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Dec-08-2016 12:13 PM
avvidclif1 wrote:
I had to laugh. I traded in a trailer on my current one. The trade-in when ready to go camping weighed abt 11,100 lbs with 8600 on the axle and 2500 pin weight. I looked at the dealers website after the trade and it was listed as a 1/2t towable. The GVWR of the trailer was 12k......
I had to laugh...
Dec-08-2016 10:00 AM
Road Phantom wrote:
I have a 1/2 ton towable 5th wheel, but pull it with a 2500 ram, Hemi. I would love to downsize to a half-ton truck for the improved ride, lower height and cheaper cost since my present truck has a lot of miles on it.
After looking at the gvwr of the half-tons, it appears that there wouldn't be enough left over for a cup and that cup better be made out of paper.
Am I seeing this wrong or maybe I should stick with a 2500.
Dec-08-2016 02:51 AM
Dec-07-2016 11:38 PM
rhagfo wrote:Road Phantom wrote:
I have a 1/2 ton towable rth wheel, but pull it with a 2500 ram, Hemi. I would love to downsize to a half-ton truck for the improved ride, lower height and cheaper cost since my present truck has a lot of miles on it.
After looking at the gvwr of the half-tons, it appears that there wouldn't be enough left over for a cup and that cup better be made out of paper.
Most half-tons only carry around 1800 in the bed. Once you add the weight of a 5th wh hitch, your wife, dog, gas and whatever else you might want to carry in your truck, (wife and you estimate of 250 lbs) you already up to around 500 lbs. Now add the hitch weight of your supposedly 1/2 ton towable, 1350 for my cougar, and you're already over the 1800.
Anything you carry in the underneath storage up front adds to hitch weight and so does anything in the wardrobe and under the bed storage.
Am I seeing this wrong or maybe I should stick with a 2500.
Well you could look at some of the Max/Max F150's with the 3.5 EB engine. I was a Ford man at one time. The F150 Max/max is what they base the 1/2 ton towable statement on. I still believe some trim nice trim levels get into the mid 2,000# of payload capacity.
This is what the "Yellow Sticker" is for, comparison of "Payload".
The 1/2 Tons are lighter than the 250/2500, so they can carry/tow as much as some 250/2500.
Keep in mind a softer ride come from one place softer suspension, so the towing experience may not be as comfortable.
Dec-06-2016 05:19 AM
Padlin wrote:
4 years ago when I was looking, an F350 gasser was only 2K more then the F150 Ecoboost. The big difference was mpg when not towing. When I asked on the forum mpg folks were getting with the F350's it was about 12 mpg, reportedly the Ecoboost was 18 mpg. In reality the 18 was a bit high.
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Dec-03-2016 06:45 PM
keiferbassGoingWest wrote:
Hello. I'm a newbie here
I'm getting educated for a future purchase of a TT or 5er.
Much of what I've read here is dissuading me from considering a "1/2 Ton towable 5er" though I believe 5ers are generally more stable (less likely to be swayed by winds or those 18-wheeler flybies). But I've been dissuaded from TTs because I've read some horror stories of TTs that were well under the TVs numbers get out of control with cross winds.
Many recommend applying an 80 rule so I've been looking at TTs that are that, 7100 lb GVWR or under (80 of 8900 lb, my RAM Ecodiesel). I haven't found a 5er that meets that criteria but if I do I'd be included to go with it assuming I could get enough payload weight headroom.
I haven't found any discussions about a trailer's "weight to length" or "weight to side surface area" affecting sway. Any thoughts or observations? Again, I believe that a 5er will not be swayed so easily.
Oh...
2016 RAM Ecodiesel
GVWR 6950 lb
Payload 1600 lb
GCWR 13,750 lb,
Max. trailer weight 8900 lb.
Here's an interesting video on the Ecodiesel's towing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcJJxhvPWU&t=2s
Dec-03-2016 06:26 PM
keiferbassGoingWest wrote:
Oh...
2016 RAM Ecodiesel
GVWR 6950 lb
Payload 1600 lb
GCWR 13,750 lb,
Max. trailer weight 8900 lb.
Here's an interesting video on the Ecodiesel's towing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcJJxhvPWU&t=2s
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