking for a new truck. Looking at the numbers, and reading that 3120 payload figure on the 150 Ford, but not believing it would stand up over time hauling that much weight. Might do it around the block ...
Can anyone here imagine running down that grade into Colorado Springs with a 3200 lb camper on the back of a 150 Ford PU ... and not gritting your teeth? Talk about white knuckles ...
The 2500HD GMC and the 250 Ford will haul it safely - and that's more important than anything else ...
