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jimmurr
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Apr 04, 2018

what size truck do i need to tow a 26' trailer

I have a 2003 chevy silverado with a v6 4.3...will this be able to tow a 26' travel trailer, dry weight approx 5700 lbs. if not what kind of ford f-150 would i need? i'm new at this and not truck sa...
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jfkmk
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Apr 04, 2018
donn0128 wrote:
5700 dry will probsbly tranalate to around 9000 pounds loaded ready to go. While you could get by with a 150/1500 for nearly the same money you could step up to a 2500 and tow worry free. Ford is really proud of their 150 ecoboosts. And unless you got the max tow package I dont think you would be real happy.

3300# of cargo seems pretty extreme even if you factor in 50 gallons of water, What on earth do you take camping?

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