Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs

TomG2 wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
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My Tundra weighs 6000ish pounds and lets say I tow a 9000 lbs trailer. I've got 15,000 lbs combined as I descend this fictitious mountain when my brakes go out.

Someone else has a Ram 3500 dually that weighs 7500 lbs (curb weight, not including any gear) and is towing a trailer that weighs 30,000 lbs. That Ram has 37,500 lbs combined as they descend this fictitious mountain when their brakes go out.

Now... you are telling me that the 37,000 lbs Ram will stop in a shorter distance than the 15,000 lbs Tundra will?

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Now... who is pushing hyperbole on these forums?

You did not read what I wrote. If both tow vehicles are towing a 9,000 pound trailer which has less than perfect brakes, the 3500 will provide more braking capacity. Electric brakes are notoriously poor performers after a relatively short time. Checked yours lately? All it takes is a bad ground or a wire broken from driving through some brush.

You are right Tom, I missed that you were comparing both with a 7500 lbs trailer. Its already been mentioned, but I am curious to hear your response so I will pose these questions directly to you;

A 1 ton dually will most assuredly stop a 7500 lbs trailer faster than my Tundra. But wouldn't a Volvo Class 8 over the road truck perform even better than your 1 ton dually? Even though the dually is plenty of truck for that 7500 lbs, there is a truck with more curb weight and better brakes out there, isn't there? I mean, at what point does common sense overcome the "need" that some feel to have too much truck?

Bottom line, I tow about 3000-3500 miles a year. I tow at most 7500 lbs now, potentially 8200-8500 when I get my new trailer. I have a 2 year old and a new born. I anticipate owning this truck for another 5 years or so. My Tundra has sufficient payload for my family, my current trailer and my new trailer for the my expectations for the next 5 years.

Yes, a Ram 3500 dually CTD mega cab would work better. If money were not an object then I would own one. I have no NEED for it and as a young father with a limited budget and a family I have to make compromises. I chose to use the truck that meets my current and foreseeable needs, is already paid off, is comfortable for the family, is able to safely handle my trailer and allows me to share the experience of camping with my family.

I feel 100% comfortable with my truck. I get no sway and have plenty of power AND braking ability. If you, or anyone else on this forum, feels so strongly that I am unsafe I will present you two options;

#1 You can contact the Motor Vehicle Administration and have them revoke my license and registration because its unsafe (even though I am UNDER every single rating), or

#2 You can set up and start donations to a gofundme.com page and buy me a 2015 Ram 3500 dually CTD and pay for fuel for it.