Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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goducks10 wrote:
One reason why 1/2 tons get a bad rap is because they are 95% the ones who come on here and have TT towing issues. Very rarely will you read about a guy with a 3/4-1 ton truck complaining about the truck getting push/pulled by their TT.
BTDT 2010 F150 towing 7300lbs @31'. 900-950lb TW. 1857lb payload. After loading the truck up I was at GVW 7650lbs and right near the RAWR of 4050lbs.
1/2 tons do have their place. There just at the lower end of TT weights. Keeping the loaded TT to 6000lbs or less will remove some of the payload issues. The troubles arise when 1/2 ton owners look at the tow rating and think they can tow 9500-12,000lbs.
Such is the life of an average 1/2 ton owner towing a heavy long TT.
I agree 100 percent. I use to be a half ton owner towing too large of a TT and had nothing but white knuckle experiences. I was within the trucks tow ratings (trailer weight). I was not paying attention to payload ratings.
