Enough Truck
I recently purchased a new TT that weighs 6800# dry. I am currently pulling it with my '99 F150 which does ok but I am going to be truck shopping early next year and am debating if I want another 1/2...
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I have a trailer, bumper pull, that is in your weight range.
I pull it with a Dodge 2005 model 2500 diesel. It pulls it fine as it has large brakes, we just got home from a trip in the smoky mountains.
The truck pulled the trailer up the mountain highways fine and the main thing, it pulled it down the mountain highways fine.
The tow/haul feature held the load, I felt safe coming down the mountain highways. under complete control
most people always talk about, can I pull that load easy,
but, I am more concerned about stopping the load, if for some reason you have to make an emergency stop.
Just my two cents:
what ever brand of truck you buy, I would suggest you drive a 3/4 ton and hook it to your trailer for a test run. I think you will like having a heavier truck. also the newer trucks have exhaust brakes, that exhaust brake will become your new best friend on mountain roads, so I have been told,
I do not have one on my old dodge.
remember on a 2500 you get heavier wheels, brakes, tires, frame, differential gears, steering rods, etc:
good luck with your new truck purchase.
I pull it with a Dodge 2005 model 2500 diesel. It pulls it fine as it has large brakes, we just got home from a trip in the smoky mountains.
The truck pulled the trailer up the mountain highways fine and the main thing, it pulled it down the mountain highways fine.
The tow/haul feature held the load, I felt safe coming down the mountain highways. under complete control
most people always talk about, can I pull that load easy,
but, I am more concerned about stopping the load, if for some reason you have to make an emergency stop.
Just my two cents:
what ever brand of truck you buy, I would suggest you drive a 3/4 ton and hook it to your trailer for a test run. I think you will like having a heavier truck. also the newer trucks have exhaust brakes, that exhaust brake will become your new best friend on mountain roads, so I have been told,
I do not have one on my old dodge.
remember on a 2500 you get heavier wheels, brakes, tires, frame, differential gears, steering rods, etc:
good luck with your new truck purchase.
