RV weights?!!!
So we were at an RV show and I was poking around a bit and started to look at the weight stickers. found some "1/2 ton towable" TT`s with dry weights starting at 8k lbs, one was 8700lbs!!! now, I`m no...
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dodge guy wrote:irishtom29 wrote:dodge guy wrote:
I see you guys are missing my point. How the heck is a normal old 1/2 ton going to tow an 8700lb dry trailer? Keep in mind this one had bunks so it was for a family. Loaded for a trip it will be over 10k lbs!!! Are you guys still comfortable (power wise) towing it with a higher geared 1/2 ton?
I think some missed my point that no 1/2 ton will be able to handle it. and even the HD Eco Boost or just about any HD 1500 will have a hard time!
If your point is that no 1/2 ton will handle it you're simply dead wrong. A reasonable statement would be that some, or even many 1/2 tons won't. You need to get wise to the current state of 1/2 ton trucks---there are some that have the payload, the receiver and the power.
I tire of people who think I missed their point when I disagree with it.
Re-read my post, that's exactly what I said! I would not want to tow a loaded 8700lb dry TT with even a properly equipped 1/2 ton! and if you have to go so far as finding a needle in a haystack 1/2 ton to tow a TT that will still be maxed out then you may as well just go to a 3/4 ton with the proper capacity!
I was happily reading along and agreeing with you until this! I too snicker at the half ton towable designations and always felt like you had to be very careful with the choosing of the half ton truck to tow some of these beats. Most won't, but undoubtedly SOME will.
I know nothing about these newer half ton trucks, never even so much as taken a test drive. I do know something about towing with an Excursion since I have one and tow a trailer about the same size as yours. 1st gen eco boost engines are rated for more HP and about the same torque as our V10. They are paired with a 6spd transmission which is surely a big improvement over the 4spd we have. As far as payload goes, I think they are about the same if you get the F150 with the high GVW. 1600 lbs or so. One thing the EX has going for it over the F150 is it weighs more which in theory resists being pushed around by the trailer more than a lighter truck would. In practice, I suspect they would tow about the same.
Maybe we should be looking for a truck with more capability instead of towing with our maxxed out rigs! :)
