Huntindog wrote:
Two words. Low expectations..
Some people just don’t expect much and are pleased when their expectations are exceeded
I started with a half ton and now am on my second 1 ton dually.
Yes today’s half tons have better ratings than the older ones ...The same is true for the duallys. I have very high expectations for my TVs.
So that means a 1 ton dually for me.
I see your point.
After I purchased the trailer I wanted, I sat out in search of a truck that would safely handle it. I started off searching the Silverado, but eliminated it. Then I started searching the Tundra, but eliminated it, and the last truck or vehicle I wanted was a Ford.
Of course I knew about HD trucks, but I'm not crazy about driving trucks, and the bigger and cumbersome the truck, the least likely I would want to drive it when not towing.
I rented a few F-250 trucks from Enterprise for practice, and I knew I didn't want such a bulky vehicle like that unless I absolutely had to.
I started searching Ford Max Tow with those P rated tires and soft shocks I knew I had to replace before towing, and it had more payload than the others, but I stumbled on their HDPP, and the more I researched, the more I was convinced that truck was the ticket with the least compromise for towing and occasionally none towing use.
My expectations were high, eventhough my trailer towing experience came from towing to a vacant parking lot to practice...lol.
I caught plenty of flack, but I've learned to trust my judgment in issues I've never come across.
This truck is light in the behind, but it's engineered to handle its payload and towing ratings better than the Max Tow, and any other 1/2 ton.
I expected this truck to do exactly what the ratings claims it can do, and I signed up for the none towing benefits and the towing limitations based on its mass.
