whats the truth?
We all have gone through the process of figuring out what can my tow vehicle REALLY tow. There are the numbers, and then there is the truth. Its really just a******shoot, with in reason, isn't it? I j...
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ken56 wrote:
Thank you all for responding. I am of the school of bigger is not necessarily better so I thought limiting the TV and adjusting the trailer weight to fit appropriate. Now, we don't want a R Pod either so my thoughts were exactally as another stated on here, 500 hitch wt and 5000lb trailer max. and no 5ers. I have not been to the scales as yet but that will tell me alot more once I do.
I think you've got a great plan; IMO you've got plenty of truck for a 5000lb, or even a bit heavier.
That's where half-tons shine; plenty of truck for small-to-medium TTs and providing a softer ride, better handling, and often (but not always) better seat-of-the-pants performance than their bigger cousins.
People have their steadfast beliefs but modern half-tons are quite capable and IMO far more than grocery getters.
In fact, could be argued that if modern half-tons, with their capacity and power, are much better tow platforms than 3/4 & 1-tons of the 80s and even 90s, especially for TTs. Everyone loves to talk braking power as a reason to get 3/4 or 1-tons-- I'd bet $1000 that a current half-ton's brakes would outperform those of a 3/4 ton of 15 years ago and it wouldn't be close.
Someone recently posted that their late-model F150 is a LOT more truck than their 1989 F350 was; not speculation, owner experience.
I guess everyone was towing with grocery getters back then!
