Jul-11-2014 08:46 PM
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Jul-12-2014 05:13 PM
pitch wrote:
Sure it can depending on the particular truck and with careful selection of trailer.
Most 1/2 ton trucks are perfectly capable of handling up to about 8000 pounds no matter what these 3/4 ton folks want to tell you.
No you are not going to be able to haul a family of six, bikes ,generator,hot tub and the kitchen sink.
You need to get the figures for your particular truck,not brochure figures,but actual figures,with special attention to payload
When looking for the trailer the only figure that you want to work with initially is the Gross Vehicle Weight rating. 11 to 15% of the gross weight is tongue weight which is carried on the truck as payload.
There are literally millions of 1/2 tons hauling campers safely,just as there are many 3/4 ton mostly 5th wheel rigs that are overloaded.
Do your due diligence,get your figures and go from there.
Jul-12-2014 04:08 PM
Jul-12-2014 02:09 PM
Jul-12-2014 12:55 PM
Dandy Dan wrote:thatsmyoption wrote:
I have always known more is better, but in the effort of economy will a 1/2 ton 350 engine be enough to pull a 20' travel trailer?
Full time use of pulling the trailer will only be for about 6 months, then we'll use it for occasional weekend trips. We don't want to purchase an extra big pickup for that reason.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
We are definitely not interested in a 4x4.
Thanks, RB
You should be just fine. I assume that you have a weight distribution hitch. Gee I guess someone should have told me back in the 70's that you couldn't pull a 20' TT with a 350 V-8. Ours was in an Olds Delta 88. This should give the weight police something to babble about. FYI in 2005 I pulled a 28' TT all over with my Ford F 150.
Jul-12-2014 11:22 AM
thatsmyoption wrote:
I have always known more is better, but in the effort of economy will a 1/2 ton 350 engine be enough to pull a 20' travel trailer?
Full time use of pulling the trailer will only be for about 6 months, then we'll use it for occasional weekend trips. We don't want to purchase an extra big pickup for that reason.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
We are definitely not interested in a 4x4.
Thanks, RB
Jul-12-2014 11:20 AM
Jul-12-2014 10:34 AM
Jul-12-2014 08:57 AM
Jul-12-2014 08:32 AM
thatsmyoption wrote:
I have always known more is better, but in the effort of economy will a 1/2 ton 350 engine be enough to pull a 20' travel trailer?
Full time use of pulling the trailer will only be for about 6 months, then we'll use it for occasional weekend trips. We don't want to purchase an extra big pickup for that reason.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
We are definitely not interested in a 4x4.
Thanks, RB
Jul-12-2014 06:14 AM
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