which is best truck for 5000Lb trailer
I'm buying a 25 ft trailer(exterior length), 5000lb dry weight. Looking at used trucks .. any recommendations .. engine size and gear ratio.. may steer away from dodge as i heard bad things on suspens...
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wrenchbender wrote:
IMOP go with a 3/4 ton and thank me later.I spent 3 months following trailers being towed by half ton trucks with small displacement engines that could not make the speed limit.
I have a small displacement half ton, towing the OP's weight...I can jump in the passing lane, on a grade and move with authority at any legal speed.
Unless the OP has some unique payload issues, he won't have concerns at this weight and a proper half ton. My payload is 1800lbs and I don't think it's that hard to find on the used market. Mine doesn't have the HD payload option, which is the option that is much harder to find.
